The Yarn Discovery Tour provides fiber enthusiasts the opportunity to visit 16 amazing yarn shops in the Northeast Ohio region. Passports are available at the shop for only $10 and include a YDT exclusive project tote! Your passport purchase also enters you into the drawing for Yarn Discovery Tour prize baskets.
Here’s what’s happening at Black Locust Farm for the Yarn Discovery Tour.
Parking is free and plentiful on the square in Lodi!
It’s All About the Yarn!
Meet North Coast Aurora Borealis, created exclusively for Black Locust Farm by the very talented Jeanne of Destination Yarn. Our inspiration image is perfectly captured in this gorgeously vivid color. Available in fingering and DK weight, you are sure to be inspired to use it for a stunning make! Need an idea? Check out our free knit pattern below to see this beauty in action!
Also available only during the YDT, revisit your favorite Black Locust Farm YDT exclusive colors from previous years. (Quantities may be limited.)
Freebies with a Minimum $10 Pre-tax Purchase
Your choice of our knit or crochet pattern is free with a $10 pre-tax purchase and your passport.
Our knit pattern is making its debut for the YDT! The Auras Cowl was designed by Coletta Pilato and features our 2025 exclusive color, North Coast Aurora Borealis. One skein of fingering weight yarn, a 24″ circular needle size 3.5mm/US4, and a few stitch markers are all you need to recreate this beauty for yourself. Want to make one in a different color? You are sure to find your perfect skein in our yarn paradise!
Prefer crochet? The Gaia Cowl by Melissa Leapman is so soft and cozy. We’re loving this lacy texture. We used one skein of Kathmandu fingering weight yarn, available in a beautiful array of colors. We have a shop filled with other yarn choices too! A size F/3.75mm hook and a 100g skein are all you need to make one of your very own.
Would you like to win a prize basket valued at over $170? With yarn, fiber care, an exclusive Black Locust Farm mug, and lots of other goodies, this prize basket is a fiber enthusiasts dream. With your minimum purchase, you are entered into our shop prize basket drawing!
Progressive Pattern Project Free Pattern
New to the YDT this year, present your passport to receive a different progressive block pattern at each shop. Assemble them into a blanket, tote, or other make to commemorate your 2025 tour.
Our knit block, The Knitted Little Diamonds with Garter Edge Block, has such a lovely texture. The garter stitch border is optional and gives you flexibility with the finished size.
Our crochet block, The Bobble on Post Crochet Block, alternates rows of double crochet with rows of double crochets with bobbles. Chain spaces on either side of the posts highlight those special stitches and add to this block’s textured relief.
While You’re in Lodi…
Hungry? The shop’s favorite restaurant is Moxie’s Grille, which is less than a mile from the shop. On the square in Lodi you will find pizza, sandwiches, and a coffee shop. Other food choices are available at the Lodi exit of I-71, including a Bob Evans and numerous fast food eateries.
Speaking of the Lodi Town Square, it is a beautiful place for a picnic, a walk, or to take a break from the road while enjoying a cup of coffee. Want to explore a little more while you are here? Among other things, the square is home to a bookstore, antique store, and, according to Cathy, the world’s best hardware store.