Beautiful Autumn Days

Beautiful Fall Weather just  begs for cozy hand knit hats & sweaters!  We've got a rainbow of wool yarns and a kaleidoscope of fun patterns to get your Fall knitting underway.  
 
Our series of Free Knitting Workshops continues on Tuesday mornings, sign up and join us to learn whether you are a First Time, Brand New Knitter or an Extreme Knitter!  We're available to help with knitting questions and project planning, too. 

 
Lancaster County is celebrating the harvest season as the last of the summer crops are brought in & preserved.   Apple cider, pumpkins, and fresh hot pretzels make a Fall afternoon in Intercourse a celebration of Autumn. Stop in this weekend to see Fall colors at Lancaster Yarn Shop!

September 10 Fair Trade Hand Knits at Lancaster Yarn Shop

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A CELEBRATION OF FAIR TRADE HAND KNITS
FOR FALL 2011
SEPTEMBER 10  9:00 - 5:00

Lancaster Yarn Shop has partnered with several small companies that promote fair trade ethics and principles to bring beautifully hand made garments and accessories into the shop this Fall.  Come see our beautiful selection of sweaters, hats, mittens & socks.  Bright colors, natural fibers & exceptional craftsmanship make each piece a fun addition to your collection of hand made knitwear. 

Stop by LYS on Saturday, September 10th and enter a drawing to win a pair of fair trade, Super-Cozy Hand Knit Wool Socks!  One entry per person, no purchase necessary.*

Village Outfitters & Village Quilts are celebrating Fall on September 10th, too!  Stop in to see new lines at both shops all day Saturday.

*Prize can be picked up at LYS or shipped via USMail to winner. Need not be present to win.  Thank you!

Fair Trade Hand Knits at LYS

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We have expanded our selection of Fair Trade Hand Knits this Fall.  Lancaster Yarn Shop works with several Fair Trade companies to ensure that we have exceptionally beautiful Hand Knit sweaters, hats, mittens & socks.

Fair Trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to alleviating global poverty and promoting sustainability.  The movement advocates the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of goods.

Meet the knitters of our beautiful children's sweaters:  Mercedes and Alberto Males from Otavalo, Ecuador.  Mercedes says that the textile arts have been passed down in her family for generations, and she strives to continue this rich family tradition today.  She supports her local community by purchasing wool from a factory in nearby Guano.  To ensure the quality of the wool, it’s collected from the finest Ecuadorian and Peruvian lambs and is then double washed and dyed to achieve the vivid yarn colors.


We have a great selection of sweaters for children and adults--stylish, warm, eco-friendly & fair trade.  We also have mittens, great big cozy socks, wool hats and swinging alpaca capes. 

LYS Fall Knitting Retreat

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lace sock knitting retreat & high tea
Lancaster Yarn Shop
Saturday, September 17, 2011
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.



Our plans for a Fall Knitting Retreat, like many a good knitting pattern, have been modified!  Join us here at the shop for a day of knitting instruction, good company, and high tea!  Hosted & taught by Wendy Ellis & Barbara Grubbs, we will enjoy a day of instruction in the finer points of lace sock knitting.  

Included are a copy of the book Knitting on the Road by Nancy Bush, a set of double pointed needles, sock yarn suitable for the pattern, instruction and High Tea at Ye Olde Tea Shoppe in Intercourse, PA.  We will cast on and begin to knit the 'New England' sock pattern, an especially beautiful and wearable lace sock.  

This is an intermediate to advanced level class, you must know how to knit on double pointed needles, and have knit at least one pair of socks.


event:  LYS Fall Knitting Retreat & High Tea
date:  Saturday, September 17, 2011
time:  9:30  a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
cost:  $98.00 all inclusive

Pre-registration is required. Sign up now open.  http://lancasteryarnshop.bigcartel.com/products