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100 Ravens Trunk Show

Starting this Friday 8/2/24 join us as we showcase some new squish !! The wonderful 100 Ravens is bringing her beautiful yarn all the way from New Hampshire. It will only last until 8/16/24 so be sure you don’t miss it!

Anniversary Party With Melanie Berg!

We are so proud to have Melanie Berg as a guest visitor via zoom for our 14th Anniversary!

Come join us for a special day on September 14th at 11AM. She will be answering questions and telling us all about her process. How and why she chooses the yarns she does, what has inspired and continues to inspire her. And more!
She will also be looking to hear from you! What you would like to make, and answer any questions you might have. Bring yourself and your questions and be ready for an amazing treat!!

The cost is $10.00
Come into the shop or a zoom link will be provided upon signup

Knit In Public Day

Join us on JUNE 8th
Outside (or in the lobby if it rains) for our annual Knit In Public Day

Happy Mother's Day

Gosh Yarn It wishes all the mothers who knit and crochet a VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!

Extended Hours

For Black Friday and Small Business Saturday we will have extended hours. We will be open from 10AM to 4PM on 11/24/23 and 11/25/23. We have a lot of fun in store for everyone who visits!

POP UP Abide Coffee House 12/4/23

We will be at Abide Coffee House December 4th from 10AM until 7PM. That should give you plenty of time to come by and visit!

We are bringing our communities together!
Abide hosts a night for knitters and crocheters to gather together. Every Monday night from 6PM to 8PM.

What goes together better than coffee (or tea) and knitting/crocheting? Can't wait to see everyone there!

ENTIRE STORE SALE! TWO DAYS ONLY 11/24/23- 11/25/23

Hello! We will be having a 10% off the entire store* for TWO days. November 24; Black Friday and November 25th; Small Business Saturday.
We can't wait to see everyone!

*excluding new yarns

TRUNK SHOW December 15 &16

We are having a trunk show!!

10/6/23 TODAY IS THE DAY!

We can't wait to see you!!

Artist' Yarn Extravaganza!

2 Artists 1 Vision
Artist Phyllis Rennie and Yarn Dying Specialist Sheepyshire will be pairing their works together to create something truly special!
Phyllis is a plein air painter who has painted many beautiful landscapes around the North Eastern Pennsylvanian area. The peace and serenity Phyllis has sought in life is exhibited in all of her work. Come feel the comfort of fall in her paintings.

Sheepyshire is an up and coming yarn dyer in the Northeast Pennsylvania area. Their yarn can be found in many places but for this one event they have truly outdone themselves. They have come up with an exclusive yarn series to match the beautiful paintings. It truly is a sight to behold!

This is a night you will not want to miss!!!

Summer Yarn Sale 2023!

Private lessons

We offer private lessons. Please call the shop (570) 287-9999 to make an appointment. Cost of a Private session is $20.00/hr.

08/29/22: Time to improvise.

August 29, 2022 By Ann

I’ll start with some lovely finished projects from customers. Here are Lara’s Christmas stockings, which will certainly become treasured family heirlooms. Where does it say stockings must be red and green?

Next, Rebecca’s jolly crocheted Christmas wreath ornament — in traditional holiday colors — and 2 pairs of the most delicate earrings. I don’t know the size hook used, but it must have been quite, quite small to create such fine lacy stitches.

Rusty had her ZickZack Scarf with her when she visited the shop, knit in 3 different skeins of fingering weight. The pattern is free on Ravelry from designer Christy Kamm.

And Mary Beth brought in two pairs of comfy socks, one knit in Opal 4-Ply and one in Emma’s Yarn Practically Perfect Sock.

Tina’s also been sock knitting this summer. She chose Dream in Color Smooshy 100% Merino from her stash for her Elizabeth Carter socks from Kate Davies Designs, a “vanilla” pattern that lets the yarn steal the show.

