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We’re celebrating our yarn-iversary this Saturday, September 28: nine years as the Wyoming Valley’s local yarn store!

There will be cupcakes, door prize drawings every half hour, a surprise discount at checkout for savings on your entire purchase that day, and our shelves have just been loaded with recent restocks of our beloved Berroco Vintage and Ultra Wool. A dozen full cubbies of each!

Plus over two dozen gorgeous new colors of Dream in Color Smooshy fingering/sock weight…

…and new shades of Lang Super Soxx from 3 new collections, City Runner, Mountain Soxx, and Street Soxx. What’s the difference?

Each ball will make a pair of identical socks, but you can choose from 3 different patterns, either striped, Fair Isle, or gradient. How cool is that?

Fall has officially arrived, and we’re knitting up quick, warm shawls with some of our worsted weight yarns: all those new colors of Vintage, Ultra Wool, and Rios, 365 Cashmere, Woolstok, and Simplinatural. Jill is casting on for Drift, and I’m just deciding on a color for Oaken, both from Tin Can Knits.

Both Oaken and Drift begin with a garter tab cast on. Their cable and lace stitches are fully charted. If you’d like some tips on working with charts and/or making that special cast on, I’ll be giving some free pop-up demonstrations in October. Times will be announced here.

If you’d like more ideas for shawl designs, check out a bundle we’ve made here on Ravelry, or make your own pattern search: try selecting “shawl” then Category>accessories>neck/torso>shawl/wrap; and Attributes>shapes>triangle and Weight>DK and worsted. Finally, try sorting for either “Most favorites” or “Most projects.” That narrows down choices to just under 4000!

We’re here to help you take on any project you want to make. Who hasn’t passed over a pattern because it involved an unfamiliar technique? If you’re ready to learn something new, our fall classes have been posted. There’s a first top-down sweater, an ingenious new sock technique, stranded colorwork, a seamless toy, mosaic knitting and brioche stitch (shown below), and a workshop for seaming and grafting. Our most popular course returns, too: Oops! Fixing Mistakes in Knitting. (And you can always design your own class.)

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Have you seen the first two colorways from the Dream in Color Sock-It! Club yet? This is a limited-time-only club, with monthly shipments in limited quantities. You get 420 yards of Smooshy, a blend of 85% superwash wool/15% nylon, each with its own coordinating 100yd mini-skein for heels and toes. Stop in soon — they’re going fast.

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Lyonel from Lang Yarns was one of the first fall yarns we received, and Steven has had time to make this outstanding Jonathan hat with it. The pattern comes from Taiga Hilliard Designs, and it’s free on Ravelry. Great yarn + simple pattern to show it off = win/win!

Steven also brought in a Columnar Jointing hat by Nick Davis that he’d made in Malabrigo Rios. He loves the yarn, but not the hat. In his Ravelry project notes, Steven says it’s an “interesting pattern with an odd construction, odd shape, and an even odder fit.” In fact, he told me it’s probably on the way to the frog pond, even though he altered the crown decreases significantly to try to get a more pleasing shape.

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Shown with Jonathan, for shape comparison. Here’s a last look at a hat that may, as of this writing, be no more.

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We, however, are feeling totally groovy about our new shop model of Berroco Providence, Feeling Groovy* from JumperCables. Jill used a simple backstitch seam to finish it in about 5 minutes. Bring on the chilly breezes, we’re ready.

Berroco’s Linen Stonewash was Stephanie’s choice for Rebecca McKenzie’s The Mermaid Top*, and it’s absolutely fabulous! It was also very nice to read in her project notes: “The yarn is slinky and elegant and machine washed and dried like a dream.”

Kudos to Paula, who completed all three (!) of her Camp GYI projects this summer. Her August project was knit in Berroco Modern Cotton and elegantly beaded. The pattern comes from Jeannie Chin, published in a Knit Simple magazine, Tangerine Dream Lace-Yoke Top. And dreamy it is.

