What to expect at Sue2Knits for LYS Day 2026:
- There will be yummy goodies.
- Extended hours from 10-5, At the end of the day, we will stay open for a extra KNIT Night until 6 pm (at least)!
- 15% off almost everything... yarn, kits, accessories and notions
- Up to 55% off Clearance
- Free pattern with purchase - see below for details
- Koigu LYS Day products with free pattern
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Shop to win! Each purchase you make gives you a chance to win a $50 gift card, a surprise draw prize and Cashmello prize pack which includes: 10 balls of Cashmello, Book 467, a zipper bag, a postcard, and a sticker from Berroco. Shoppers will get one ticket to the draws for every $25 they spend.
We did not organize a yarn crawl but take the time to check out all of our local yarn shops!
@sue2knits
Sue2Knits and Yarn
12045 Ducharme Lane, McGregor, ON;
@shallweknit
Shall We Knit
17 Main St E,,Kingsville ON;
@littlesheepyarnboutique
Little Sheep Yarn Boutique
521 Erie Street East, Windsor, ON;
@thehookpusher
The Hook Pusher
4755 Wyandotte Street East., Windsor, ON;
@fusionfiberarts
Fusion Fiber Arts
839 Ottawa St, Windsor, ON
Here are some LYS Day Special Colourways and Patterns with Yarn Purchases shown below to help you plan!
Ambah O'Brien is launching a new pattern, the Wibbly-Wobbly Scarf - in 2 different sizes- so you can use a paint can or a pencil box to make it!
For Local Yarn Store Day this year (Saturday, April 25th), Koigu is offering these new pencil box and paint can colourways with a 50% discount code for her new pattern!
Product Info:
Pencil Box
-10 x 25g mini skeins of Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino yarn (fingering weight)
-packaged in clear lidded branded box with a cover photo
-discount code inside for customer to get 50% off pattern + QR code to pattern
-Wibbly Wobbly Pencil Box - Original (left)
-Wibbly Wobbly Pencil Box - Shoreline (right)
Paint Can
-5 x 25g mini skeins of Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino yarn (fingering weight)
-packaged in a clear, metal lidded & handled 'paint can'
-discount code inside for customer to get 50% off pattern + QR code to pattern
-Wibbly Wobbly Paint Can - Garden Wall (left)
-Wibbly Wobbly Paint Can - Original (right)
Pattern Info: (PATTERN NOT INCLUDED)
Add a joyful burst of colour to your wardrobe with the Wibbly-Wobbly Scarf. Inspired by Koigu Yarn’s Painter's Palette and Paint Can mini-skein sets, this design invites you to experiment, mix, and play with colour. Knit it in a narrow five-colour or wide ten-colour version, or adapt the pattern to suit your mini-skein stash and create something uniquely yours. The scarf is knit width-wise with tapered edges.
Dimensions
Narrow (Wide)
Length: 60 (60) "/150 (150) cm
Width: 6.5 (13.5)"/16.5 (34) cm
Measurements taken after blocking.
For Local Yarn Store Day, Koigu also has 3 special limited edition collector colours for Local Yarn Store Day 2026! Dyed on their oh-so-soft sport weight base, Winnie. 100% extra fine merino (17 micron) with a high-twist.
Colours from left to right: Romance in the Weeds, Midsummer, and Venti
Colossal Fluff Up by Casapinka is her LYS Day promotion for 2026. For LYS Day weekend, if you buy yarn from a participating Local Yarn Shop to make this, you will receive a code for the free pattern. This was designed to work with any variegated or speckled yarn, so just choose your favorite, combine it with a solid, and knit it up!
Shawl Requirements
2 skeins of fingering weight yarn, 400 yards each - sample used one is an off-white, and one is speckled/variegated.
One US 6/4mm needle, 24" or longer
For her seventh annual Local Yarn Store Day design, Jessica Ays (Double the Stitches) continues to celebrate something truly special: the relationship between knitters and the indie shops that inspire them. Treasured Skein Scarfette is designed for that one perfect skein you couldn’t leave behind.
This elongated, asymmetrical scarfette features bands of vine lace separated by simple stockinette, creating a knitting rhythm that’s both engaging and wonderfully relaxing. Gentle increases shape the piece to a shallow center, then taper to narrow ends - giving it that effortlessly stylish, easy-to-wear drape.
It looks intricate. It knits up joyfully. And it lets your yarn be the star.
FINISHED SIZE
Wingspan: approximately 53.5”/134 cm
Depth at Center: approximately 7.25”/18 cm
YARN: DK Weight
Sample used a skein that was 245 yards/224 meters per 100 grams)
The Fun Doesn't Stop on Sunday!
I'm hosting a Virtual Cast-On Party on Friday, May 1st, at 7 PM Eastern for every knitter who picks up the Treasured Skein Scarfette pattern.
Here's what we'll do together:
• I'll share an overview of the pattern of the scarfettes' construction
• We'll go over key techniques with tutorials so everyone feels confident casting on
• Share photos from our test knitters and sample knitters for yarnie inspiration. Make sure to tag me in yours!
• Answer questions live
The event will be hosted on Zoom and streamed live to YouTube. A replay will be shared afterward for anyone who can't make it live.