More stash yarn (Retrosaria Mondim) went into these pretty Hermione’s Everyday Socks designed by Erica Leuder. “A perfect pattern for variegated or speckled sock yarn,” Tina says.

I finally finished my Creek, begun on the eve of the pandemic. I used Kelbourne Woolens Scout, and as I hope the second photo shows, Scout’s stitch definition is extraordinary. This sweater was worth the wait.

So why is this post titled “Time to improvise”?

Summer, the season voted most likely not to be knit or crocheted in, is on the way out. Autumn is on the way in, and with it come all the alluring, irresistible new yarns for sweater (and scarf and hat and mitten and cowl) weather.

But let’s be honest — we all have yarn on our shelves we’d like to make “disappear” before too many of those new fall/winter yarns win our hearts and jump into our project bags. That’s right — I’m talking stash here.

I’d like to suggest that with a little improvisation, you can give your “extra” yarn the beginning of a beautiful friendship…

To lean on the Casablanca metaphor a bit harder, find 2–4 skeins that just plain look good together — a Rick and a Louis. Maybe add an Ilsa and a Victor. They don’t have to be the same weight, but they shouldn’t be too dissimilar. They shouldn’t be the same kinds of yarn, so don’t round up the usual suspects. The more variety, the better — try for mix of loopy, tweedy, thick, thin, smooth, chained, fuzzy, variegated, or solid. Now take a look back at your stash. Four skeins are gone! And you’re holding a future something that will be beautiful.

All you need now is a pattern — one that will look great with that mélange of different yarns. Even if the sample is shown in a solid color, if the stitch pattern changes, change your yarn. If stripes are called for, change yarns rather than colors. It’s that simple!

There’s a list of over 20 patterns (below) that I hope will inspire you to clear a few skeins from your stash, limber up those stitching muscles if they’ve been on summer vacation, and have fun improvising your knitting. (Apologies crocheters, my pattern suggestions are all for knits. Really — you do not want this crochet know-nothing to be picking out patterns for you!)

This idea of “improvisational knitting” is one I’ve been thinking about since April when I had the great good fortune to have visited the atelier of one of GYI’s most prolific knitters, commercial artist Yael Kahanov. She graciously gave me a tour of her home studio where she has assembled everything she requires to create her amazing sculptures, paintings, prints, and textiles.

In her fiber work, she will often make up her own patterns as she goes along, responding to the colors and textures of her yarns. She loves working with beads and “novelty” yarns. We featured several of her shawls at the end of this post last year.

From a shelves piled high with gorgeous completed shawls, wraps, and stoles, she tossed these casually across a couch for me to photograph saying, “this is just some of what I like to do!”

Sometimes Yael finds a pattern she loves and will work repeat after repeat, changing only her yarns.

Here the pattern is unexpectedly split apart by a section of plain stockinette in a wild, loopy art yarn.

I find Yael’s approach to knitting incredibly inspiring and freeing — as you can see, the sky is the limit for those “fortunate ones” who will be escaping your stash!

Take a look at the following suggestions for patterns that can be used for combinations of different yarns. Even if you don’t love a specific design, perhaps you’ll enjoy exploring the work of a designer new to you.

PATTERNS FREE ON RAVELRY

LaLa’s SImple Shawl by Laura Linneman – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lalas-simple-shawl

The Age of Brass and Steam by Orange Flower Yarn – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-age-of-brass-and-steam-kerchief

Stitch Sampler Shawl by On This Day Designs – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stitch-sampler-shawl

Reyna by Noora Backlund – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reyna

Stormy Sky by Ksenia Naidyon – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stormy-sky-shawl

Take It All by Lisa Hannes – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/take-it-all

Cozy Eve by Sanne Kalmbacher – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cosy-eve

Upstate of Mind Shawl by The Lamb & Kid Designs – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/upstate-of-mind-shawl

Bark by Sue Lazenby – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bark-5

PATTERNS FOR SALE AT GYI / RAVELRY

Light and Up bu Caroline Wiens – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/light-and-up