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Joanne’s been busy making some great hats. She used Berroco Ultra Wool for her Thoreau Hat from Terri Kruse. This pattern appeared in Interweave Knits, Accessories 2011.

Here is Joanne’s Hurricane Hat, a free pattern on Ravelry from designer Andrea Guldin. Again, her yarn is Ultra Wool.

Once Lara mastered the collar’s wrap-and-turn short rows, finishing her Zasio Sweater Coat* was a breeze. Zasio is a Staci Perry design. Although Lara didn’t get her yarn from us (and maybe one of the hand-dyed skeins wasn’t the best possible match), this is such an inspiring piece of knitting, I wanted to share it.

Catherine finished her adorbs children’s socks using Schachenmayr Regia Pairfect Kids Color Design Line by Arne & Carlos (say that three times fast). She cast on with 44 stitches on 2.5mm needles and worked a heel flap and gusset.

Compare Catherine’s 44 stitch socks to Kathy’s 52 stitch sock done on 2.0mm needles with a short row heel — cute comes in all sizes.

Above, two pairs of Kathy’s finished Pairfect Kids Color socks, both worked over 52 stitches. Yup, Pairfect can be pretty addictive! Below, and rounding out the FO gallery this post, is Alyson’s sweet little Baby + Toddler Tiered Coat and Jacket* knit in Berroco Vintage. Pattern was created by Lisa Chemery.

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!

Jill, Catherine, Brigid, and I are delighted to announce that Team GYI has a new 5th member: Kathy has joined us behind the register! You may recognize Kathy’s smiling face from the other side of the counter. She’s been a GYI customer almost as long as our doors have been open, and you may already know what an awesome knitter she is. If you haven’t met Kathy yet, stop in soon to say hello. One day last week, 4 of us were actually in the same place at the same time (and thanks to Joan for this awesome shot)…

But where’s Catherine? Here she is!

But about our other new arrivals… Jill chose the Fear of Commitment Cowl from Julie Weisenberger to be our shop model of colorful, wearable bulky weight Lyonel from Lang Yarns. Fear not, it’s a super easy pattern, and changing your mind about how to wear it is encouraged.

Wear it as a shawlette with a shawl pin or Jūl post button…

As a cowl with Jūl leather snaps…

Closed in front with a shawl stick…

Tied…

Or left au naturel…

It knits up quickly on US 13s, and it can also be a longer classic unisex scarf when knit with 3 or more balls of Lyonel instead of 2. Can’t wait to see how you style yours.

I already know your Turning Triangles Scarf* will not look the same as mine. The undyed, natural colorways of Alpaca Yarn Company’s Espiral, a heavenly 100% alpaca worsted weight, have “Random Marl” written right on their labels. Some skeins are much more random than others. But however your colors land in this fun modular knit, you’ll love Espiral’s over-the-top buttery softness. Pattern free with yarn purchase.

Providence is Berroco’s new DK weight tweed, a blend of merino wool, alpaca, and silk. With that combo you get a soft hand plus great stitch definition plus everything else there is to love about tweed. You’ll be seeing our model of Providence shortly, a very groovy pattern* from JumperCables.

Just in: we’re so happy to be debuting Rowan Baby Cashsoft Merino, a washable merino wool/acrylic/cashmere sport weight blend that’s baby-ready and mom-friendly. I’m leaning toward making the Norwegian Fir Top Down Cardigan* from OGE Knitwear Designs as a snuggly sample. It’s not just for children’s things, of course, so you may see it knit up as a hat or a pair of stranded mitts. Stay tuned…

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!

Recently, a customer made my day: “I love reading your website the same way I loved Show & Tell at school” – wow, that’s exactly why I get such a kick out of doing these posts! And this time around, there’s a whole summer’s worth of finished projects to share, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Did you grab a copy of Casapinka’s Magical Thinking* pattern when the designer offered it free on Local Yarn Store Day back in April? Joan was in the right place at the right time with the right yarn (Dream in Color Smooshy) to produce this beauty.

