Peninsula to Pier Shop Hop

And the Prizes go to...

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Grand prize winner is Theresa Plut! Second prize winner is Cindy Yee! Congratulations, ladies, and thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate yarn and yarn shops.

Japanese Earthquake Relief

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This year, a portion of the proceeds from the sales of the special yarn and pattern will go to Earthquake Relief for Japan. Ask at each shop for more details.

One Week to Go!

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The Peninsula to Pier Yarn Shop Hop is next week! So enjoy Mother's Day this weekend, and get ready to hop next weekend.

We encourage you to gather some friends to carpool, plan out your route, and don't forget to ask at the shops for recommendations for food and other shopping local shopping attractions.

We can't wait!

Parking alert for Los Altos/ Uncommon Threads

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Please note that the Rotary Fine Arts Show is also taking place on May 14 & 15 (Saturday & Sunday) in downtown Los Altos, and therefore finding parking will take longer than usual. To make your visit easier, please come on Friday if you can, or come early, carpool or take public transportation. Uncommon Threads has two great free one-skein patterns that you won’t want to miss!

Just Two More Weeks!

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We're continuing our preparations for the Hop. All the stores are getting their one-skein projects together -- but this year, you'll have to visit each shop to see the projects! Don't worry, though. That just means you'll have a chance to enter and win one of the daily raffles at each shop you visit. So far we have 24 sponsors (see the Sponsor page) that have generously donated products to make prize packages that you'll have to see to believe.

2011 Shop Hop Hours

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This year's hour for the shop hop are: Friday, May 13th 10am to 7pm, Saturday, May 14th 10am to 6pm and Sunday, May 15th 10am to 4pm.

More Sponsors

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This year we're going to have some really great raffle prizes. Each store will have daily raffles, so there are a total of 36 chances to win fabulous prizes from our favorite companies. Check the Sponsors page or take a look at the list of sponsors on the right side of this blog. Prizes include patterns and yarn.

April Updates

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We excited to announce our first corporate sponsors: Blue Sky Alpacas and Spud & Chloe! They are helping to make our raffle prizes that much better, and more enticing. Keep checking back here and the P2P website for more about prizes and patterns for this year's hop.

Patterns from Previous Years

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We're getting some photos of projects from previous years up on our Ravelry page. If you haven't participated before, take a look and see what we've done in the past.

We're getting this year's patterns together and will post photos as soon as they're ready.

Dates for 2011 Shop Hop

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This year, the Peninsula to Pier Shop Hop will be Friday through Sunday, May 13-15. The shops and map are up on the website, so check out what's new this year.

We will have more information about the theme and other new stuff soon, so keep checking back!

And don't forget to join our Ravelry group, if you are on Ravelry.

Shop Hop News

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Well, it's September and that's usually Shop Hop month, but this year we had so many things we wanted to do that we are going to be holding off until May 2011 for the Peninsula to Pier LYS Hop.

Hope you can wait until then to see all we have planned! Of course, you can visit your local yarn shops any time, and the beginning of fall is a great time to go and check out all of the new yarn and patterns.

See you in May!

Shop Hop 2010

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Well, we're in the planning stages of the shop hop for this year. Keep watching the site and the blog for more information about the dates and this year's theme.

And the winners of the prize drawing are...

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$400 prize: Robin Love

$250 prize: Christina Olsen
Congratulations, Robin and Christina!
And we'd like to thank everyone who participated in this year's event.

Feedback?

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Now that the Shop Hop is a year away, we want to hear your comments and suggestions for next year's Shop Hop. You can post them to this blog, or email lysshophop@gmail.com.

Thank You!

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A big thank you to everyone who participated in making this year's shop hop a success! We hope you all had as much fun as we did. Good luck to everyone who visited all 11 shops and turned in their entry for the prize drawing. The winners will be posted in a week or two.

Final Day!

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It's the last day of the 2009 Shop Hop, so make sure you get all of the stamps and turn in your passport to be eligible for the prize drawing.

Good luck!

Day One Report

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I know that at least 3 people have turned in completed passports after just one day! And everyone seems to be having fun. Two days left!

Start your engines! Or get on the bus...

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The shop hop starts tomorrow at 10am sharp! We're all ready with our best yarn and project ideas.
Go to all eleven shops, get your passport stamped, and turn it in (signed and addressed!) at the last shop you visit to become eligible for the drawing and a chance to win a $400 First Prize or a $250 Second Prize gift certificate for the participating shop of your choice.

Are You Ready?

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It's the final countdown...the hop starts Friday. Get your friends together and plan your trip through the South Bay and Monterey Bay areas. The shops are ready with their patterns and yarn. We can't wait!

Get your map and check out the pattern gallery.

Check out the Gallery pictures

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Photos of the afghan squares are being posted almost daily now! Take a look at the Gallery and see what we've got so far.

Remember, there are knit & crochet squares that can be combined in a myriad of ways. Plus, each shop has an animal fiber and non-animal fiber that the squares have been designed for.

The Countdown Begins

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Well, it's September and we're just a few weeks away from the shop hop now. Time to round up your friends and start planning your route. You can download the "official" map on the Map page.

You can probably visit all of the stores in one day, but why not spread it out and take your time browsing through each shop's variety of yarns and other products. There's no prize for being the first one finished!

Get Around on Public Transportation

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You may prefer to take the bus, light rail or train to get from shop to shop. Here is some public transit information to help you plan your routes:

Revised directions to The Continental Stitch

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Monterey Highway will be closed in Morgan Hill during the shop hop weekend due to the Taste of Morgan Hill festival. Please use this detour to visit The Continental Stitch - use the Cochrane exit off of 101, right on W. Main, left on Del Monte, left on 2nd Street and right into back parking lot to reserved parking spaces.

More About This Year's Patterns

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As previously noted, this year's theme is a "quilt" or throw. Each shop will have a pattern for a 12-inch square so you can combine all of the squares to make a quilt. There will be knit AND crochet patterns for these squares.

Each shop also has selected an animal fiber yarn and a plant fiber yarn to use in the pattern. So many options!

Shop Hop Hours

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All of the shops participating in Peninsula to Pier will be open the same hours for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the shop hop. Friday hours are 10am to 7pm; Saturday and Sunday hours are 10am to 6pm.

PS The shop hop map is now available on the Map page, so plan your route now!