Trillian by Martina Behm – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/trillian-2

Silta by Tif Neilan – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/silta-2

Therapy by Laura Aylor https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/therapy

Goldana by Brian Smith – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/goldana-2

Coming Together by Lisa K. Ross – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/coming-together-2

Heart Warmer Shawl by Justyna Lorkowska – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/heart-warmer-shawl

Perfect Blend by Casapinka – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/perfect-blend

Olive Pink by Casapinka – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olive-pink

Casapinka has many patterns ideal for blending yarns. Check out her Ravelry Shawl Bundle: https://www.ravelry.com/bundles/shawls-458545

Smorgasbord by Stephen West – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shawl-smorgasbord Stephen West’s designs are also perfect for emptying your stash; view his entire Westknits design portfolio on Ravelry.

Another Cake by Barb Padwicki – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/another-cake-shawl

Paris Toujours by Isabell Kraemer – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paris-toujours

Geology by verybusymonkey – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/geology-shawl

Birds of a Feather by Andrea Mowry – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/birds-of-a-feather-14

Antarktis by Janina Kallio – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/antarktis

Finally, for anyone lucky enough to have almost no stash at all: the Lone Skein Shawl by Joji Locatelli – https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-lone-skein-shawl

Have fun introducing your stash yarns to each other and creating some beautiful friendships!

December 22, 2022-OPEN!

December 22, 2022 By GYI

Good Afternoon! GYI is OPEN today, Thursday, December 22, 2022, though we are monitoring the weather. Snow is still coming down, but the forecast is for warmer temps and rain this afternoon. We will keep you posted if we need to close early. Please be safe and drive slowly if you do venture out.

Our Holiday Hours are as follows:
Friday, December 23 OPEN12-4
Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve, CLOSED
Saturday, December 31 New Year’s Eve OPEN 12-4

Friday, December 23-CLOSED!

December 23, 2022 By GYI

Due to the upcoming winter storm, GYI will be CLOSED today, Friday, December 23. We apologize for any inconvenience and will see you again at our next open hours on Wednesday, December 28. Have a very Happy Holidays!!!

Image by kjpargeter on Freepik

12/31/22: What yarn can do.

December 31, 2022 By Ann

Year-end greetings from your far-flung correspondent. I may be a couple of hundred miles away from the shop, but that hasn’t kept me from keeping an eye on all the lovely things you’ve been making with GYI yarn. This last post of the year is a gallery of some of 2022’s greatest hits — the ones Jill, Kathy, and Tina have been able to admire in person. (Warning: picture-heavy post!)

Kayla’s Dotty* designed by Elena Fedotova in Malabrigo Rios and Malabrigo Sock.

Kayla’s Boho Beaded Pocket Scarf* by tl.crochet in Malabrigo Rios.

Shop sample of Sailors Watch Cowl by Mallory Krall by Rebecca in Berroco Ultra Wool DK.

Display sample of GYI shop pattern for a double crochet beanie made by Kelly in Malabrigo Rios.

Kathy’s herringbone neckwarmer by Breean Elyse Miller in Malabrigo Rasta in color Porrinho.

Mary’s crocheted S3 Socks by Cara Louise Reitbauer in the exclusive GYI colorway from The Sheepyshire, below.

Mary’s Zurie* by the Berroco Design Team in Berroco Dash.

Mary’s Dreaming of the Slopes Hat* by Angela Plunkett in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Tweed in color Tiger Lily.

Kathy’s Portland Cap by Mary Pranica in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Tweed, also in Tiger Lily.

Another Portland Cap by Kathy in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Tweed in color Midsummer Night

Why not kick off your New Year’s knitting with Woolstok Tweed and a fun KAL? GYI is participating in the Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok KAL for a cozy layering piece, the Ely Capelet*, below. Official start date is January 9, ending March 31. The capelet pattern is size inclusive, up to 62″, and takes 5+ skeins of Woolstok Tweed. Pattern is free with your yarn purchase at GYI. I’m sure there will be plenty of updates coming from GYI on Instagram and Facebook.

