Bus Trip to the Coral Reef!

~~BUS TRIP SOLD OUT~~
Join us next time! 

LYS Charter Bus Trip to Washington DC

YES! We are going to see the 'Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef' at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History!  A group of knitters & crocheters from the LYS community had an opportunity to learn ‘Hyperbolic Crochet’ and contribute to this amazing exhibit, along with hundreds of others from around the world. 
Come with us to ooh and ahh over this incredible mash up of fiber and fauna, earth and sea.  Word is it will take your breath away!

The Coral Reef Bus Trip is Sunday, March 13, 2011.  We'll leave promptly from Lancaster Yarn Shop at 7:30 AM getting to DC around 10:30 AM.  We leave DC promptly at 5:00 PM, arriving back at LYS around 8:30 PM.  There’s plenty of free, well lit parking  at LYS.  It couldn’t be easier!
           
The cost for the bus is $27.00 per person and includes cost of transportation only (Admission to Smithsonian Museums is free!). Please reserve your seat by registering HERE.  Bring your spouse, your kid(s), your friend, your neighbor – AMAZE them with what yarn can do!  This will be a really fun day, and we anticipate a full coach. Reserve your spot NOW!
Pre-registration & pre-payment is required.  Availability is limited. 
Registration ENDS February 25, 2011 or BEFORE if coach is sold out.
In the event of a cancellation by LYS, full refunds will be given.
In the event of circumstances beyond our control, &/or after February 25, 2011, no refunds are available.


 For more information, please call the shop at (717) 768-8007.

First Day of Winter

Winter is well & truly here.  Last night's dramatic eclipse, which nicely rounded out the shortest & darkest day of the year,was a fitting finale to Fall. Winter means our busy Knitting Season can get under way!

January has been called Selfish Knitting Month which seems to assume that we've all been slavishly knitting holiday gifts this Fall.  Winter is a great time to tackle a 'big' project--something complicated or a new technique.  After all, the garden isn't calling to us with it's endless weeds--and the grass doesn't need to be mowed!  Take time to sit down with your knitting in a bright window--maybe while snow is drifting down--& with a cup of cocoa to hand!   Need company?  Join us for Thursday Knit Night or for one of our Free Workshops.  

I have a sweater I've been haphazardly working on that I plan to finish up by the New Year so I can move on to a project I've been thinking about for the last few weeks.  We're available to help plan your next big project!  Stop in for yarn, patterns, inspiration & knitting help!  You can follow our tweets & posts on twitter & Facebook, & we have a class blog, too.  

Not quite finished your holiday shopping?  We've got swifts & winders, blocking wires, gift certificates, pretty scissors & tools PLUS hand-knit, fair trade hats, mittens, socks & headbands to stuff into stockings or under the tree!
 



Ilga Leja's Beech Wood Cowl





Yesterday was a wonderful, wintry day for a workshop!  Classic Alpaca yarn wound into balls & patterns in hand, nine knitters spent two hours in the Lancaster Yarn Shop studios casting on Ilga Leja's beautiful 'Beech Wood Cowl' and talking about knitting.  
The pattern is available through the website www.ilgaleja.com or on www.ravelry.com.  The cowl features bands of alternating garter ridges & stockinette that support innovative lacy openings.  Knit with approximately 100 grams of dk weight alpaca on US#7 needles, there's still time to knit this up before Christmas gets here! 
I love my cowl, which features a 'mistake' now styled as a modification, & I'm getting lots of opportunities to wear it as temperatures here in Lancaster County remain chilly! 
Keep an eye out for our next Free Workshop!  We'll have three in January!  Check out our new blog over the next few weeks for details as they unfold!
Happy Knitting!

Free Beech Wood Cowl Workshop

Lancaster Yarn Shop is happy to offer our third in a series of free Knitting Workshops this fall!  Class size is limited, please call (717) 768.8007 to reserve your spot right away!

Project:  Beech Wood by Ilga Leja
Date:  Tuesday, December 7
Time:  9:30 - 11:03a

Check out our new class & workshop blog for details!

See you soon!

What's the Buzz?

what's happening at lys?

Is it really mid November?  It seems like the leaves just started to turn!  I turned around the other day & the Quilt Shop next door was redoing their window with, you guessed it, a Christmas tree!  You know what that means!  The countdown for Holiday Hand Knits is ON!  

I have too many projects on my needles, as usual.  In fact, if I bring my rational mind in to the equation, I may despair.  There really is no way I'll finish everything I've started before the holidays this year.  It is a mathematical impossibility.  I think.  Actually, I'm too busy knitting to do the math!

In the meantime, we are working on our third free Knitting Workshop.  The first two went really well.  We filled the studio upstairs with cheerful knitters of all sorts--& got some good knitting done!  In our first workshop, we learned how to make Jared Flood's handsome 'Turn A Square' hat.  Everyone successfully cast on & learned the tricks & tips for this pattern.

Our second workshop pattern was the Baktus shawl.  This great little sock yarn scarf now has 33 versions on Ravelry, and more than 5,000 knitters have made one.  What a great starting point for a simple project!

Our next workshop should prove to be fun!  I'm excited to hear back from the designer so I can let you know what pattern we'll be working on.

Save the date:  Tuesday, December 7th 9:30a - 11:30a in the studio at LYS.

Hope your knitting is going well!  Need yarn for your next project?  Need a gift for a knitter? We're happy to help with knitting questions, too!
Stop in to see us at LYS!