Celebrate
Local Yarn Shop Day 2026
with Double the Stitches

LYS Day 2026 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 8th Annual LYS Day will take place the weekend of Saturday, April 25th, 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 the event work?

To support all the wonderful Local Yarn Stores, the Treasured Skein Scarfette pattern will be FREE with the purchase of the yarn to make it the weekend of LYS Day – Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th – from participating yarn shops.

Your participating LYS will provide you with a Limited Time Coupon Code so you can download your copy of the shawl pattern from Ravelry.

Let's Support Local Yarn Stores Together!

What will you need to knit your own
Treasured Skein Scarfette?

YARN:
DK Weight (Craft Yarn Council 3)

Sample used Bad Sheep Yarn DK (75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 245 yards/224 meters per 100 grams), approximately 184 yards/168 meters/75 grams in colorway Sea Glass


NEEDLES
• US 7/4.5 mm straight or circular, as preferred (or size needed to obtain gauge)


NOTIONS
• Darning Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Row Counter or Scrap Paper

Join Me for the Treasured Skein
Cast-On Party & KAL!

The fun doesn't stop after LYS Day weekend!

I'm hosting a Zoom Cast-On Party on Friday, May 1st at 7 PM Eastern

Grab your yarn and join me live for a yarnie celebration! 🎉

This free event is for every knitter who picks up the Treasured Skein Scarfette …  whether you snagged a free copy from your local yarn store or purchased the pattern on Ravelry.

Here's what we'll do together:

• Walk through the pattern so you feel completely confident casting on

• Cover key techniques and tutorials – no intimidation allowed!

• Share test knitter and sample knitter photos for yarnie inspiration

• Answer your questions live

I'll send the Zoom link about an hour before we get started – just sign up below, and I'll make sure it lands in your inbox! Zoom capacity is limited, so keep an eye out.

A replay will be shared by email after the event, so make sure you're on the KAL list by signing up below!

After the party, we keep knitting together in my community group!

Once you've cast on, come join the conversation in the Double the Stitches Facebook Community Group – the friendliest corner of the yarnie internet!

Share your yarn picks, ask questions, cheer each other on, and show off your progress as your Treasured Skein Scarfette comes to life. 💕

Sign up for the Treasured Skein KAL Emails:

    There are 312 Participating Local Yarn Stores ... and counting!

    🛍️ Do you own a Local Yarn Store? 🛍️
    Click here to add your shop to the list!

    UNITED STATES

    ALABAMA
    • All Strung Out Yarn Shop – Auburn
    • Knit Happenz – Birmingham
    • Paper Crane Yarns – Calera
    • Southern Twist Yarns – Fairhope
    • Sparkle Studio – Huntsville
    • The Taming of the Ewe – Gadsden
    • Yarn Boutique of Decatur – Decatur

    ALASKA
    • Untangled Yarn & Fiber – Ketchikan

    ARIZONA
    • Birdhouse Yarns – Tucson
    • Grandma’s Spinning Wheel – Tucson
    • Tempe Yarn & Fiber – Tempe
    • Yarn Parlour – Scottsdale

    ARKANSAS
    • Knit Unto Others – Arkadelphia
    • Sooieet Skeins Yarn Shop – Fayetteville
    • Yarn Kandy – Little Rock

    CALIFORNIA
    • Apricot Yarn – San Diego
    • Avenue Yarns – Albany
    • Cast Away Yarn Shop – Santa Rosa
    • Fiber Circle Studio – Petaluma
    • Hands on Knitting Center – Redlands
    • In Between Stitches – Livermore
    • Knitique – Elk Grove
    • maisieblue – Murphys
    • Needful Things – Turlock
    • Old Orcutt Yarnery – Orcutt
    • Purls of Joy – Healdsburg
    • Rumpelstiltskin – Sacramento
    • The Dizzy Knitter – Ventura
    • Yarnfun – Eureka

    COLORADO
    • Colorful Yarns – Centennial
    • Fingerplay Studio – Louisville
    • Piney Creek Yarn – Centennial
    • The Tangled Ball – Edgewater
    • The Twisted Shed – Kiowa

