Spring Classes at LYS

spring knitting classes

at LYS

Classes are posted for a full slate of knitting classes at LYS! Join us whether you are a beginner just picking up sticks & string or an experienced knitter looking for a challenging & fun project class. Sign-ups are under way, take a look at our schedule & see if we can make some time to knit together!

We currently offer two class sessions on each Saturday and Tuesday. Private knitting & crochet lessons are also available. Call the shop (717) 768-8007 to make arrangements! Here is a direct link to all of the classes currently available at LYS: http://lancasteryarnshop.bigcartel.com/category/classes

Our teachers Spring, 2010:

Tina Colvin is a marvelous knitter. She came to South Central PA from California where she was a well known knitting teacher. Her featured finished objects posted on Ravelry are impressive: http://www.ravelry.com/people/TinaLC

Katie Rogers is a Lancaster County native with an Art & teaching degree from Millersville University. She is a knitter, crocheter, spinner & designer. Find her on Ravelry, & check out her FO's! http://www.ravelry.com/people/Kitner

If the website http://www.ravelry.com is NEW to you, join now! I often say that Ravelry is the best thing to happen to knitting since yarn, & I believe it!

Lancaster Yarn Shop has been open for just about a year at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA. We are so excited about our beautiful location, our creative & enthusiastic customers & the opportunity to be involved in such a fun line of work. Thank you for being part of the success of LYS!

All the best to you as we wait out the last of this snowy Winter!

--Wendy

Snowed In

LYS is closed again today & there is no knit night tonight! All festivities including birthday cake NEXT week, February 18th. See you then!

Wendy

What if it snows again?

Because it is supposed to snow again this afternoon & tonight, please be advised that LYS will close as soon as it starts to snow today. If it snows tomorrow, we'll LIKELY be closed.

If you are heading our way tomorrow (February 10), PLEASE call the shop first! (717) 768-8007. IF no one answers the phone, we're closed!

I'll tweet about it and post on facebook in the morning.

Follow us on twitter: @lancyarnshop.

Our facebook page is Lancaster Yarn Shop.

Hope you're somewhere snug with something lovely to knit!

We plan to be back in the shop on Thursday & that evening is knit night. If you have cabin fever, consider coming out between 5 & 8 o'clock for knitting, chocolate birthday cake & good coffee! Everyone is welcome!

Get your Ravelympics projects ready, the Olympics start on Friday! Come in for ideas, knitting advice & some great new spring yarns--we have a sweet trunk show from K1,Ctoo right now.

Happy snowy days,

Wendy

Forlorn Chair & Ravelry LOL

We couldn't resist sending a picture of this forlorn chair to Lauren a couple of weeks ago. We were missing her friendly face at knit night & thought we'd devil her a little bit. Thanks to Rebecca for being our tech-savvy youth who was able to photograph the chair with her phone, email it to my laptop, show me how to save it & then post it to facebook. Ah, life in the 21st century!

If you haven't joined us for Knit Night, YOU are invited! Our group meets every week at LYS on Thursday evenings between 5 and 8. Bring whatever you're working on, bring questions, or come for new project ideas & help! Last week, we had 3 new faces in our group, and a nice bunch of our 'regulars.' We're getting ready to start a KAL making hats for cancer patients. I'm working on details for that now. LYS provides a big pot of coffee & an occasional plate of cookies. We've been known to have potlucks, random treats of candy & sweets, and sometimes shop give-aways!

I had such a good laugh this week! 'KateyJ' on Ravelry posted a series of pictures of a shawl she'd knit that are so silly, so fresh & so funny I had to share one here. With her cheerful permission, please enjoy her version of the Aestlight Shawl designed by Gudrun Johnson.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kateyj/aestlight-shawl

Keep an eye on the blog for more LYS knitter pics--we've had some creative knitters in the shop these last few weeks!

New classes should show up any second on our website: www.lancasteryarnshop.com.

Hope you're having a happy January!

Happy Knitting,

Wendy

Hello Knitting Friends!

Any purchase made at LYS through December 31 earns you a coupon for 15% off your next purchase (some exclusions, not many!). The coupon is good through January 31, 2010–so get your knitted thinking caps on & lets plan some Winter knitting!

One per customer/One time use/One love!

Happy Winter!

♥ Wendy

*HOLIDAY HOURS*

Christmas Eve..........9:00 - 4:00

Christmas.................CLOSED

New Year's Eve.........9:00 - 4:00

New Year's Day.........CLOSED

*WINTER HOURS*

begins January 2 - March 1, 2010

Monday - Saturday.....10:00 - 5:00

Thursday....................10:00 - 8:00

Join us Thursday evenings for Knit Night!

December at LYS

There are so many cliche things to say about the holidays & how quickly they come up--how busy we are & how much knitting there is left to do before Christmas--& it turns out, most of those cliches are true. I just can't believe it's December 11th. Where does the time go?

We have been busy at LYS! We have a fun & very active page on Facebook. Check out our link along the sidebar. I've been posting a weekly event reminding folks about our Thursday knitting group. This week was a real highlight for our knitters. We buckled down & completely ignored our personal holiday knitting. For nearly 2 1/2 hours, we pretended we had all the time in the world to complete those pesky socks, hats, sweaters & scarves we've been working on and instead we broke out some BIG needles & some crazy stash yarn. We are working on an...installation...of some...knitted graffiti. Have you seen or heard of knittaplease? http://www.knittaplease.com/ will link you to a blog about this international knitting sensation. We're excited to 'wrap up' our project & get some photographs in for consideration for a book scheduled to come out Fall 2010.

Next week, December 17th, we'll celebrate the holidays with another evening of indifferent knitting! Please join us for a potluck supper between 5 & 8 pm at LYS. Word on the street is that Eric is bringing clam chowder! RSVP to lancasteryarnshop@gmail.com so we can get a handle on how many to expect--we'd love to make you welcome! Bring your knitting!

Kitchen Kettle Village http://www.kitchenkettle.com/ is all decked out for the holidays! December is a great time to visit . Every Friday between Thanksgiving & Christmas the whole village is open until 9:00 PM. Special events including carolling, s'mores making, & complimentary hot chocolate. Dinner with Mrs. Clause at the Kling House rounds out the fun. Saturdays feature regular hours and lots of holiday fun--this week there will be music, hot apple cider samples & cookie baking in the bakery.

There really is still time to get some projects ready in time for the holidays--well, since Hanukkah starts tomorrow, you'd better find some small projects for that! But we've got two weeks til Christmas, so if you need help with ideas, yarn or inspiration, stop in any time. We're happy to help! Holiday hours are posted on the website & January/February classes will be added soon! www.lancasteryarnshop.com

All the best to you and yours this chilly December!

Happy Knitting!

Wendy