Yarn Shop Day 2017 Celebrations

Image courtesy of Let's Knit magazine

Today (May 6th) is Yarn Shop Day in the UK. Organised by Let's Knit magazine, its aim is to promote local yarn and haberdashery stores, encouraging customers both old and new to go through their doors.

Highlights of this year include:

• Free Debbie Bliss Primavera blanket pattern given away in participating stores
• Rowan offering 10 per cent discount off a year's subscription when making a purchase in store
• Leeds yarn store Baa Ram Ewe releasing one-off Titus Goddess Viking shade
• In Manchester, Countess Ablaze holding a special event with Brityarn, Whistlebare and The Little Grey Girl
• West Yorkshire Spinners producing a one-off Signature Yarn Shop Day 4 ply sock yarn

Did your local yarn shop do anything to celebrate? Mine didn't! I do hope though that the day encouraged knitters to buy from bricks and mortar shops rather than the internet - shops can only know what customers want to buy if you tell them and there's nothing like a good squish and feel of a yarn before buying!