Local Yarn Store Day 2022

Celebrate

Local Yarn Shop Day 2024
with Double the Stitches

LYS Day 2024 is almost here, and once again I'm celebrating all the things that I cherish most about Local Yarn Shops. These intimate spaces serve as a gathering space for all those with a love and passion for the fiber community.

Local Yarn Store Day is a brick-and-mortar yarn shop appreciation day created by TNNA members. The seventh annual LYS Day will take place on April 27th and is designed to show support for small businesses while bringing together a unique community of knitters, crocheters, weavers and spinners to drive awareness and celebrate the craft. Vendors and retailers alike are coming together to showcase the benefits of locally owned yarn stores through an array of special products, classes, and more, and I'm so proud to be one of them!

How does this event work?

When you purchase yarn to knit your own Trust Fall Shawl from a participating LYS on Saturday April 27th, you will receive a Ravelry Coupon Code to download your copy of the shawl pattern from Ravelry.

A Low Vision and Screen Reader Accessible version of the pattern is also included! I’m on a mission to help increase the number of knitting patterns available for those with Low Vision and those who use Screen Readers to access patterns. Your pattern download includes 2 PDF files.

Lets Support Local Yarn Stores Together!

To support all the amazing Local Yarn Stores, the Trust Fall Shawl pattern will be FREE with the purchase of the yarn to make it the weekend of LYS Day - Saturday, April 27th and Sunday, April 28th - from participating yarn shops.

The pattern will also be available to purchase on Ravelry and Payhip.

About the Trust Fall Shawl:

Drawing inspiration from a quote by Maya Angelou, my wish is for all knitters to embrace the courage to trust the process, time and time again. Knitting a pattern can often feel like a trust fallβ€”a leap of faith into each stitch, trusting in the accuracy of instructions, and in your own creative abilities.

Enter the Trust Fall Shawlβ€”a crescent-shaped embrace of yarn, where familiar bands of stockinette stitch intertwine with delicate eyelets, enveloped by textures that are both comforting and effortless to create.

The crescent shape of this shawl was selected with intention. It offers not just beauty, but ease. It’s a canvas for uninterrupted knitting, with shaping increases gracefully nestled at the beginning and end of every row.

And here's the magic: the Trust Fall Shawl is not just a patternβ€”it's an invitation to make it your own. With its infinite adaptability, you have the freedom to customize its size and adjust yarn usage to suit your vision.

Trust in the process, trust in your skills, and let the

Trust Fall Shawl guide you on a journey of creative expression.

What will you need to knit your own?

The Trust Fall Shawl uses approximately 750 yards (686 meters) of DK weight yarn.

I used 2 balls of Jody Long Alba to create the design. This subtle and stunning tweedy yarn combines a luxurious blend of Merino Wool and Superfine Alpaca, accented with a taste of viscose sourced from German sustainable forestry.

You'll also need ...

β€’ US 7/4.5 mm 32"/80 cm circular needle (or size needed to obtain gauge)
β€’ 3 Locking Stitch Markers - for garter tab
β€’ 2 Regular Stitch Markers - for border sts

Note: You may substitute a different yarn with the same amount of yardage. Because of the content of the yarn, the yardage for Alba is different than a typical hand dyed DK weight yarn. Make sure to check the yardage of any yarn substitution to ensure you purchase enough of the same dye lot!

Join the LYS Love KAL!

To add extra excitement, community & camaraderie ... I’m hosting a great big Trust Fall Shawl Knit-Along with live events, including a Cast-On Party and 2 Knit Nights – all free to attend and hosted on Zoom.

Make sure you pre-register for all 3 events; each session will have a unique link.

🧢 Join me for a Cast-On Party on Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Grab your yarn and needles, and we’ll get to know each other a bit. I'll walk you through the stitches used in this shawl so you'll have the support from me to knit your own, and I’ll answer any questions you have about the pattern.

🧢 Join me for the TWO LYS Love Knit Nights on Saturday, May 18 & June 8 at 7 p.m. Eastern. We’ll chat about our projects, yarn, tips & tricks, and more. I love having an opportunity for us to connect. Feeling stuck? Let me help!

Pre-registration for the Zoom Sessions is required.

Look for the details in your welcome email!

There are 280

Participating Local Yarn Stores

... and counting!

Do you own a Local Yarn Store?

