The @lystour.com starts next Wednesday, and as your local #FullServiceYarnShop, we’re here for your travel planning needs. On the Tour page of our website, you’ll find detailed directions, all the info on parking for the shop, a list of parks, and a list of restaurants. And for the EV owners…

We’re rolling out our @lystour.com pattern reveal over the next few days… first up, this year’s literary inspiration! I read both of these last year and was really touched by them. Our knitting pattern is called Calculated Stars, and our crochet pattern is called Something You Can Snuggle Up In.

Have you seen the AMAZING videos @yarndragon24.bsky.social did of all the Daily Drawing Bags? Look at all the goodies from our Sponsors and in-kind donors - like Knitting Fever, Aio Knits, Skacel, Tin Can Knits, Urth Yarns and SO MANY MORE listed on our site at www.lystour.com/lys-tour-spo...

Puget Sound LYS Tour starts May 14th! Plan your tour today! #knitting #crochet #Seattle @lystour.com

Sneak peek alert! This is a close up of our crochet pattern for the upcoming Puget Sound LYS Tour! Designed for us by the delightful Positively Yarnie, it calls for two contrasting colors in a worsted weight yarn and uses several intermediate stitches! We are pretty in love with it!😍 #btownyarn

Someone You Can Build a Nest In is by @wiswell.bsky.social ; The Calculating Stars is by @maryrobinettekowal.com

Sneak peek #2! Our knit design for this years Puget Sound LYS Tour is a gorgeous bit of colorwork designed by Lisa Ellis. It’s another stunner and calls for two, contrasting, worsted weight colors and has several options to choose from! I hope you’ll love it as much as I do! #btownyarn #craftsky

The @lystour.com bags are now available in our online shop - and in-person tomorrow starting at 10 AM! Have us ship them or reserve one for pickup: www.stillyriveryarns.com/store/p681/L...

Check out @btownyarn.bsky.social's gorgeous display with this year's limited edition totes and zip pouches! Get them while you can - because when they're gone, they're gone.

Did you get your Passports yet? They're available at all participating Puget Sound LYS Tour shops and downloadable from lystour.com

Wrapping up our Shop Spotlights is Acorn Street Shop. It's hard to believe that this little shop has been around for 35 years. Mary and Janet took over ownership nearly 7 years ago and they never cease to have fun playing with yarn. 1/4

Next Spotlight is All Wound Up - owned by Leslie and Nona, a mother/daughter duo. All Wound Up will celebrate their 10th Anniversary in July 2025. They love being part of the fiber arts community in Edmonds. 1/3

Next up the Shop Spotlight is shining on Apple Yarns @appleyarns.bsky.social HELLO from Apple Yarns 🥰. New for this year's tour are new and exclusive yarns from Apple Fiber Studio, including Suri Silk. 1/3

In today’s Shop Spotlight, meet Bazaar Girls! One day in the fall of 2011, we took over the hole-in-the-wall yarn shop, The Twisted Ewe. 1/4

Next up in Shop Spotlights is Fidalgo Artisan Yarn & Clothing - a boutique yarn shop specializing in premium hand-dyed yarns, carefully selected commercial yarns and specialty and handmade garments. We don’t use the word “artisan” lightly - the shop is filled with our own, owner-dyed luxury yarns.

Our next Shop Spotlight is Great Yarns - celebrating its 41st anniversary this year!! Amid the vibrant colors, sparkles, and a myriad of fibers and textures, a community has found solace here, as well as inspiration and education. 1/3

Shop Spotlights continue with Hazel Knits @hazelknits.bsky.social - a yarn dyeing studio in Seattle, WA. Established in 2007, hazel knits has grown to include a brick-and-mortar location in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. 1/3

Next in our Shop Spotlight is Heart2Heart Knitting & Fiber Arts @heart2heartknittin.bsky.social! Walking into Heart2Heart Knitting & Fiber Arts is like stepping into a different realm entirely. 1/4

Next stop on the Shop Spotlights is LaMercerie! At La Mercerie, we’re more than just a yarn shop – we’re a hub for creativity and community. Located in the heart of Bainbridge Island on Winslow Way, our store is a modern haberdashery featuring yarns sourced from around the world. 1/5

Shop Spotlights continue with Needles & Hooks, located in the heart of Lake Forest Park in the Town Center, and well stocked with a variety of yarns & notions for every level of knitter and crocheter. You'll find us inside the town center, next to the library. 1/3

Next up on Shop Spotlights is Northwest Yarns & Mercantile! Community and creativity abound at our shop, where folks are always welcome to come and hang out. We offer yarn, knitting and crochet accoutrements, and so much more! 1/4

Next up in our Shop Spotlights is, Quintessential Knits yarn shop, located in beautiful downtown Duvall, WA. We believe that knitting, along with crocheting, spinning and weaving are an essential part of who we are not just what we do. 1/3

Next up in Shop Spotlights is Sea Bre's Yarn @seabresyarn.bsky.social - centrally located on Whidbey Island in downtown historic Coupeville, Sea Bre’s waterfront location and historic building help to create a warm and cozy yarn shopping experience for you!

