Yesterday I managed to find the LYS I was looking for, despite the fact that it was on the third floor of an office building, tucked above the 7-11 and between a tax place and an insurance company.
I ended up with some additions to my stash. Forgive the quality of the pic – it’s a cell phone shot.
Two balls of Rowans Kidsilk Night. Sigh – can’t resist those sparklies. Two balls of Berroco’s new acrylic Comfort in worsted weight and two in DK weight, just for fooling around with. You’d be amazed at how soft they are.
And two sets of knitting needles. One set has an interesting story – they’re birch needles milled in Maine, then sent over to Russia where they’re assembled and painted by a couple and shipped back. Weird. The other pair apparently cost me $20 – which if I’d known ahead of time, I’d have put them back. The needles cost as much as the two balls of Kidsilk. Yikes!
I’m sure the ladies in the shop thought me a cheap Midwestern Dutch girl when I blanched at the idea of spending $130 for yarn for ONE project (a v-necked tank I’m thinking of). That’s when they started pulling out the cheaper stuff!
But I’m happy with my new stash additions. They’ll give me something to play with this spring.