Look closely… every color change comes with a pattern change, too! Joan says she really enjoyed making this “pullover shawl” because there was no getting bored when you switch stitches so often.

Hint: If you love the idea of Magical Thinking but might never wear a “poncho,” Casapinka’s Perfect Blend*, an asymmetric triangular shawl, has the same sort of fun stitch sampler striping. You do not need the 12 colors called for in the pattern to make it, though. Clearly, as few as 3 or 4 colors will be beautiful.

Joanne’s stunning Land & Sea cardigan from Andrea Yetman was also knit with Smooshy. Her main color was the DIC Pop-up Club March colorway of Smooshy with Cashmere.

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Sharon used the same March Smooshy with Cashmere color for her Mimosa* shawl from Boo Knits and chose the DIC Pop-up Club’s May color for her rosy Close to You from Justyna Lorkowska. Both were Camp GYI projects; she has had one very productive summer! (And thank you, Sharon, for sharing these photos.)

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Ann, another camper, chose the palette for her Windom Silk Wrap* from our 20+ colors of Berroco Pima 100. The pattern comes from designer Virginia Sattler-Reimer.

Earning her compliments whenever she wears it, Ann’s Derecho*, from Alison Green, was made with our non-wool Berroco Remix Light. So pleased with her first, she’s already working on a second.

Berroco Remix Light was Paula’s choice for her pretty Cinca* capelet. The design is Amy Christoffers’.

Stephanie’s beautiful Margarita* from Thea Colman was knit for camp using Lana Grossa 365 Cashmere. Don’t let the name fool you; this yarn may get a lot of its softness from its 15% cashmere content, but it’s as light, cool, and summery as can be.

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A detail that captured Stephanie’s heart: the shaping that created the back neck. (It’s the little things…)

Steven is another happy summer camper. Wouldn’t you be if you had made this gorgeous design from Jana Huck, Kite Runner*? His yarn is Urth Yarns Harvest Fingering. I absolutely love these colors. (Photos brazenly slurped from Steven’s project page.)

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How about some socks? Joanne used Manos del Uruguay Alegria for these toe-up, “strong heel” gems. (Guess you know you’re a sock knitter if you know what that means!)

Janet’s first-ever socks were knit in Berroco Vintage using a generic worsted weight pattern from an old magazine. She loves her new “bed socks” so much, she’s already at work on her next pair.

And how about some crochet? Rebecca stash-dove and came up with some sock yarn that was perfect for these jolly ornaments,

Brigid finished her Meghan Kelly Bibbe* in Fibre Company Arranmore Light and looks, understandably, pretty delighted with it.

Another fabulous photo I helped myself to: Tina’s Rhya* from Natasja Hornby. I did not want you to miss seeing her lovely work. Her yarn is Trendsetter New York.

Don’t ask for these adorable preemie hat patterns; Laurie just makes them up. And please don’t ask which yarns she used; they’re her sock leftovers. Laurie, you are an inspiration!

Not all of us can knit on the fly. I used Hunter Hammersen’s precise instructions in her Incise* hat collection, using Manos del Uruguay Maxima, to make this mosaic knit hat. The pattern contains 3 different designs. This is Hat B, and it was the most fun I had knitting all summer.

Jill whipped up this sweet Passing Showers Tee* from Kristi Morrow in Berroco Pima 100 for one lucky granddaughter…

…and this Hylan Sweater* from Heidi May in Malabrigo Rios for another!

Well, you’ve reached the last FO, and it’s our newest shop sample. Here is Jill’s Color Block Bias Wrap* in buttery soft GGH Topas. The pattern was designed by Suzanne Shaw and couldn’t be more adaptable to different sizes and different yarns. It’s an ideal way to start your fall knitting – dare I say, gift knitting? (And we’d love to have your FO featured here in a future update!)

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Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at GYI.

