forgot to mention… today I took a mini-LYS tour around the cities. I thought I was all prepared: I had my map of the stores with addresses listed, made sure they were all open today, etc. get in the car to head out, and realize I have no idea how to get to one of the suburbs (the mini-map didn’t print very well). so I hit four of the ones closest to me: Brennan’s, Clickety Sticks, Creative Fibers, and Needlework Unlimited. (I think the store names are right.)
ooh, I’m having trouble resisting some of those yarns! a couple of the stores had sequin ‘yarn’ - ok, it’s not real yarn, more of an accent to be knitted with yarn. but yeah, I’m def a sparkle addict (as are most Irish dancers).
I also saw a really pretty eyelash-y yarn. I forget the brand or what-not, but the color’s name was something like ‘Straw to Gold’. ooh, I want that.
a couple of the stores seemed to have a great stock of sock yarns, so I’m really excited to go back. and Needlework has the Pep Blocco for the wooly bear scarf my sister wants. it’s a bit pricey, but I found a free pattern for a Very long fuzzy scarf, so maybe I’ll go the long-and-narrow route. hopefully the stripes will still look ok.
I would like to comment though, on the seeming lack of purple in a lot of the yarns I liked. is it that purple’s not a popular yarn color, or is it so popular that it’s sold out?