Puget Sound LYS Tour prize bags are here 🤩🤩🤩 Enter to win at each participating shop May 14-18. Plan your tour today! #knitting #crochet @lystour.com

Next up on Shop Spotlights is Northwest Yarns & Mercantile! Welcome to Northwest Yarns & Mercantile! Community and creativity abound at our shop, where folks are always welcome to come and hang out. We offer yarn, knitting and crochet accoutrements, and so much more! 1/5

Quintessential Knits yarn shop is located in beautiful downtown Duvall, Washington. We believe that knitting, along with crocheting, spinning and weaving are an essential part of who we are not just what we do. Creating is an expression of the passion we share with fiber artists everywhere. 1/5

Our next Shop Spotlight is Sea Bre’s Yarn! @seabresyarn.bsky.social Centrally located on Whidbey Island in downtown historic Coupeville, Sea Bre’s waterfront location and historic building help to create a warm and cozy yarn shopping experience for you! 1/4

Next up in Shop Spotlights is Seattle Yarn! @seattleyarn.bsky.social Seattle Yarn is a long-standing shop in beautiful West Seattle, a short hop from iconic spots like Alki Point, Alaska Junction, and Lincoln Park. 1/5

Our next Shop Spotlight is Stilly River Yarns! @stillyriveryarns.com Whether you’re new to our community or a lifelong resident of the area, Stilly River Yarns in Stanwood, WA is a full-service yarn shop ready to help you find your next project or get you back on track with your current one! 1/5

Our Shop Spotlight today takes us to Stranded by the Sea! @strandedbythesea.com Tara and her friendly staff are always happy to pick up a dropped stitch or decipher a pattern that needs de-coding. There are no silly questions, the stitch doctors are always here to help. 1/5

Next up in Shop Spotlights is another of our new to the LYS Tour shops - Strikke! @strikkeyarns.bsky.social Strikke (strick-eh) is the Norwegian & Danish word for knit. Which happens here... a lot. Same with crochet. We take a lot into consideration when we choose our products. 1/4

Next up in our Shop Spotlight series is Tea Cozy! Tea Cozy is a yarn store in Ballard, Washington featuring Scandinavian and yarns and fibers as well as knitting and crochet classes. Tea Cozy’s shop magic is our community focus and our wide selection of yarn and fiber. #PugetSoundLYSTour

Next up in Shop Spotlights is The Knitters Studio - a colorful, fiber-filled sanctuary designed for you. Here you can relax, unwind, browse for a new project, gain inspiration, take a class, and connect with other fiber lovers. 1/3

Our next Shop Spotlight is The New Knittery @thenewknittery.bsky.social! The New Knittery is a cozy, welcoming fiber shop with easy access to I-5, I-405 and SeaTac Airport, and it is an easy drive from Seattle proper. 1/3

Our next Shop Spotlight is The Nifty Knitter, where creativity and community come together in a cozy haven for fiber enthusiasts! Nestled in the heart of Gilman Village in Issaquah, Washington, our shop has been delighting crafters of all kinds since 2016. 1/4

The Yarn Outfitter @theyarnoutfitter.bsky.social is a yarn and fiber shop in beautiful downtown Arlington, WA. We aim to provide high quality yarn, fiber, tools, patterns, gifts, and education while fostering a welcoming maker community. 1/4

WildFibers is a Local Yarn Shop situated in the historic downtown center of Mount Vernon, Washington and is surrounded by the scenic beauty of the Skagit Valley. 1/4

For our first Shop Spotlight of 2025 - we're headed to one of the new shops on this year's tour - Yarn Dragon @yarndragon24.bsky.social - at Seattle's iconic Pike Place Market. 1/3

Hey fiber fam! Did you know we've got 25 participating shops on the Tour this year? We've been showcasing them on our other socials and going to catch up here over the next few days! Stay tuned to get to know the amazing shops that make the #PugetSoundLYSTour the magical event it is!

Puget Sound LYS Tour 😱 🤩🎉 We can’t wait to see all of you there 😍 @lystour.com #knitting #crochet #seattle #yarncrawl

Hey there Tour Fam! It’s about to get BUSY around here - because May is just around the corner - and we’ve got LOADS of fun, fabulous and fibery things for you in the next couple months.

Did you know that one of the reasons that the Puget Sound LYS Tour started was to encourage folks to support small, local businesses? We're in our 19th year and we still believe in making an impact with how you spend and where you shop. #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusiness

Cue the fanfare and congratulate our Winner - Kyle Muir! 🎉  Kyle is a digital artist with an inventive and versatile approach to art. Stemming from a strong foundation in pen-and-ink style drawings, he blends traditional techniques with the possibilities afforded by digital mediums.

If you're just starting to find your way around here - Feeds are a great place to start finding fiber fam 🧶 and be part of building community - like The Black Fiber Folks Starter Pack from @knotbadbritt.com

Are you a new or new-ish to fiber craft? Or one of the 'old' guard who's still at it? Great article from @theguardian.com about why knitting and crochet are gaining in popularity again. And we're here to support every bit of it! 🧶 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hello fiber 🧶 friends! We're still working on getting moved in here on BlueSky. We'll have a couple of lists that we maintain for this year's tour: • Participating Shops • Sponsors • Pattern Designers • Trunk Show Makers You'll also always be able to find all this info at lystour.com