Alabama

All Strung Out Yarn Shop - Auburn πŸ”—

Hook A Frog - Madison πŸ”—

Knit Happenz - Birmingham πŸ”—
Mobile Yarn - Mobile πŸ”—

Paper Crane Yarns - Calera πŸ”—

Southern Twist Yarns - Fairhope πŸ”—

Sparkle Studio - Huntsville πŸ”—

The Taming of the Ewe - Gadsden πŸ”—

Yarn Boutique of Decatur - Decatur πŸ”—

Alaska

Untangled Yarn & Fiber - Ketchikan πŸ”—

Arizona

Birdhouse Yarns - Tucson πŸ”—

Grandma’s Spinning Wheel - Tucson πŸ”—

Isabelle’s Parlour - Wickenburg πŸ”—

Tempe Yarn & Fiber - Tempe πŸ”—

Arkansas

Knit Unto Others - Arkadelphia πŸ”—

Yarn Kandy - Little Rock πŸ”—

California

Apricot Yarn - San Diego πŸ”—

Avenue Yarns - Albany πŸ”—

Cast Away Yarn Shop - Santa Rosa πŸ”—

Fiber Circle Studio - Petaluma πŸ”—

Hands on Knitting Center - Redlands πŸ”—

Knitique - Elk Grove πŸ”—

maisieblue - Murphys πŸ”—

Needful Things - Turlock πŸ”—

Old Orcutt Yarnery - Orcutt πŸ”—

Purls of Joy - Healdsburg πŸ”—

The Dizzy Knitter - Ventura πŸ”—

Yarnfun - Eureka πŸ”—

Colorado

Colorful Yarns - Centennial πŸ”—

Fingerplay Studio - Louisville πŸ”—

Knot Just Yarn - Aurora πŸ”—

The Tangled Ball - Edgewater πŸ”—

The Twisted Shed - Kiowa πŸ”—

Connecticut

Driftwood Yarns - Groton πŸ”—

Ewe & You Fiber Arts - Windsor πŸ”—

In Sheep's Clothing - Torrington πŸ”—

Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl - East Lyme πŸ”—

New England Yarn - Southington πŸ”—

Village Wool - Glastonbury πŸ”—

Delaware

The Yarn Maven - Smyrna πŸ”—

Florida

Dixie Knits - Pensacola πŸ”—

Four Purls Yarn Shop - Winter Haven πŸ”—

Innisfree Farm - Fort Myers πŸ”—

Knit and Stitch Boutique - Cocoa πŸ”—

Knit or Knot Yarns - Jupiter πŸ”—

Panbanged Knits & Fiber Shoppe - Brooksville πŸ”—

She Sells Yarn - Ormond Beach πŸ”—

Georgia

Heart and Spirit - Atlanta πŸ”—

Sheep 2 Stitch - Augusta πŸ”—

Idaho

The Yarn Underground - Moscow πŸ”—

Illinois

Knit Your Dreams - Quincy πŸ”—

Le Mouton Rouge Knittery - Bloomington πŸ”—

Llama Llama Ding Dong Yarn - Palos Heights πŸ”—

Miss Purl - Chicago πŸ”—

Mosaic Yarn Studio - Mount Prospect πŸ”—

The Bird’s Nest - Macomb πŸ”—

Three Bags Full Knitting Studio - Northbrook πŸ”—

Yarn Hollow Crete, LLC - Crete πŸ”—

Yarns Untold - Lisle πŸ”—

Indiana

Mass Ave Knit Shop - Indianapolis πŸ”—

Shabby Sheep & Ewe - Columbus πŸ”—

Iowa

Blue Heron Knittery - Decorah πŸ”—

Yarn Junction Co - West Des Moines πŸ”—

Kansas

The Creation Station - Newton πŸ”—

The Studio Knitting & Needlepoint - Overland Park πŸ”—

Kentucky

Creative Twist - Mount Sterling πŸ”—

Eagle Bend’s Yarn & Fiber Shop - Burlington πŸ”—

Friends & Fiber - LaGrange πŸ”—

Knit On! - Newport πŸ”—

Tuscan Rose - Paducah πŸ”—

Louisiana

Bayou Yarn Shoppe - Lafayette πŸ”—

YarNOLA - New Orleans πŸ”—

Maine

Done Roving Yarns & Home DΓ©cor - Calais πŸ”—

HappyKnits - Skowhegan πŸ”—

KnitWit Yarn Shop - Portland πŸ”—

YardGoods Yarn Shop - Waterville πŸ”—

Maryland

Black Sheep Yarn Shop - Timonium πŸ”—

Briar Branch Alpaca Boutique - Clements πŸ”—

Cloverhill Yarn Shop - Catonsville πŸ”—

Crazy for Ewe - Leonardtown πŸ”—

Knit Locally - Gaithersburg πŸ”—

Massachusetts

A Garden for Knitters - North Andover πŸ”—

