Lake Tahoe

Welcome to Lake Tahoe Yarn Company!

Announcements!

NEW YARN IN!!!

 Alchemy yarns are in, Wow! are they amazing. Haiku, Migration and Sanctuary.

Stonehedge Fiber mill is making fingering weight in 12 colors. It is so soft and beautiful, it's awesome. Only $7.50 a hank. 230 yards.

Isager Alpaca 2 is here and it is so soft you almost can't feel it. 2 pattern books here too!!

 Knitters Night Out!

 5:30pm-8pm and 10% off purchases!

 Knitter's night out will continue through December and into January. Friday nights!

No KNO on January 16th.

NEW CLASSES!!!!

Classes by Allison Judge

Allison has been a knitter, spinner and a weaver for many years. She has also been a friend for a very long time. She offers a variety of classes I thought you might be interested. She has offered to come one to two days a month to teach. If you are interested in any of the classes listed below please email me back and we will schedule a class. They will probably be on a Sunday and classes last for about 3 hours.

Entrelac

Unravel the mysteries of Entrelac! You will begin a scarf done in this short-row style of knitting which creates a basketweave effect. Worked in a solid colored yarn you will see this wonderful pattern emerge. Alternating colors or using a multi-colored yarn, it's magical!  For those who are adventurous you will have the opportunity to learn how to knit and purl back backwards, meaning you don't have to turn the work around at the end of every short row.

Level: Advanced beginner

Skills required: comfortable with knitting and purling.  Knowing how to pick up stitches along an edge will be an advantage

Date and time: TBA

Cost: $30

Materials list provided at time of payment

Finishing

As much fun as it is to knit a project, we knitters sometimes dread the "finishing" part. I find that usually this is because you may have had some unfortunate experiences with ugly seams, unwieldy button holes, or uneven knitting.

In this class you will learn how to make your projects, from a simple scarf to the most complexly patterned sweater, look as if it was made by a pro! . Topics covered: Long tail and knitted cast on, Stitch gauge, 3-needle bind off, I-cord and applied I-cord, Seaming, Button holes , Washing and blocking, How to read a ball band and if time allows, Kitchener stitch.  There will be homework to be done prior to class, involving the knitting of swatches. Be sure to pick up a materials list and homework assignment at the time of payment.

Skill level: advanced beginner - you must be comfortable with knitting and purling, cast on and bind off.

Date and time: TBA

Cost: $40

 Beginning Lace

Holes in your knitting?  Why not learn to make them intentionally - and create beautiful patterns at the same time.  We will cover the basics of lace by learning to read a chart and making a sampler using simple lace patterns.

Skill level: Beginner/Advanced beginner - you must be comfortable with knitting and purling, cast on and bind off.

Date and time: TBA

Cost: $30

Pick up materials list at time of payment.

Color Class - Fair Isle

Fair Isle, or stranded knitting, is a technique using many colors, but only 2 in each row.  In this class you will learn how to knit patterns from a chart and how to hold a color in each hand as you work.

Skill level: Advanced beginner - must be comfortable with knit and purl, cast on and bind off, and working in the round on double pointed needles.

Date & time: TBA

Cost:$30

At time of payment, pick up materials list and homework assignment to be completed prior to class

Color Class - Intarsia

Also called "picture" knitting, intarsia involves blocks of color, and 1 color is knit at a time, although there may be many colors across a row.  Learn to follow a chart to create a picture.

Skill level: Beginner/Advanced beginner - must be comfortable with knit and purl, cast on and bind off.

Date & time: TBA

Cost: $20

Pick up materials list at time of payment.

What We Do

Lake Tahoe Yarn Company is going to be all about yarn, fiber, spinning wheels and weaving. I hope to meet all your yarn and fiber needs. I will carry local fiber as well as imported fiber. Please feel free to make suggestions and requests. This shop is for and about you.

Now Open!

Located at 10250 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee, CA

Hours of Operation

Tues - Sat 10-6

Sunday      11-5

Closed Monday

For the Truckee and Lake Tahoe locals, LTYC is in the old Scraps Dog Bakery location.  Scraps has relocated just a few doors down, and Riverstone has reopened in the old Scraps location along with Lake Tahoe Yarn Company. 

I look forward to meeting you, if you have any questions, or trouble locating the shop just give a call and I'll help you find your way here!