Kathy’s Chardon by Sarah Kenyon in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok.

Stephanie’s Gry* by Arne & Carlos in Rowan Felted Tweed.

Stephanie’s Phishing Mitt(en)s* from Jesie Ostermiller in Kelbourne Woolens Scout.

Kathy’s Timber* fingerless mitts from tincanknits in Kelbourne Woolens Scout.

Jill’s Ikigai Cowl* by Breean Elyse Miller in Malabrigo Caprino, below.

Gina’s Skyward by Yigitcan Vatansever in Malabrigo Rios in color Whales Road.

Gina’s Avena* by Jennifer Steingass in Kelbourne Woolens Scout for her main color and stash yarn for the yoke.

Steven’s The Snuggle Is Real* by Maxim Cyr in yarns purchased at The Sheepyshire trunk show this summer.

Steven’s Elisabeth by Georgia Farrell, knit with modifications from Ann Budd’s The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns, in Berroco Mercado, below.

Tina W.’s Jinkies* by Kate Davies in stash yarn.

Tina W.’s Ariel socks* by Sari Nordlund, also in stash yarn.

Bonnie’s Cierra* from Ella Rae in Rowan Felted Tweed.

Bonnie’s Ariadne* child’s dress by Lisa Chemery in stash yarn.

Two beanies from Bonnie using the Worsted Knit Basic Beanie by Diane Serviss in stash yarns with GYI’s fur pompoms.

Sarah’s Burrow Hat from Purl Soho in Malabrigo Rios.

Tina R.’s Sockhead Slouch Hat by Kelly McClure in The Sheepyshire Staple Sock.

Jaime used a personal pattern for this child’s hat and earwarmer set with one hank of The Sheepyshire Maizy Super Bulky.

Mary crocheted the Bristol Beanie by Lee Sartori twice, using each of the colorways of The Sheepyshire Staple Sock Holiday Sets Santa Claus Lane and Light One Candle, below.

Kathy’s I’m So Basic socks from Summer Lee, also in The Sheepyshire Staple Sock Holiday Set Santa Claus Lane. Summer Lee’s pattern must be one of Kathy’s favorites — below, two more pairs in stash yarn.

Three views of Charlotte’s Jigsaw Puzzle* by Stephen West in stash yarns.

Charlotte’s Painting Bricks Shawl*, another Stephen West design, in stash yarns. She finished the piece without the sawtooth border. If you’re intrigued by the “brick” pattern — an ideal use for mini skeins — West has versions for a blanket, cowl, hat, sweater, scarf, socks, and mittens as well.

Joni’s Color Strike* shawl by Josh Ryks-Robinsky in madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light.

Joni’s Chilton Cowl* by Bobbi Intveld using a Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle in the Holiday Frost colorway.

Joni’s 21 Color Slouch* by Virginia Sattler-Reimer made with a Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle in the Holiday Cheer colorway. Below, the Holiday Cheer and Holiday Frost sets.

The mini-ornaments below, free patterns by Nancy Ekvall from the Blue Sky Fibers website, were designed for Woolstok Bundles but would be great for your stash leftovers, too: Holiday Cheer Mini Hat and Holiday Cheer Mini Mitt.

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to finish a stocking in plenty of time for the 2023 holidays, remember that Candide Christmas Classics Stocking Kits can be ordered from GYI all year long for only $36.

One of my resolutions is to get back to GYI as soon as I can to get my hands on the beautiful yarns that have come in since I left in April. Looks like I missed a glorious restock of Knittinbro Sock. These pictures were taken in November. My guess is many have sold out by now!

I don’t want to miss this yummy Berroco Lanas Light.

Kathy’s Sketchbook Hat* by the Berroco Design Team in Berroco Lanas Light.

Gwenn’s personal pattern for Fair Isle mittens in Lanas Light.