Marblehead Knits - Marblehead πŸ”—

Stitch House Dorcester - Boston πŸ”—

The Sheep Shack - Holden πŸ”—

Yarn Basket CC - Mashpee πŸ”—

Michigan

A Piece of Ewe - Bay City πŸ”—

Beyond the Rainforest - Grand Blanc πŸ”—

Henny’s Yarn Shop - Caledonia πŸ”—

JT Stitchery Yarn Shop - Rockford πŸ”—

Knotty Fun Yarn - Perry πŸ”—

Plum Tree Yarn Shop - Milan πŸ”—

Stranded Yarn and Coffee - Midland πŸ”—

The Little Yarn Shoppe - Saginaw πŸ”—

The Sandpiper - Bridgman πŸ”—

Threadbender Yarn Shop - Grandville πŸ”—

Unwind Yarn Shop - Brighton πŸ”—

Yarn on Front - Dowagiac πŸ”—

Yarnz To Go - Alpena πŸ”—

Minnesota

A2Z Yarn, LLC - Brainerd πŸ”—

Amazing Threads - Maple Grove πŸ”—

Harriet & Alice - Edina πŸ”—

iTry Studios - Alexandria πŸ”—

Knitting Knight - Hibbing πŸ”—

Northfield Yarn - Northfield πŸ”—

Yarnology - Winona πŸ”—

Missouri

Castaway Yarns - Columbia πŸ”—

Knit Ewe Together - Excelsior Springs πŸ”—

One City Market - Rogersville πŸ”—

Yarncom - Creve Coeur πŸ”—

Montana

Teal Dragonfly Creations - Glendive πŸ”—

The Farmer's Daughter Fibers - Great Falls πŸ”—

Yarn and Honey - Great Falls πŸ”—

Yarn Bar - Billings πŸ”—

New Mexico

The Happy Place - Portales πŸ”—

Nebraska

Wooly Mammoth Yarn Shop - Omaha πŸ”—

Wood & Knit Be Nice Music Studio - Papillion πŸ”—

Nevada

Sin City Knit Shop - Las Vegas πŸ”—

Yarn Refuge - Reno πŸ”—

New Jersey

A Knit Sheep - Mount Laurel πŸ”—

Beyond Yarn - Union πŸ”—
Hooked - Haddonfield πŸ”—

Knit Knot & Natter - Pompton Plains πŸ”—

Mother Knitter - Red Bank πŸ”—

Stitch Adventure - Newton πŸ”—

Yarnia - Montclair πŸ”—

New York

CeCe’s Wool - Guilderland πŸ”—

Chaumont Yarn House - Chaumont πŸ”—

Common Thread - Saratoga πŸ”—

Expressions in Needleart - Canandaigua πŸ”—

Fabulous Yarn - Tivoli πŸ”—

Have Ewe Any Wool - Amherst πŸ”—

Infinite Yarns - Farmingdale πŸ”—

Knit Long Island - Roslyn πŸ”—

Lift Bridge Yarns - Fairport πŸ”—

North Fork Fiber Arts - Mattituck πŸ”—

Olivers Originals - Manlius πŸ”—

Sew What’s New and Yarn Too! - Islip πŸ”—

The Endless Skein - Cold Spring πŸ”—

The Fuzzy Bunny - Honeoye πŸ”—

The Knitting Place - Port Washington πŸ”—

The Perfect Blend Yarn and Tea Shop - Saugerties πŸ”—

The Warm Ewe - Chatham πŸ”—

Thistle Be Perfect Too - Glenville πŸ”—

Yarn Cupboard - Jamesville πŸ”—

Yarns N' More - Endwell πŸ”—

North Carolina

A Tangled Yarn Shop - Denver πŸ”—

Bella Filati - Southern Pines πŸ”—

Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn - Hatteras πŸ”—

Chix with Stix - Lenoir πŸ”—

Fearless Fibers - Clemmons πŸ”—

The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For - Charlotte πŸ”—

The Knotty Sheep - Wake Forest πŸ”—

The Salty Sheep Yarn Shop - Swansboro πŸ”—

Unwound Yarn - Blowing Rock πŸ”—

Wildskeins Yarn Company - Hickory πŸ”—

Yarn and More, Inc. - Nags Head πŸ”—

Yarn Dreams - Mayodan πŸ”—

Yarn Tales - New Bern πŸ”—

Yarns Etc … - Chapel Hill πŸ”—

YummiYarns - Burnsville πŸ”—

Ohio

Black Locust Wool - Lodi πŸ”—

Chickadee Knit Studio - Perrysburg πŸ”—

Harps & Thistles Yarn Emporium - Cuyahoga Falls πŸ”—

Peg's Knit-n-Spin - Olmsted Falls πŸ”—