    CONNECTICUT
    • Driftwood Yarns – Groton
    • Ewe & You Fiber Arts – Windsor
    • In Sheep's Clothing – Torrington
    • Knitty Gritty Yarn Girl – East Lyme
    • Knit & Pearls – Avon
    • New England Yarn – Southington
    • Village Wool – Glastonbury

    DELAWARE
    • The Yarn Maven – Smyrna

    FLORIDA
    • Dixie Knits – Pensacola
    • Four Purls Yarn Shop – Winter Haven
    • Innisfree Farm – Fort Myers
    • Knit and Stitch Boutique – Cocoa
    • Panbanged Knits & Fiber Shoppe – Brooksville
    • She Sells Yarn – Ormond Beach

    GEORGIA
    • Heart and Spirit – Atlanta
    • Needle Nook – Atlanta
    • Sheep 2 Stitch – Augusta
    • The Square Knot – McDonough

    IDAHO
    • The Yarn Underground – Moscow
    • Twilight Fiber & Yarn – Sagle

    ILLINOIS
    • Fiber & Threads Needlecrafts – Shiloh
    • Knit Your Dreams – Quincy
    • Le Mouton Rouge Knittery – Bloomington
    • Llama Llama Ding Dong Yarn – Palos Heights
    • Miss Purl – Chicago
    • Mosaic Yarn Studio – Mount Prospect
    • The Bird’s Nest – Macomb
    • Three Bags Full Knitting Studio – Northbrook
    • Yarns Untold – Lisle

    INDIANA
    • Holly & Oak Yarn Co. – South
    • Mass Ave Knit Shop – Indianapolis
    • Shabby Sheep & Ewe – Columbus
    • Village Yarn Company – Zionsville

    IOWA
    • Blue Heron Knittery – Decorah
    • Yarn Junction Co – West Des Moines
    • Yarn Soup – Dubuque

    KANSAS
    • Coast to Coast Yarn Co – Wichita
    • Momo's Knitting Nook and Crochet Emporium – Leavenworth
    • The Creation Station – Newton
    • The Studio Knitting & Needlepoint – Overland Park

    KENTUCKY
    • Creative Twist – Mount Sterling
    • Eagle Bend’s Yarn & Fiber Shop – Burlington
    • Friends & Fiber – LaGrange
    • Knit On! – Newport
    • Stitch Yarn Studio – Covington

    LOUISIANA
    • Bayou Yarn Shoppe – Lafayette
    • YarNOLA – New Orleans

    MAINE
    • Done Roving Yarns & Home Décor – Calais
    • HappyKnits – Skowhegan
    • KnitWit Yarn Shop – Portland
    • YardGoods Yarn Shop – Waterville

    MARYLAND
    • Black Sheep Yarn Shop – Timonium
    • Briar Branch Alpaca Boutique – Clements
    • Cloverhill Yarn Shop – Catonsville
    • Crazy for Ewe – Leonardtown
    • Knit Locally – Gaithersburg

    MASSACHUSETTS
    • Craftworks – Northborough
    • Marblehead Knits – Marblehead
    • South End Yarn Co – Newburyport
    • Stitch House Dorcester – Boston
    • The Sheep Shack – Holden
    • Yarn Basket CC – Mashpee
    • Yarns in the Farms – Beverly

    MICHIGAN
    • A Piece of Ewe – Bay City
    • Beyond the Rainforest – Grand Blanc
    • Henny’s Yarn Shop – Caledonia
    • JT Stitchery Yarn Shop – Rockford
    • Knotty Fun Yarn – Perry
    • Rosewood Yarn Shop – Clinton Township
    • Stranded Yarn and Coffee – Midland
    • The Little Yarn Shoppe – Saginaw
    • The Sandpiper – Bridgman
    • Threadbender Yarn Shop – Grandville
    • Unwind Yarn Shop – Brighton
    • Yarn on Front – Dowagiac
    • Yarnz To Go – Alpena