June Camp has yielded wonderful finished projects. I have some early FO pictures to share. But first, a brief shout out to the newest yarn to make our “Can’t Knit Without It” list…

…Perennnial from Kelbourne Woolens! Brigid made her spectacular Roxborough Dolman*, designed by Courtney Kelly, in Perennial. The soft hand! The crisp stitch definition! Those colors! With 497 yards per skein, she barely needed 3 skeins. Perennial is a light fingering weight yarn, able to easily transition from lace to sport to DK weight gauges.

The color range…

For another fun Perennial project, flip back to the last post for Rebecca’s crocheted hat. (Be prepared to be wowed.) And now, some completed, Frequent Buyer Point-winning, amazing camp projects:

Paula N. made her Butterfly/Papillon* in one month! This boggles my mind. She, quite literally, made quick work of Marin Melchior’s labyrinthine pattern. Her yarn is Urth Uneek Fingering. Congatulations, Paula!

Tina used Ewe So Sporty in Sky Blue for her Little Aiden* from Dawn Catanzaro. Tina commented in her Ravelry project notes, Ewe So Sporty yarn has great stitch definition for the Gansey style knitting and is superwash for ease [of] the parents. Don’t you love the little underarm gussets?

Above, Gina’s vibrant Napi shawl in Fibre Company Arranmore Light. Gina used Grace Akhrem’s pattern more as a helpful guide as she knit, adding sections of seed stitch, 1×1 rib, and garter to the original pattern’s mesh lace stitch.

Several projects that crossed the finish line have yet to visit the shop. I hope the next post will include Sharon’s Mimosa* and Stephanie’s Margarita*. Ann’s Windom Wrap* can be seen on our camp discussion thread on Ravelry. I’m looking forward to seeing Kelly’s post to our GYI Facebook page of her 3 Color Cashmere Cowl*.

Here’s a non-Camp FO of Gina’s, a beautiful Iba* cardigan from Bonne Marie Burns. The yarn is Crestone, now discontinued. Sometimes a yarn needs to hibernate in your stash awhile until the perfect pattern comes along, which is exactly what happened here!

I’ll close with a splash of color, Bonnie’s children’s socks, made using her own pattern and Regia yarn.

Note: All patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!

Camp gates are now open for a seventh season! So far – no surprise – most of our Camp GYI campers have chosen “relax” projects, but we have happy campers in the “renew” and “reward” bunks, too. Everyone has chosen amazing projects! All you need to know about Camp GYI is here. Please join us at summer camp to stitch and save for one, two, or all three months. Stay tuned for news of our “virtual campfire” get-togethers.

While we await the arrival of June’s Dream in Color pop-up yarn, enjoy this Smooshy with Cashmere May shade, inspired by the hot pinks of the desert beardtongue (Penstemon pseudospectabilis, in case you were wondering) that grows in Arizona, home of Dream in Color yarn…

Pinks are definitely having a moment at GYI; our latest shop samples all came up rosy. First, The Shift* cowl by Andrea Mowry. Catherine created our version in Ewe So Sporty from Ewe Ewe Yarns. As with her “faded” family of patterns, Mowry is building on the phenomenal success of The Shift with a hat*, a sweater*, and a shawl* with the same color-shifting mosaic knitting.

Then there’s Grace Akhrem’s Napi shawl in Lana Grossa 365 Cashmere. Do not let the cashmere in the name fool you – this isn’t a winter-only yarn. There is a luxurious dollop of 15% cashmere in the fiber blend, but it’s basically the softest, smoothest, lightest cotton you can imagine, making it a superb year-round worsted weight. It’s also machine washable, a plus for baby knits.

I had a request to show a picture of Jill’s 3 Color Cashmere Cowl* laid flat, since our version in Dream in Color BFL Silk DK is an adaptation of Joji Locatelli’s design in fingering weight. Our pattern notes explain how to do it and are free with pattern purchase.