Stitch and Skein - Marion πŸ”—

The Designing Woman - Fairlawn πŸ”—

The Yarnologist - Johnstown πŸ”—

Yarnies and Swag - Englewood πŸ”—

Yarn it & Haberdashery - Grandview Heights πŸ”—

Oklahoma

Get Stitchin' - Tulsa πŸ”—

Yarnatopia - Oklahoma City πŸ”—

Oregon

A Twisted Picot - Hillsboro πŸ”—

Entwined - McMinnville πŸ”—

Fancywork Yarn Shop - Bend πŸ”—

Green Trees Crochet - Hillsboro πŸ”—

Homespun Quilts + Yarn - Astoria πŸ”—

Knot Another Hat - Hood River πŸ”—

Knotty Lamb - Forest Grove πŸ”—

Seaside Yarn and Fiber - Seaside πŸ”—

Pennsylvania

Conversational Threads - Emmaus πŸ”—

Delightful Ewe - Hollidaysburg πŸ”—

Echo Valley Fiber - Newtown πŸ”—

Gosh YarnIt! - Kingston πŸ”—

Kathy’s Kreations - Ligonier πŸ”—

Kid Ewe Knot - Bridgeville πŸ”—

Lancaster Yarn Shop - Intercourse πŸ”—

Luv2Knit & More - Jenkintown πŸ”—

Purls of Wisdom - Phoenixville πŸ”—

Stitch Central - Glenside πŸ”—

Stitch Your Art Out - Pine Grove Mills πŸ”—

Yarningtown - Downingtown πŸ”—

Yarn Bits and Bobs - McCandless πŸ”—

Rhode Island

Knitting Needles Newport - Newport πŸ”—

South Carolina

Palmetto Yarn Shoppe - Campobello πŸ”—

Rows and Roses - Seneca πŸ”—

Low Country Shrimp & Knits - Bluffton πŸ”—

South Dakota

Ewe Knit It - Yankton πŸ”—

Prairie Road Yarn - Sioux Falls πŸ”—

Tennessee

Appalachian Yarn Company - New Market πŸ”—

Ewe & Company - Kingston Springs πŸ”—

Hook & Needle - Maryville πŸ”—

Mink Crafts - Mountain City πŸ”—

Smoky Mountain Spinnery - Gatlinburg πŸ”—

Sunshine Weaving & Fiber Arts - Lebanon πŸ”—

The Yarn Patch - Crossville πŸ”—

Walther Handmade - Harriman πŸ”—

Texas

Crossroads Yarn - Waco πŸ”—

JuJu Knits - Fort Worth πŸ”—

Lone Star Yarn - Bedford πŸ”—

On The Lamb Yarn Shoppe - Grapevine πŸ”—

The Quilted Skein - La Grange πŸ”—

The Sated Sheep - Dripping Springs πŸ”—

The Tinsmith’s Wife - Comfort πŸ”—

West 7th Wool - Ft. Worth πŸ”—

Utah

Needlepoint Joint - Ogden πŸ”—

Vermont

Hermit Thrush Fiber Co - Bristol πŸ”—

What A Yarn - St Albans πŸ”—

Yarn - Waterbury πŸ”—

Virginia

Backstitches Yarn Shop - Lynchburg πŸ”—

Center of the Yarniverse - Ashland πŸ”—

Dances with Wool - Midlothian πŸ”—

Finnegan's Run - Fredericksburg πŸ”—

House Mountain Yarn Co. - Lexington πŸ”—

Knitters Magic - Winchester πŸ”—

Needles in the Haymarket - Gainesville πŸ”—

New River Art & Fiber - Blacksburg πŸ”—

Sew Biz - Fairlawn πŸ”—

The Yarn Club - Virginia Beach πŸ”—

Yarn Cloud - Occoquan πŸ”—

Washington

Heart2Heart Knitting & Fiber Arts - Poulsbo πŸ”—

LaFavorites Fine Yarn & Boutique - Kelso πŸ”—

Paradise Fibers - Spokane πŸ”—

Stranded by the Sea - Edmonds πŸ”—

The Hook and Needle Nook - Spokane πŸ”—

The New Knittery - Renton πŸ”—

Ties That Bind Yarn - Moses Lake πŸ”—

Yarnfolk - Ellensburg πŸ”—

West Virginia

Kanawha City Yarn Company - Charleston πŸ”—

The Blue Ewe - Barboursville πŸ”—

Yarnability - Harpers Ferry πŸ”—

Wisconsin

Casting On - Appleton πŸ”—

Cream City Yarn - Brookfield πŸ”—

Fibre - Neenah πŸ”—

Flaxen Fleece - Sauk City πŸ”—

Fox River Fibers - Big Bend πŸ”—

Grafton Yarn Store - Grafton πŸ”—

Icon Fiber Arts - De Pere πŸ”—

Kaleidoscope Fibers - Cambridge πŸ”—