    MINNESOTA
    • A2Z Yarn, LLC – Brainerd
    • Amazing Threads – Maple Grove
    • Harriet & Alice – Edina
    • iTry Studios – Alexandria
    • Knitting Knight – Hibbing
    • Northfield Yarn – Northfield
    • Yarnology – Winona

    MISSISSIPPI
    • The Southern Needle – Ridgeland

    MISSOURI
    • Knit Ewe Together – Excelsior Springs
    • Knotty Goat Fiber – Columbia
    • One City Market – Rogersville
    • Yarncom – Creve Coeur

    MONTANA
    • Fiber Yarns – Bigfork
    • Teal Dragonfly Creations – Glendive
    • The Farmer's Daughter Fibers – Great Falls
    • Yarn and Honey – Great Falls
    • Yarn Bar – Billings

    NEBRASKA
    • Wooly Mammoth Yarn Shop – Omaha
    • Wood & Knit Be Nice Music Studio – Papillion

    NEVADA
    • Yarn Refuge – Reno

    NEW JERSEY
    • Beyond Yarn – Union
    • Curly Girl Fibers
    • Hooked – Haddonfield
    • Knit Knot & Natter – Pompton Plains
    • Mother Knitter – Red Bank
    • Yarnia – Montclair

    NEW MEXICO
    • Mariposa Yarn Store – Albuquerque
    • Yarning – Albuquerque

    NEW YORK
    • CeCe’s Wool – Guilderland
    • Chaumont Yarn House – Chaumont
    • Common Thread – Saratoga
    • Expressions in Needleart – Canandaigua
    • Fabulous Yarn – Tivoli
    • Have Ewe Any Wool – Amherst
    • Infinite Yarns – Farmingdale
    • Knit – Roslyn
    • Knitty Gritty Yarns – Liverpool
    • Lift Bridge Yarns – Fairport
    • North Fork Fiber Arts – Mattituck
    • Olivers Originals – Manlius
    • Sew What’s New and Yarn Too! – Islip
    • Strings ‘n Things Yarn Shoppe – Palmyra
    • The Endless Skein – Cold Spring
    • The Fuzzy Bunny – Honeoye
    • The Knitting Place – Port Washington
    • The Perfect Blend Yarn and Tea Shop – Saugerties
    • The Warm Ewe – Chatham
    • Thistle Be Perfect Too – Glenville
    • Yarn Cupboard – Jamesville
    • Yarns N' More – Endwell

    NORTH CAROLINA
    • A Tangled Yarn Shop – Denver
    • Bella Filati – Southern Pines
    • Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn – Hatteras
    • Chix with Stix – Lenoir
    • Fearless Fibers – Clemmons
    • The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For – Charlotte
    • The Knotty Sheep – Wake Forest
    • The Salty Sheep Yarn Shop – Swansboro
    • Unwound Yarn – Blowing Rock
    • Wicked Good Wool – Winston-Salem
    • Wildskeins Yarn Company – Hickory
    • Yarn and More, Inc. – Nags Head
    • Yarn Dreams – Mayodan
    • Yarn Tales – New Bern
    • Yarns Etc … – Chapel Hill
    • YummiYarns – Burnsville

    OHIO
    • Black Locust Wool – Lodi
    • Chickadee Knit Studio – Perrysburg
    • Cornbread and Honey Yarn Apothecary – Painesville
    • Peg's Knit-n-Spin – Olmsted Falls
    • Pearl's Girls Knit & Stitch – Elyria
    • Stitch and Skein – Marion
    • The Designing Woman – Fairlawn
    • The Pink Lamb’s Yarn Nook – Norton
    • The Yarnologist – Johnstown
    • Yarnies and Swag – Englewood
    • Yarn it & Haberdashery – Grandview Heights

    OKLAHOMA
    • Get Stitchin' – Tulsa

    OREGON
    • A Twisted Picot – Hillsboro
    • Entwined – McMinnville
    • Fancywork Yarn Shop – Bend
    • Homespun Quilts + Yarn – Astoria
    • Knot Another Hat – Hood River
    • Knotty Lamb – Forest Grove
    • Seaside Yarn and Fiber – Seaside

