VBYC, YOUR Local Yarn Shop: The Fiber Arts Trendsetter in Acadiana!

21oo Verot School Road, Suite 8 Lafayette, LA 337-216-4564
To send email, write to: vermilionbayyarnco at Yahoo

M: noon-6pm; T: 10am-8pm; W: 10am-6pm; Th: 10am-8pm; F: 10am-6pm; S: 10am-4pm; Sun: Closed

Classes


Beginning Knitting and Crochet: Beginning classes for knitting and crochet are scheduled one-on-one at your convenience during business hours. You may schedule lessons just for yourself, or for yourself and a few other friends. In beginning knitting, you will learn your stitches while you create a beautiful chunky yarn scarf. At the end of your mastery period, you'll have a fabulous accent you can actually use!

Classes a la carte: If you weren't able to attend a specific class, or you missed out entirely on one, here's your chance! Simply schedule the class topic of your choice at the time that's convenient for you.

How Much Do Classes Cost? At Vermilion Bay Yarn, we're all about getting you moving on your fiber projects and getting you going with new techniques. All classes (including beginning knitting and crochet) at VBYC are $20 plus materials. You do not pay each time you come in to continue the same class.

What's Available At Vermilion Bay

The Vermilion Bay Yarn Company is your local source for the fine yarns of Rowan, Classic Elite, South West Trading, Cascade, Plymouth, Schaefer, Malabrigo, Muench, GGH, Brown Sheep, Lana Grossa, Tilli Tomas, Universal, and many others! We offer high quality needles and hooks from Addi, Chiaogoo, Hiya-Hiya, and Brittany. Vermilion Bay Yarn (YOUR local yarn shop) is YOUR one stop for all your knitting and crochet notion needs: counters, holders, markers, darning eggs, tapestry needles, etc.

Knit Cafe: The Evening Fiber Art Group meets on Tuesdays from 6pm-8pm at the shop. Bring your project(s) and sit for as long as you like. Food, coffee, and soft drinks are always provided, and everyone is encouraged to add to the buffet.

Need something repaired? Favorite sweater with moth holes? Heirloom lace with a snag? Bring it in for an estimate.

Don't have time to knit or crochet it? The Vermilion Bay Yarn Company is your only local custom fiber art source! Please visit the shop for an estimate.

Knitting Parties at VBYC: Gather together 10 of your friends or colleagues and set a date/time for a knitting party at Vermilion Bay Yarn! Beginners and seasoned knitters can participate in the same party! Folks who've never knitted before will learn how and the experienced knitters work their own fun project! Contact the shop for details!

Our Return Policy

Now and then we purchase a bit too much, or decide that a different yarn might be better for a project than the one we selected. Here's how VBYC accomodates merchandise returns. This policy is also clearly displayed in the shop by the register. Thank you for your business!

Merchandise purchased at The Vermilion Bay Yarn Company may be exchanged/returned for shop credit only. No cash refunds. No exhanges/returns on special orders. Gift Certificates may not be redeemed for cash. Yarn presented for exchange must be odor-free and in new condition with the yarn band intact. Yarns wound into skeins are not accepted for exchange.

Knitting Rescue and Project Help

We are most willing to assist YOU, our customers, with quick help or to fix minor blemishes in your fiber work at no charge. As I see it, that's all part of what YOUR local yarn shop is about, especially if your project originated from VBYC. If you find yourself in need of frequent coaching on a particularly challenging project, or if you require detailed assistance with a project obtained elsewhere, we encourage you to make that project into a class ($20 fee applies) for the duration of your work.

26 June 2009

WWKIP Day With Pictures

Saturday, June 13 was WWKIP Day: Worldwide Knit in Public Day. A healthy group of us celebrated the day with a traditional South Louisiana get-together at Girard Park in Lafayette. The weather behaved splendidly for us. Unlike the scorching temps we're enduring now, the gods were smiling on us in early June and treated us to a rather mild summer day with plenty of sunshine and comforting, cool breezes all day long. We set up our chairs, knitting bags and the picnic buffet and hung signs around the park to "advertise" our presence there. We were not without the curious taking a look at what we were up to -- but that's why we were there: to knit in a public place. More than just knitting out in the open, we enjoyed each other's company the Acadiana way, starting off the morning with fresh cracklins and boudin from Johnson's. What a tasty treat! The WWKIP participants brought their own picnic sides to share as well as something for the grill. Unfortunately, Chris Burleigh, our designated grill master was unable to attend that morning, which meant the job fell to me. No meat was burned on the grill, and there was plenty for everyone! To keep us even cooler, we enjoyed 4 gallons of Frozen Sun daquiris. Now if that's not Louisiana, I don't know what is! The day started off around 9:15 or so to stake out our territory and to assemble the grill. By 10:30, folks started arriving, some staying all day long, some just for an hour or so. And of course no knitting event is complete without the customary prize drawing. The lucky winner received a blue silk Della Q project pouch, a jaunty pair of scissors, a skein of Lamb's Pride, needles, and a little instruction book with small projects. Ann Cornell was the lucky winner!
WWKIP day is only one day of the year when we change our venue to knit together in some other place. At Vermilion Bay Yarn, we are so lucky that we always have a place to come together to share in the company of fellow fiber fans. Throughout the day, anyone may come sit and work on their projects. Twice a week, we have Knit Cafe from 6pm-8pm. Those of us who can't be there during the day, are welcomed to take part in these evening times on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our gatherings are made up of folks of all ages, men and women. Our individual interests vary, our projects vary. Some knit, some crochet. Some people have worked with fiber all their lives, some have just started. It's a chance to stay in touch with our friends, see what everyone has been up to, and what everyone is working on. If you haven't been to the shop just to sit and visit, or to Knit Cafe, give it a try. Join our community! Everyone fits in at VBYC!
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