some of my local yarn stores (LYSs)

courtesy of annie modesitt dot com. she has a neat "ruffled roses scarf" pattern that you can only get by stopping into a LYS. kind of a cool conceit, imho. not to mention a beautiful scarf, and i want one.

Knitting Stores in CT:

Sit and Knit
10 Lasalle Rd
West Hartford, CT 06107
860 232-9276

Yarn Knit All!
26 Church Street
Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-723-9276

Knit Together (about 50 mi from home, making "local" kind of a relative term)
111 High Ridge Rd.
Stamford, CT 06905
203-324-9276

Knitting Stores in NJ (distance from home):

Accents On Knits
36 Speedwell
Morristown
973-829-9944

All About Yarn (16 mi)
303 Millburn Ave.
Millburn, NJ 07041
973-379-9118

Aunt Jean's Handiworks (50 mi)
38 Center St.
Clinton, NJ 08809
908-713-0101

Close Knit (17 mi)
North Maple Avenue
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey 07423

Collective Yarns (28 mi)
Brookside, NJ 07926
973-895-5528

Creations n' Things, Inc. (16 mi)
358 Kinderkamack Road
Emerson, NJ 07630
201-262-2223
Closed Sundays and Mondays

Creative Knitworks (17 mi)
92 Broadway
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201) 664-KNIT

Elly's Knit 'n' Rest (4 mi)
16 Church St.
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-744-1034

Fiber Arts Studio and Yarn Shop (158 mi)
315 Ocean St. Suite #23
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-898-8080

Granny's Knitting Bag (14 mi)
619 Palisade Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
201-840-0500

Handknits (17 mi)
55 North Dean St.
2nd Floor
Englewood, NJ 07030
201-567-9885

Jubili Beads & Yarns (94 mi)
713 Haddon Ave
Collingswood, NJ 08108
856-858-7844

Knit 1 Purl 2 (58 mi)
345 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
732-577-9276

Knit-a-Bit (21 mi)
66 Elm Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
908-301-0053

Knit and Purl (46 mi)
133 Route 9 South
(across from Marlboro Plaza)
Englishtown, NJ 07726
732-536-6050

Knit-and-Stitch (14 mi)
155 Maplewood Ave.
Suite 6, Box 353
Maplewood, NJ 07040
973-761-8585
Open Tues-Friday 10:30-5:30, Sat 10-5

The Knit Kit (31 mi)
1996 Route 27 #7
Edison, NJ 08817
732-287-8177

Knitter's Workshop (19 mi)
345 North Avenue West
Garwood, NJ 07027
908-789-1333
hours 10-5 Tues-Sat

The Knitting Basket (21 mi)
26 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, NJ 07834
973-983-5648

The Knitting Gallery (47 mi)
at The Courtyard
27 Rt. 34 N.
Colts Neck, NJ 07722-0303
732-294-YARN (9276)

Knitting Knook (89 mi)
25 E. Main Street
Marlton, NJ 08053
856-985-8042

The Knitting Niche (130 mi)
1330 Asbury Ave.
Ocean City, NJ 08226
609-399-5111

The Knitting Station (49 mi)
39A John Paul Jones Drive,
Monroe Twp, NJ 08831
609-371-1280

the knitting store (89 mi)
1871 Route 70 East
#14 Heritage Square
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-751-7750

Knitting To Go at Glenmarle Woolworks (55 mi)
301 North Harrison Street
The Princeton Shopping Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-921-8009

The Little Knit Shoppe, Inc. (133 mi)
205 33rd Street South
Brigantine, NJ 08203
609-266-9500

Madison Yarn Shop (25 mi)
19 Central Ave.
Madison, NJ 07940
201-377-2442

Modern Yarn (4 mi)
32A Church St
Montclair, NJ
973-509-9276

Needles 'n Things (63 mi)
1108 Main Street
Belmar, NJ
732-681-6363
Tues-Sat 10:00am-5:30pm Wed. open until 8:00pm.

The Needleworks Barn (85 mi)
123 E. Main St.
Moorestown, NJ 08057
609-235-7640
Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3 (closed Sat in Aug)

Nonna's Yarn Cafe (21 mi)
26 Bloomfield Ave
Denville, NJ 07834
973-983-9276
Open Mon- Saturday 11:00 - 6:00 Tuesday & Thurday 11:00 - 8:00

Patricia's Yarns (12 mi)
728 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-217-9276
Tues-Thurs: 12-8; Fri-Sun: 12-6

Pins and Needles (55 mi)
8 Chambers St.
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-9075
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00-5:00, Thursdays till 8:00, Sundays 12:00-5:00

The Skein Attraction (14 mi)
500 Cedar Lane
Teaneck, NJ 07666
201-836-5648

The Spinnery (51 mi)
1369 Rt # 202 North,
Neshanic Station, NJ 08853
908-369-3260

The Stitching Bee (22 mi)
240a Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
973-635-6691

Stix N Stitches (4 mi)
211 Glenridge Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-796-2860
Tues.,Wed.,Fri,Sat. 10-5 Thur.-10-9 (Sit & Knit 7-9), Sun. 11-5. Closed Mondays.

Time To Knit (19 mi)
413 Main Street
Boonton, NJ 07005
973-263-5033

Wanderings (35 mi)
1944 Washington Valley Road
Martinsville, NJ 08836
732-469-3944
Open daily, except Wednesday and Sunday, from 10:00am-4:00pm

The Wheelwright (22 mi)
227 Mahwah Rd.
Mahwah, NJ

Woolbearers (78 mi)
25 Church Street
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
609-914-0003

Woolplay (92 mi)
22 North Haddon Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
856-428-0110

Wooly Monmouth (48 mi)
9 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-224-9276

Yarn Bazaar (57 mi)
West Windsor, NJ
609-275-0475

Yarn Crafters (47 mi)
Chadwick Square
3333 Highway 9 North
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-308-0181

A Yarn For All Seasons (35 mi)
1944 Washington Valley Road
Martinsville, NJ 08836
732-560-1111
Open Tues-Sat. from 10 AM-4 PM.

Yarn Loft (38 mi)
580 Route 15 (Lafayette Road)
Sparta, NJ 07871
973-383-6667

Yarnware.com (15 mi)
627 Eagle Rock Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-0372

Knitting Stores in NY:

Have You Any Wool
Buffalo, NY

Knit New York
307 E 14th St
NY, NY 10003
212 387 0707

Knitty City
208 West 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
212 - PURLTWO

Rainbow Sheep Shpw
12 Four Sisters Lane
Port Ewen, NY 12466
845-532-0152

Cornwall Yarn Shop
10 Torrey Lane
Cornwall, NY 12518
845-534-0383

Countrywool
59 Spring Rd
Hudson, NY 12534
(518)828-4554

In-Stitches
4639 Glencliffe Road
Manlius, NY 13014
315-682-8087

Yarns N' More
2723 East Main
Endwell, NY 13760
607-785-2658

Wild Wools
732 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
585-271-0960