Welcome to this special edition of The Crochet Stitch, the weekly crochet podcast from Yarn Over Hook, the global home of crochet.

View the Newsletter: Celebrate Local Yarn Store Day Today 🧶

In this episode, we’re celebrating Local Yarn Store Day, happening Saturday, April 25, 2026. This annual event is all about showing love to independently owned yarn shops and the creative communities they help support. For crocheters, it is also a meaningful opportunity to visit your favorite local yarn store, discover something new, and help make crochet more visible in the broader fiber world.

We talk about why local yarn stores matter, not just as places to buy yarn, but as gathering spaces, learning spaces, and community spaces. Many shops celebrate the day with special events, trunk shows, giveaways, exclusive patterns, yarn launches, and community stitching time.

You’ll also hear simple ways to make the most of Local Yarn Store Day, including visiting a shop near you, asking about crochet-friendly events or classes, bringing a current project, buying yarn or tools, sharing the shop on social media, or inviting another crocheter to come along.

Whether you are stopping in to say hello, picking up supplies for your next project, or sharing your favorite local yarn shop with the Yarn Over Hook community, your visit matters.

Local Yarn Store Day is a beautiful reminder that crochet is community.

Grab your hook, visit your favorite LYS, and celebrate the people, places, and makers that keep crochet connected.

Yarn Over Hook helps crocheters create, learn, and connect.

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The Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.

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