I pre-ordered the Madelinetosh LYS Day 2026 Kit colours - Medieval and Meet Me at the LYS in the Tosh Merino Light but unfortunately, I don't think the order will arrive in time for Saturday. Meet Me at the LYS blends golden warmth, gentle lavender, and earthy greens to capture the joy of gathering at your local yarn shop.
They were sold out almost immediately for their kits in the Della Q bags so I ordered the 2 colours only. I will set them to allow backorders for Saturday.
The Sashiko Tee by @elenormortensen is now available on Ravelry. Isn’t it beautiful?
She has started a KAL in collaboration with @_wollfestivalkassel! You can post your tees on Instagram with the #sashikoteekal and tag @_wollfestivalkassel and @elenormortensen and you can also join the KAL in her Ravelry group.
Who wants to join in a shop KAL with me along with Elenor? We will host an Any Tee KAL including the Sashiko Tee which I plan to knit.
Choose from the 3 combos shown of Julie Asselin Leizu Fingering - Galet with Émilie, Midnight Oil with
Thé d’après-midi, Trench with Biscotti, choose your own combo or choose a combo of any fingering in the shop!
The Sashiko Tee is a top-down knitted tee-shirt with a large colourwork motif that extends over the yoke and further over the front, back and short sleeves.
To ensure a seamless pattern on the body for all sizes, the sweater is available in 6 sizes and 2 different gauges, resulting in a wide range of sizes.
Her sweater is size 3 with a gauge swatch of 26 stitches x 32 rounds (gauge 1).
I recommend a positive ease of approx. 4-6″ / 10-15 cm
Gauge 1 (G1):
26 sts x 32 rnds = 4″ / 10 x 10cm with 3.5mm ndl in plain stockinette and in fair isle pattern, after wet blocking.
SIZES in gauge 1:
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6)
Finished bust circumference in gauge 1: 33.8, 37.8, 42.1 (46.5, 50.5, 55.1)″ / 86, 96, 107 (118, 129, 140) cm
Gauge 2 G2:
25 sts x 30 rnds = 4″ / 10 x 10cm with 3.75mm ndl in plain stockinette and in fair isle pattern, after wet blocking.
SIZES in gauge 2:
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6)
Finished bust circumference in gauge 2: 35.4, 39.4, 44 (48.4, 52.7, 57)″ / 90, 100, 112 (123, 134, 145) cm
MATERIAL:
Yarn
The required amount of yarn is calculated generously so that it is sufficient for both gauges.
If you want the shirt to be longer than specified, you will need to plan for more yarn.
Blue (MC): approx. 645, 700, 765 (833, 929, 1005) yards / 590, 640, 700 (762, 850, 920) m
and
Beige (CC): approx. 317, 344, 371 (404, 437, 481) yards / 290, 315, 340 (370, 400, 440) m
Needles
G1: 3mm and 3.5mm, 40cm (or a set of 3 and 3.5mm double-pointed needles) and 80cm-long circular needles
OR
G2: 3.25mm and 3.75mm, 40cm (or a set of 3.25 and 3.75mm double-pointed needles) and 80cm-long circular needles
FOs and WIPs
One step forward, two steps back...I frogged back about 4 inches of the sleeve on my Kitsch Cardigan by Sedna Knitting Test Knit! I had commented that my gauge seemed really loose and wondered why since I should have been using 3.0 mm needles. It turned out that must have been interrupted and distracted when I changed from my 16 inch 3.00 needles because I was using 4.5 mm needles! I am back on track with the proper needle size.
I only knit a few more inches on my Jilli Jumper by Anne Ventzel. Between both of my WIPs, there hasn't been much progress because I have been busy! Last week, we had a leaking mixing valve on our water heater. It was luckily not the bottom rusting out or we would have had a flood of water but it was still enough that I noticed when I went in to wind yarn. Needless to say but we replaced the water heater, furnace and air conditioner.
KNIT GROUP AND GALLERY
Yanhong (CaptainMocha) pulled out a warm woolly sweater to wear with an unexpected Canadian spring cold snap.
The pattern is the Roomy Raglan by Jules Efterfield, her attempt at a Babaà sweater, it’s written in one size.
Yanhong used yarn from her stash.
Sharon is wearing her Log Cabin Vest by Maie Landra, the woman who started Koigu.
Yarn is Koigu KPPPM.
Paulette often demonstrates spinning. This is what she accomplished for her last demonstration.
She also finished another Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann. Yarn is her own hand spun.
Emma (emmlaporte) finished this pair of sunshine coloured, I'm So Basic Socks by Summer Lee.
SHOP UPDATE
The new ChiaoGoo QUADS have arrived! They are a popular find so get yours soon. Quantities are limited!
Another limited shipment of Lang Cloud has arrived. Shown is PTO-031_02 Lang Yarns Cloud by LANGYARNS SWITZERLAND in colour 8.
Berroco Wizard, a yarn that I received a few samples for the shop has arrived. Unfortunately, the green that everyone loved (colour 2980 Malachite) has beedn discontinued. Pictured above is Stargazer by Alison Green using 2990 Rhodonite (shipped separately and on the way) and 29103 Marble.
This is Skip by Alison Green. Choose a solid such as 29100 Sandstone and a self-striping.
20% off Select Winter Yarns Sale is on right now! Discount will be applied in the cart. No code needed.
Happy Wednesday, Happy Knitting, Crocheting and Crafting!