    PENNSYLVANIA
    • Conversational Threads – Emmaus
    • Delightful Ewe – Hollidaysburg
    • Echo Valley Fiber – Newtown
    • Gosh YarnIt! – Kingston
    • Kathy’s Kreations – Ligonier
    • Kid Ewe Knot – Bridgeville
    • Lancaster Yarn Shop – Intercourse
    • Lisa's Sew Crafty – Curwensville
    • Luv2Knit & More – Jenkintown
    • Moon & Yarn Craft Room – Pittsburgh
    • Purls of Wisdom – Phoenixville
    • Stitch Central – Glenside
    • Yarn Bits and Bobs – McCandless

    RHODE ISLAND
    • Knitting Needles Newport – Newport

    SOUTH CAROLINA
    • Low Country Shrimp & Knits – Bluffton
    • Magnolia Fiber Works – Spartanburg
    • Rows and Roses – Seneca
    • Wild and Wooly – Mount Pleasant

    SOUTH DAKOTA
    • Ewe Knit It – Yankton
    • Prairie Road Yarn – Sioux Falls

    TENNESSEE
    • Appalachian Yarn Company – New Market
    • Chattanooga Yarn Co – Chattanooga
    • Ewe & Company – Kingston Springs
    • Hook & Needle – Maryville
    • Loopville – Knoxville
    • Mink Crafts – Mountain City
    • Smoky Mountain Spinnery – Gatlinburg
    • Sunshine Weaving & Fiber Arts – Lebanon
    • The Bees Knits – Knoxville
    • The Yarn Patch – Crossville
    • Walther Handmade – Harriman

    TEXAS
    • Abilene Yarn Co. – Abilene
    • JuJu Knits – Fort Worth
    • Lone Star Yarn – Bedford
    • Nan's Needleworks – Cottonwood Shores
    • On The Lamb Yarn Shoppe – Grapevine
    • The Quilted Skein – La Grange
    • The Sated Sheep – Dripping Springs
    • The Tinsmith’s Wife – Comfort
    • West 7th Wool – Ft. Worth
    • Yarnivore – San Antonio

    UTAH
    • Needlepoint Joint – Ogden

    VERMONT
    • Hermit Thrush Fiber Co – Bristol
    • What A Yarn – St Albans
    • Wonderland Yarns – Brattleboro
    • Yarn – Waterbury

    VIRGINIA
    • A Likely Yarn – Abingdon
    • Center of the Yarniverse – Ashland
    • Dances with Wool – Midlothian
    • Finnegan's Run – Fredericksburg
    • Fleece to Loom Studio (at Sacred Acres Alpaca Farm) – Palmyra
    • House Mountain Yarn Co. – Lexington
    • Knit Wit – Culpeper
    • Knitters Magic – Winchester
    • Needles in the Haymarket – Gainesville
    • New River Art & Fiber – Blacksburg
    • Sew Biz – Fairlawn
    • Susan's Yarn Stash – Fishersville
    • The Yarn Club – Virginia Beach

    WASHINGTON
    • All Wound Up – Edmonds
    • Applewood Yarn Barn – Mead
    • Cabled Fiber & Yarn – Port Angeles
    • Heart2Heart Knitting & Fiber Arts – Poulsbo
    • LaFavorites Fine Yarn & Boutique – Kelso
    • Paradise Fibers – Spokane
    • Stranded by the Sea – Edmonds
    • The Hook and Needle Nook – Spokane
    • The New Knittery – Renton
    • Ties That Bind Yarn – Moses Lake
    • Twisted Stitch Yarn – Spokane
    • Yarn Folk – Ellensburg

    WEST VIRGINIA
    • Kanawha City Yarn Company – Charleston
    • The Blue Ewe – Barboursville
    • Yarnability – Harpers Ferry

