I drove up to Minneapolis and started there, hoping I could hit it, Abilene, Salina, Lindsborg, Hutchinson and Newton before the shops closed. Then I could catch the two shops here in town on Saturday. It worked! I had a ton of fun just driving and shopping on my own schedule, and I collected some great stuff. A little sock yarn, a little hand-dyed, and some Addi Turbo hooks!
Here are some photos of some of the great stuff I scored on this trip:
Organic cotton from Heritage Hut here in Wichita. I think it will make yummy washcloths.
Kind of blurry, but I got this Fibersphere in Salina. I love that it keeps my sock yarn neat and clean.
A collection of hooks that I bought: Addi Turbos, including a thread hook that has a cover (so cool!), a Brittany hook (and I'm not sure I like it), and a smaller bamboo hook (I know I like bamboo for certain fibers).
Some Lorna's Laces DK weight I picked up in Newton and I think I will use it to make the La Mer scarf in the fall (I think) Interweave crochet magazine. It's Tunisian, and I have not tried Tunisian before, but the scarf is beautiful. The shop had one made up and on display out of this yarn.
2 comments:
I like tunisian crochet. It makes a very tight, stiff fabric though so you may want to play with a couple size tunisian crochet hooks before starting your project so it drapes the way you would like.
The LL DK is beautiful!Is Newton the name of the store/town or the colorway of the yarn? I would love to find some of that color!
OK, so the Lorna's Laces came from the store in Newton (the town) called Newton Beadery. I'm no sure what the colorway is called, but it's really deep and rich. The La Mer pattern in Interweave is not tight or stiff, but I haven't looked closely enough to figure it out yet.
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