Winnipeg Yarn Stores

LYS, or "Local Yarn Stores" in Winnipeg

• Ram Wools - (989 Portage Ave.) This Winnipeg icon has been around for quite a while.  It used to be downtown, then out in The Maples, but is now a co-op in the Wolseley area on Portage Ave.  Nice variety of quality yarns, friendly staff.  Books, leaflets, workshops, needles and accessories, etc.
• Wolseley Wool - (162 Lipton St.) Started as a corner in Wolseley Wardrobe.  It expanded to the point where they opened their own store in Wolseley just a couple blocks down the road.  Nice variety of quality yarns, friendly staff.  Books, leaflets, workshops, needles and accessories, etc.

Chain Stores 

(where you can find several things, including yarn)

• Michael's - (Polo Park area, and another location east of St. Vital) Often pricey, but some selection.  Keep an eye out for sales.
• Zellers -  (multiple locations in Winnipeg) Zellers is converting to Target in Fall 2012, so this may change at any time!  They actually had a surprising variety last time I looked.
• Wal-mart - (multiple locations in Winnipeg) Red Heart acrylics. Bernat cottons in small and very large skiens.  Very little of other.