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Our BFL Silk DK color combos were chosen for us by Dream in Color’s designer Veronica Van. We also have lovely 3-skein kits made up of fingering if you’d like to make the original 3 Color Cashmere Cowl. Either version would make a great camp project. Just sayin’.

And although not finished yet, you can picture what my Incise Hat* will look like. This pattern from Hunter Hammersen is so, so, so much fun to work! I’m using Maxima from Manos del Uruguay in Prince and Speeding Ticket.

Customer FO time: Rebecca’s clever original hat pattern was made using the overlay crochet technique. Her yarn, Perennial from Kelbourne Woolens; her colors, pretty electric!

And here is Steven’s Begonia Swirl, a free pattern on Ravelry from designer Carfield Ma. This incredibly beautiful piece was worked in Gleem Lace from Fyberspates.

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!

Camp GYI returns (for a 7th year!) in June. Once again, camp will be an opportunity to save big on yarn at our Camp Store, then have the satisfaction of both starting and finishing a project in one or more of the summer months. Bonus: you’ll earn lots of Frequent Buyer Points! Mark Tuesday, May 21 on your calendar: it’s the first day for Camp registration, and the Camp Store opens. We hope you’ll stitch with us around the virtual campfire all summer long.

Pick a theme for each monthly project; use one, two, or all three in any order:

RELAX – Choose a simple, “mindless” pattern that will be easy to pick up anyplace, anytime.

RENEW – Pick a project that will pique your interest with a new technique or will be an exciting challenge.

REWARD – Make something for yourself.

The discussion thread in our GYI Group on Ravelry is here. You’ll be able to post your questions, chat, and WiP/FO pictures there. The fine print is all here. Choose your own patterns for June, July, and August or let our newest shop samples, below, inspire you. Since the GYI staff has made (or is currently making) all of these patterns, we’re happy to help you choose yarns and answer questions.

I’ll also be running an informal Christmas Ornament KAL throughout the summer in our Ravelry Group just for fun. It would be nice (but not necessary) to have a copy of 55 Christmas Balls to Knit by Arne & Carlos. A free pattern for similar “Julekuler” is available from the designer known as General Hogbuffer, Balls Up!, above. There are also plenty of other great patterns available on Ravelry – search for “ornament” and stand back.

Wondering what to take to Camp? Here are some recent and upcoming shop samples:

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We haven’t cast on for Holey Square yet. What do you think – should we use Kelbourne Woolens Perennial or Remix Light? Jill has Napi on her needles now in Lana Grossa 365 Cashmere, and it’s luscious!

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Our Shift* is coming soon in Ewe So Sporty from Ewe Ewe Yarns, and we’ve chosen Pima 100 from Berroco for our Sideways Tee*.

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Who doesn’t like to add a few hats to their FO pile over the summer? Incise* offers 3 separate designs using Manos del Uruguay Maxima or similar worsted weight yarn with fascinating slipped-, twisted- and mosaic stitch patterns. Cinca* was worked in Linen Stonewash from Berroco, a perfect light layer for summertime breezes.

Stay tuned for announcements of future Camp GYI happenings, pop-up classes, and gatherings. Although this is virtual camp, and attendance at shop events is not required, we want to see lots of new and returning campers this summer!

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) available at GYI.

I’m delighted to be back in the gallery business with recently finished projects to share. First up, a new shop sample, fresh from Jill’s needles, to show how beautifully Dream in Color’s BFL Silk DK works up: Joji Locatelli’s 3 Color Cashmere Cowl*. Veronica Van, the creative force behind Dream in Color, picked trios of her colorways just for us. The original directions are written for fingering weight, but we’re happy to share Jill’s adaptation for DK yarn with your pattern and/or yarn purchase. (It knits up so much more quickly.)

Here’s the picture of the cowl you may have seen on Ravelry with the designer inside:

Next, another new sample, Jill’s Derecho* from designer Alison Green. The yarn is Berroco Remix Light, a summery French non-wool blend of nylon/cotton/acrylic/silk/linen flax. Jill called this top “a fun knit that went really fast.” High praise indeed. Its seamless top-down construction helps make it a speedy knit – you could have yours done before the Fourth of July!

