Five yarn shops in two days.....

......and it was a little bit of over-dose but not really. I just got back from a visit with my friend Gayle in Seattle and she was kind enough to drive me around to a bunch of yarn shops. They're all about the same....but not.....but it's exciting to walk in and just look around and try and figure out what's different. I love it when the owner has time to talk and I always try to buy at least something from each of them but I went in too many so I couldn't do that this time but I got some pretty cool stuff that I'm excited to work up. I know I made a commitment to not add to my stash this year.....I'm busted. I did add to my stash but the addendum to that commitment was that I had to have something in mind to make and then make it asap....so that's what I plan to do. Seattle has a yarn shop on every street, or so it seemed, at least in every neighborhood.

Phyllis and I got to meet Debbie Macomber at a book signing in Salt Lake. She writes books and in some of them includes knitting themes, plus she's a professional knitter so she has opened a little village with the shops that she talks about in her books so it was especially fun to go visit these places and enjoy her very "classy" yarn shop. Believe me, I've seen all kinds and this is right up there as far as a real "shiny" one.

See that vest to the right of me....I want to make it. It's on my list of things to do in the next 5 years.

I love the creative names that yarn-shop owners come up with. I wonder what I would name a yarn shop?

Pretty basic, small but very good quality stuff. The name really needs to have something in it about knitting but since this is on a hilltop, I guess it's o.k. It would be like "St. George Yarn Shop"....how boring is that.

This one is right in Gayle's neighborhood but I can't convince her to learn to knit. What a waste....a yarn shop within walking distance.....but no interest. Someday maybe she will convert.

This was my favorite just because it was in an old building, upstairs, a little cluttered but one that I could go and feel comfortable because the owner was friendly and had time to talk to me....in fact, on the spot, she taught me to make two different kinds of heels on my socks. Now that's a good yarn shop. I'm purchasing some wooden needles with little pumpkins on top.

A new little sweater.....

....for my 13th little grand-child....4th grand daughter. This was really fun to do and I've had a hard time posting it because the picture kept getting turned but hopefully it will work this time. I'm making little socks to match and can't wait until the baby is here and I'll post a picture with her wearing it. This was a top-down seamless pattern that I absolutely love and can't wait to make another one. I have the yarn but left the pattern in Pine Valley.