Knit Nite is this Friday!

That means it's almost April and we're ready to celebrate Spring (despite the rain). So grab your sticks or crochet hook and join us this coming Friday, April 2 from 6-8pm for some stitching, snacks and an extra-special treat: Ray Skjelbred will be back to play his dolceola (miniature piano) from 6-7pm! His music will make you want to do some dancing in between stitches! See you there.

Spring is springing!

Thanks to all of you who attended Stephen West's classes this past weekend - a good time was had by all, especially Stephen and the staff at VYT! We're well-supplied with Stephen's patterns, too. Speaking of spring, you'll want to dash into the shop and check out some of our new yarns. I personally am enamored by the Sugar Rush, a soft, drapey yarn made from sugar cane and the Berroco Origami is pretty cool too, and comes with a book of fashionable spring patterns. Or check out some new cotton blends by Mirasol: Lachiwa, a DK cotton/linen blend and Wach'i, which is light worsted pima cotton and silk. There are lots more to tempt you, along with some new Namaste bags.

One important note: beginning April 1, we will be open till 8pm on Thursdays only, for the summer. Here are our updated hours for each week starting then:
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri: 10am to 6pm
Thu: 10am-8pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Sun: 11am-5pm

More about our Stephen West events!

Designer and teacher Stephen West will be visiting VYT this Saturday, March 20th! We are so privileged to have this talented knitter grace the teaching table at our shop. We've been able to shuffle students so that we now have space available in both the morning and afternoon classes - PLUS, we are hosting a meet and greet knit-in with Stephen from 3-5pm! His class will be a lecture-style session and will include information about shawl design, construction, cast-ons and bind-offs. Bring your own yarn and appropriate needles for sampling Stephen's techniques. He'll be spending the day with us, so even if you can't make the class, stop in to give Stephen a big Lake Forest Park welcome!

If you're not familiar with Stephen's work, go here to read his blog - you can also find his patterns on Ravelry. We guarantee you'll be an instant fan! So come join us in welcoming Stephen to Lake Forest Park.

Saturday, March 20; $25
11am-12:30pm
1:30-3pm