    WISCONSIN
    • Casting On – Appleton
    • Cream City Yarn – Brookfield
    • Fibre – Neenah
    • Flaxen Fleece – Sauk City
    • Fox River Fibers – Big Bend
    • Grafton Yarn Store – Grafton
    • Icon Fiber Arts – De Pere
    • Kaleidoscope Fibers – Cambridge
    • Knit Whit's Yarn & Crafts – Baileys Harbor
    • Needles ‘n Pins Yarn Shop – Delavan

    WYOMING
    • Swanky Mountain – Gillette
    • The Yarn and The Tale – Rock Springs
    • Wool and Whimsy – Casper


    CANADA

    ALBERTA
    • Numana Yarns – Sherwood Park
    • Prairie Spirit Alpacas – Millarville
    Numana Yarns – Sherwood Park

    BRITISH COLUMBIA
    • Berkana Wool Shop – Nelson
    • Stitch and Bobbin – Gibsons
    • Uptown Yarns – Courtenay
    • Urban Yarns – Vancouver

    NEW BRUNSWICK
    • Marchandises Mico's Mercantile – Bathurst

    NEWFOUNDLAND
    • Skivvers Fibre Studio & Wool Craft – Cow Head

    NOVA SCOTIA
    • AntigoKnits – Antigonish
    • Natural Ewe Yarns – Pictou
    • Sisterhood Fibres – Tatamagouche

    ONTARIO
    • A River of Yarn – Keene
    • Artisanthropy Fibre Arts – Whitby
    • Central Purl – Ridgeway
    • Grey Heron Yarn Shop – Belleville
    • Little Red Mitten – St. Thomas
    • Little Sheep Yarn Boutique – Windsor
    • London Yarns – London
    • Spin Me a Yarn – Toronto
    • Sue2Knits – McGregor
    • The Itty Bitty Yarn Co – Mitchell
    • The Wool Queen – Oshawa
    • Three Stitches – Sudbury
    • Unwind Yarn House – Newmarket
    • Yarn It – Cobourg

    QUEBEC
    • Mont Tricot – Quebec

    SASKATCHEWAN
    • Yarn Over Fibre & Crafting Co. – Regina

    YUKON
    • Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store – Whitehorse

    SOUTH AFRICA
    • Little Yarn Croft – Johannesburg

    SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    • Yarn Trader – Adelaide

    Want to "Adopt a Shop"?

    Don't have a Local Yarn Store near you?
    Here are links to where you can buy a Treasured Skein Scarfette Kit from a participating local yarn store:

    In Sheep's Clothing – Torrington, CT, USA

    Frequently Asked Questions

    When will the Ravelry codes be active?

    The Free LYS Day Pattern Codes will be active starting at 9 AM Eastern on Friday, 4/24.

     

    When will the codes expire?

    All codes will expire on Sunday, 4/26 at 11:59 PM Eastern (just before midnight in New York).


    I don't have a nearby Local Yarn Store … can I still get the pattern for free?

    My goal with this event is to support Local Yarn Stores by providing a free pattern to encourage knitters to shop during this special weekend.

    The free pattern codes are ONLY available from participating Local Yarn Stores on the list above during the weekend of Friday, 4/24 – Sunday, 4/26.

    You can also support select participating Local Yarn Store by shopping on their website (see the Adopt a Shop list above)

    The pattern will be available to purchase on Ravelry or Payhip.


    How do I use my Ravelry code?

    Make sure to enter the code from your LYS on Ravelry! Click “add to cart” and then “use a coupon code” before checking out.

    If you have trouble, please contact your yarn store for assistance.
     

    What if the code isn't working?

    Please contact your Local Yarn Store for assistance, and confirm the code you have is correct.

    The price WILL change to FREE before checking out if it has been entered correctly.

    I am not able to offer refunds for any reason. No exceptions.
     

    I'm buying yarn from a LYS online, and it will be shipped to me. How do I get my code in time?

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

    This page contains affiliate links, which means I may receive compensation if you click on links to products or services and make a purchase. This comes at no additional cost to you.