Knit Whit's Yarn & Crafts - Baileys Harbor πŸ”—

Needles β€˜n Pins Yarn Shop - Delavan πŸ”—

The Lost Sheep Yarn Shop - Sheboygan πŸ”—

Wyoming

Swanky Mountain - Gillette πŸ”—

The Yarn and The Tale - Rock Springs πŸ”—

CANADA

Alberta

Prairie Spirit Alpacas - Millarville πŸ”—

British Columbia

Berkana Wool Shop - Nelson πŸ”—

Stitch and Bobbin - Gibsons πŸ”—

Uptown Yarns - Courtenay πŸ”—

Urban Yarns - Vancouver πŸ”—

Newfoundland

Skivvers Fibre Studio & Wool Craft - Cow Head πŸ”—

Nova Scotia

AntigoKnits - Antigonish πŸ”—

Sisterhood Fibres - Tatamagouche πŸ”—

Ontario

Artisanthropy Fibre Arts - Whitby πŸ”—

Grey Heron Yarn Shop - Belleville πŸ”—

The Knitters Boutique - Burlington πŸ”—

Little Red Mitten - St. Thomas πŸ”—

London Yarns - London πŸ”—

Serenity Knits - Newmarket πŸ”—

Spin Me a Yarn - Toronto πŸ”—

Sue2Knits - McGregor πŸ”—

The Creative Knitter - Ridgeway πŸ”—

The Wool Queen - Oshawa πŸ”—

Unwind Yarn House - Newmarket πŸ”—

Village Laine Yarn Cafe - Ajax πŸ”—

Yarn It - Cobourg πŸ”—

Quebec

Mont Tricot - Quebec πŸ”—

Saskatchewan

Yarn Over Fibre & Crafting Co. - Regina πŸ”—

Yukon

Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store - Whitehorse πŸ”—

SOUTH AFRICA

Little Yarn Croft - Johannesburg πŸ”—

Don't have a LYS near you?

Buy a kit online!

In Sheep's Clothing - Torrington, CT

Jody Long Alba

Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl - Niantic, CT

Jody Long Alba

Knot Another Hat - Hood River, OR

kit link coming on 4/27!

Plum Tree Yarn Shop - Milan, MI

Leading Men Dramaturg

The Knotty Sheep - Wake Forest, NC

Jody Long Alba

The Taming of the Ewe - Gadsden, AL

Jody Long Alba, Rowan Felted Tweed, or Homespun DK

Yarncom - Creve Coeur, MO

Ella Rae Eco Tweed, Malabrigo Arroyo, Cascade Heritage 6, Honey Girl Farms Honey Sport, or Noro Sonata Shima

Wood & Knit Be Nice Music Studio - Papillion, NE

Jody Long Alba

Frequently

Asked

Questions

  • When will the codes be active? When will they expire?

    The Free LYS Day Pattern Codes will be active from Friday, April 26th at 8:00 AM Eastern until Sunday, April 28th at 11:59 PM Eastern.

    Make sure to enter the code from your LYS on Ravelry! Click β€œadd to cart” and then β€œuse a coupon code” before checking out.

    If you are purchasing yarn online to be shipped to you, kindly ask to have your unique one-time use code sent via email, so you may download the pattern while waiting for your yarn to arrive.

    No refunds, no exceptions.


  • Will there be a KAL (Knit A Long)?
    YES! πŸŽ‰ In celebration of the release of my LYS Day pattern, I’m hosting 3 live events on Zoom!

    🧢 Join me for a Cast-On Party on Saturday, May 4th at 7 PM Eastern. Grab your yarn and needles, and we’ll get to know each other a bit. I’ll also answer any questions you have about the pattern.

    🧢 Join me for the 2 LYS Love Knit Nights on Saturday, May 18th & June 8th, both starting at 7 PM Eastern. We’ll chat about our projects, yarn, tips & tricks, and more. I love having an opportunity for us to connect. Feeling stuck? Let me help!

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