LYS Fall Knitting Retreat


We had such a good time at our first Knitting Retreat, we're doing it all over again! 

Join us for either a three day retreat including a Knitting Workshop on Saturday, or for a one day get away including Saturday lunch & the Workshop!  The Saturday Knitting Workshop will be jointly led by Wendy Ellis & Barbara Grubbs. Details about the knitting project will be revealed soon! We're test knitting!
 White Oak Bed & Breakfast proved to be a friendly, comfortable setting for our first Retreat in March.  We are looking forward to getting back for another weekend of Knitting R & R!  Join us for a wine & cheese reception on Friday, followed by a country style dinner and a relaxed evening of knitting & visiting. Saturday morning we'll enjoy a hearty breakfast & plenty of delicious coffee before being joined by our Daylong Get Away Knitters for lunch & our Knitting Workshop.  Saturday dinner is 'on your own,' so you can take a little jaunt out into Amish Country!  We'll enjoy a light breakfast followed by a fancy Sunday Brunch to wind up our time together.

Registration is now open!  Click here for details & to reserve your spot!

Join us for our next LYS Farmhouse Knitting Retreat!



 

World Wide Knit in Public Day 2011 at LYS


WWKiP 2011
Join us for another day of knittingus maximus!

Whoopie Pies, Lemonade &
Knitting in Public!

World Wide Knit in Public Day comes to LYS on Saturday June 11, 2011! WWKiP is a knitter-run event and a reminder that we build community with our handwork.

Our KiP 'Casts On' at 9:30 am & we'll 'Bind Off' at 5:30! Throughout the day we'll celebrate with door prizes, whoopie pies & lemonade, and ample opportunities to build community together. Don't forget to bring a chair! 
We're very excited this year to once again feature the LYS KNiTTING BUGGY!  Imagine a horse & carriage ride along beautiful country lanes, through a covered bridge, past cows & maybe even some sheep--while knitting & purling with new crafty friends! The Knitting Buggy is a unique opportunity to celebrate our craft together in the breathtaking landscape of rural Lancaster County.
Buggies leave at 11:00 am & again at 3:00 pm. Reservations for the Knitting Buggy are required! Call the shop at (717) 768-8007 & we'll be happy to add your name to the list. All KiP knitters will receive a very special LYS rate of $8.00 each for the 55 minute buggy ride.
So, grab your knitting, a buddy or two & a comfy chair (& check out this post about how to pack for a KiP, too: http://knittyblog.com/?p=53)! Drop in whenever you can on Saturday, it's going to be fun!
LYS is located at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA. The shop has ample parking, there are public restrooms, restaurants, shops & a nice cafe' nearby.
WWKiP: "Better living through stitching together."
ps Really, don't forget to bring a chair!
Lancaster Yarn Shop
Kitchen Kettle Village
3519 Old Philadelphia Pike
Intercourse, PA 17534
(717) 768-8007

New Yarn!

Introducing
'Simplicity'
from Hikoo Yarns
• 55% Merino Superwash - 
  28% Acrylic - 17% Nylon
• 117 yards per 50 gram hank
• 3.5-4 mm (approx. US 4-6) needles
• Approx. 5 sts per inch

Simplicity is an excellent choice for afghans, children's wear, and anything else that gets daily use. This machine washable wool blend feels like butter in your hands while knitting, but is a true "work horse" of a yarn.  I think I'm in love!  I've often insisted that I 'only' knit with natural fibers, but to my surprise, acrylics & nylons have gotten nicer & nicer over the years.  I have a new niece to knit for, and Simplicity is a perfect yarn for baby goodies.  Maybe it is time to cast on a sweet little blanket...


Is this Spring?

Another chilly, rainy weekend is forecast for  Lancaster County, PA.  Nothing extends the season for sporting our hand knits like a slow, cool Spring! 

We are treated to a veritable hand knits parade here at LYS.  Not a day goes by that someone doesn't pull up her pants cuff to show us her hand knit socks--or spin around to show us the drape of a recently finished crochet shawl!  Lots of these folks oblige us with a knitter's handshake--you know, instead of a friendly "hand" shake, we just reach in to stroke their hand knit sleeve!  Many oblige us when we pull out the camera, too!  We just can't resist those fresh hand knits!


Stop by to see  new Spring & Summer yarns--and to show off your hand knits!  We can't wait to see you this Spring at LYS!
 

LYS Farmhouse Retreat

Have you ever wanted to just pack it all up & spend the weekend knitting? 

Perhaps you imagine yourself cozied up with your knitting in the living room of a great big farm house in the country--with a cook in the kitchen & a comfy bed upstairs.  No meals to prepare or clean up from, no housework, none of the trappings of 'everyday' but all of the trappings of home.
Are you imagining waking up in a restored Amish farm house with a group of knitters & a pot of coffee?  Consider joining us for our first ever LYS Farmhouse Knitting Retreat!

Two options are available:  Join us for the whole weekend--Stay at the farm house, enjoy all of your meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch (dinner Saturday on your own), and spend the weekend on retreat!  This includes a Beginning Lace Knitting Workshop on Saturday--including yarn, needles & pattern.
Can't get away for the weekend?  Join us on Saturday for lunch and the Knitting Workshop.

Check out these links:
Click here for more information.
To register, click here.

Like to plan ahead?  We are planning a Fall Knitting Retreat at the White Oak B & B in Strasburg, PA for the weekend of September16 - 18th, 2011.   Pencil it in & plan on joining us for another weekend of knitting!