Machine washable Lang Cashmerino for Babies & More would be perfect for a wee one I’ve been knitting for recently.

Jill’s Spelt* by Lisa Chemery in Cashmerino for Babies and More.

I’ll close with a confession about the wildly popular Sophie Scarf* by PetiteKnit, below.

When it first debuted in July on the designer’s Instagram account and on Ravelry, all I could think of was (and I know I’m dating myself!) this:

But the more photos that showed up on social media showing it as just a fun accessory for a pop of color, it began to win me over.

And then Kathy used some of GYI’s Malabrigo Caprino for this beauty:

I mean, c’mon — the chance to use an 80/20 merino/cashmere? And a quick knit that takes less that 150 yards?

There could be quite a few Sophie scarves wrapped up with bows by December 2023 because, of course, I’ll be keeping that other resolution to do a little gift knitting every month, right? And who knows, maybe even a Sophie Shawl* for myself?

Happy and Healthy New Year, everyone.

May your 2023 be filled with smiles — and many contented hours of stitching!

Note: patterns marked with an asterisk (*) are available at GYI and Ravelry.

January 7, 2023

You’ve been asking and it’s here-GYI will now be open until 8:00pm every Thursday night starting January 12! We invite you & your friends to bring your projects- knit, crochet, weaving, drop spindle, whatever fiber fun you choose and come craft with us at our big table in the shop. Craft, chat, learn something new from everyone around the table and just relax and have a great time.

Adding to the fun, we will be hosting a live weaving demo from Linda Mesavage on Thursday, January 19 during our craft night hours from 4-8. She’ll be showing us how to weave on a Zoom Loom and a Pin Loom. If you’ve been thinking of giving weaving a try, pop in and see what it’s all about.

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Blue Sky Fibers KAL-Ely Capelet

January 10, 2023 By GYI

The start of a new year always feels like a great time to start off the year with a project just for me. Blue Sky Fibers is encouraging us to do the same with their Knit-a-long (KAL) for their Ely Capelet pattern. This size inclusive project uses their newest yarn, Woolstok Tweed, a soft, Aran/Chunky yarn with a subtle fleck of tweed running through. The pattern calls for anywhere from 5-12 hanks of Woolstok Tweed and is sized up to a 60-62″ bust. The capelet is knit flat and seamed and would be a great practice if you’re new to cables. We have a sample started in the shop and would love it if you’d join us in making your own. Blue Sky Fibers is giving away one free pattern with the purchase of the yarn. Stop in this week and we’ll get you set up with everything you’ll need.

January 11, 2023

Gosh Yarn It is still accepting food donations for Sara’s Table at the JCC food bank. Any non-perishable items, cans, boxed pasta, coffee, juice, peanut butter, canned veggies, whatever you like. We have extended our drop off time through the end of January to be able to collect more items, hopefully.

We are also taking any donations of cold weather items, hats, mittens, etc. And for every donation, you will receive a raffle for a $50 gift card to the shop, our thank you to you.

If you are planning on coming for our late night crafting on Thursday, we’d love if you could bring even one can. We thank you for any donations in advance!

CLOSED: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

March 1, 2023 By GYI

Due to sickness and being short staffed, Gosh Yarn It will be CLOSED TODAY, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to open again on Thursday. Thank you for your understanding.

Local Yarn Store Day 2023!

April 20, 2023 By GYI

SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Saturday, April 29, 2023 we will be celebrating Local Yarn Store Day at the shop with a special pop up flower event with Florology Design from 12-2, an exclusive LYS bag from DellaQ, Emma’s Yarn Super Silky Two Skein LYS Day Bundles, pattern specials and some snacks.
Below is a brief description of what LYS Day is and what it’s all about. We hope you’ll join us in saying thank you for your support all these years!

Local Yarn Store Day
April 29, 2023
Local Yarn Store Day is a brick-and-mortar yarn shop appreciation day created by TNNA members. The sixth annual LYS Day will take place on April 29th 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!