Stephanie’s bright cereza red sweater is also top-down and uses a mock set-in sleeve shoulder construction – “mock” because there are actually no seams to sew at all. The pattern is called Throwback Thursday (Worsted)* and the designer is Mary Annarella. Stephanie’s yarn is Malabrigo Rios. Note the lovely lace and cable design on the side seams.

Joanne started out with Berroco Vintage in this cheerful green and an “old magazine pattern” for a V-neck pullover. After wrestling with confusing instructions, she decided to do what a knitter can always do when directions do more harm than good – she figured out a better way to knit it herself – making this stand-up collar design a Joanne original!

For these afterthought heel Simple Toe-Up Socks* from Churchmouse Yarns and Teas, Joanne used Alegria from Manos del Uruguay in a shade called Fuega and some solid Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock for heels and toes. This easy pattern is now Joanne’s default sock pattern.

Sharon created this comfy, cozy shawl with Malabrigo Chunky and the pattern The Big Chunky One* from Boo Knits, a designer best known for her incredibly delicate lace work. With this design she shows she knows her way around size 8mm/US 11 needles, too!

Sharon says it’s the perfect chill chaser.

Another big needle beauty – Gina’s Range* from Andrea Mowry, knit with a chunky yarn. The interplay of the different stitch textures, including repeating bands of brioche, may be even more eye-catching here than with worsted weight, as per the pattern.

I’ll close with one last sweater, another Gina creation, Dutchess from Cheryl Burke, originally published in the book, The Rhinebeck Sweater.

I love, love, love how Gina used a variegated Malabrigo Rios for the body and a solid Rios shade for the colorwork yoke. Always something new to try!

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!

Pardon us while we toot our own horn: this Saturday is Local Yarn Store Day – a day to celebrate brick-and-mortar yarn shops! We’re partnering with many wonderful yarn companies and designers in this second annual event to offer you unique, limited edition products that you’ll only find at your LYS on LYS Day!

It’s also a day to celebrate and thank YOU for the support that keeps locally-owned businesses like GYI an integral part of the community of yarn lovers. Your patronage has kept our doors open and our shelves filled with yarn since 2010, and we are so very grateful.

So what does LYS Day hold in store?

• 15% savings on the purchase 3 or more skeins of ANY of our fingering weight yarns (including our very newest, Perennial)
• exclusive free-with-purchase patterns
• limited edition yarn sets from Dream in Color and Kelbourne Woolens, plus our own in-house GYI kits
• Drawing for a Hiya Hiya Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Set ($5 chances for a great set valued at $166)
• Berroco pattern booklets
• a few surprises, of course!

Speaking of Perennial, you know we only bring in yarns we absolutely love (looking at you, Berroco Remix Light and Lana Grossa Cashmere 365) but Perennial, Kelbourne Woolens’ newest, really has us swooning. This merino/alpaca/nylon mix has the soft “hand” of a luxury yarn, but at 497 yards per 100g skein, it actually costs less than most other fingering weights. And it comes in KW’s signature drop-dead-gorgeous color palette!

Just for LYS Day, the KW team has put together adorable kits to make Courtney Kelley’s shawl A Bow in the Sky.

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Below are the color choices for the Bow in the Sky kits. Each kit contains a full 100g skein plus 20g of each of five colors, 994 yards total! That’s plenty for many other mini-skein-friendly patterns, too. Ask us for options.

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Veronica Van, the color visionary behind Dream in Color yarns, has created an LYS Day limited edition color of Smooshy with Cashmere to honor the Grand Canyon Centennial. If you’ve ever visited the Grand Canyon, you will have seen every one of these gorgeous colors…

Veronica hand-picked 10 coordinating colors to combine with the Grand Canyon Centennial shade to make designer Jessica Correa’s Riotous Shawl. The pattern is included with her Smooshy with Cashmere LYS Day kits. Come early for best selection; only 5 different color kits are available.

Casapinka created a “pullover shawl” for LYS Day and named it Magical Thinking. The pattern is free with any yarn purchase. She worked with Veronica Van to use the same DIC colors as for Riotous Shawl, so the Smooshy kits are perfect for both. We’ve made up a dozen or so different in-house kits for you to choose from. (The nice thing about kits is if you dread picking colors, the hard part’s already been done for you.) Whichever yarns you pick, you’ll save 15%!

Shannon Squire is on board LYS Day with her Squishiest Ever Hat & Cowl. It’s free with the purchase of any of our worsted weight yarns. Malabrigo Rios would be perfect. Just sayin’.

Heather Walpole of Ewe Ewe Yarns is giving away her Something About Phoenix shawl pattern with the purchase of four skeins of her lovely Ewe So Sporty. You’ll need two skeins of a main color + one skein each of two contrast colors. So pretty, just easy garter stitch, and very wearable.

Finally, Pom Pom Magazine will have a great deal: buy a print copy from GYI, receive a Ravelry download code for any back issue. All this and more (I did promise surprises) but only on Saturday, April 27th!

The last post was all about new yarns for Spring, so that means it’s time for a shelf-clearing sale on winter yarns. Save 25% on our Winter 2018 yarns:

• Lana Grossa Bingo Funky Print
• Berroco Brielle
• Berroco Millefiore
• Trendsetter Icon
• Lana Grossa Gomitolo Versione & Gomitolo Merino

Above, Deb’s two happy hats in Bingo Funky Print using the Simple Slouch Hat pattern, free on Ravelry from designer Robyn Devine. Below, her elegant Rikke hat in our Classic Alpaca, luxurious 100% alpaca. Sarah Young’s Rikke is another freebie pattern.

Bonnie used Brielle for her original design-as-you-go cowl that combines stripes with stranded knitting. I think the pattern needs to be written up and shared!

Also from Bonnie, this cute cardigan in Gomitolo Merino. Those ladybug buttons! The pattern is 2502 Contiguous Baby Cardigan* from Vanessa Ewing. The construction includes a clever topdown, seamless shoulder shaping called the “contiguous method.” If that’s a new knitting term for you (it was for me a few months back) check out its own Ravelry Group, here.

Another project from Bonnie’s needles, Winter Sunset* from Gabrielle Danskknit in beatiful Blue Jeans Rios – and, again, those pink star buttons are a perfect finishing touch.

Berroco Vintage and Sugar Bush Drizzle, held together, was Bonnie’s genius combination for her cozy Basic Hooded Cowl, from Halliday Nelson. It’s another Ravelry free pattern.

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Jill & Brigid collaborated on our shop sample of Cinca* by Amy Christoffers. Four balls of Berroco Linen Stonewash created this beauty. This yarn is going fast! It’s a DK weight chain ply, 100% linen, a big sister to the now-discontinued Shibui Linen we all loved so much a few years back.

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Can you spot the little boxes? The clever stitch pattern of this Piece of Home* blanket from Fifty Four Ten Studio loves hand-dyed yarn, like this madelinetosh Vintage Jill chose. A good substitute would be Malabrigo Rios, but even a solid shade – Berroco’s Vintage or our new Pima 100 for a summery version? – would become a treasured favorite.

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Ann W. made Heidi Kirrmaier’s Mountain High* in Ultra Alpaca Natural for her niece. That’s what I call a perfect fit. Thanks, Ann, for sharing this pretty picture.

Gina’s 21 Color Mitts* are a great way to close this gallery of your finished projects. They were made using Blue Sky Fibers’ kit of Woolstok mini skeins, but what a great idea for any leftover worsted weight yarns! The pattern was written by Virginia Sattler-Reimer.

Note: Patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at Gosh Yarn It!