Brainerd, MN has a little yarn shop called Between Friends Yarn. The shop is closing and the owner is hoping to relocate to Florida. With the wind howling outside the shop door, I could hardly blame her. The shop was empty accept for the very back wall. When I asked if I could take a picture, she politely asked that I not capture the store in its state of deconstruction. Apparently, the shop was a delightful, warm haven for fiber fiends. She wants it to be remembered that way.
Of course, one cannot pass by a yarn shop EVER. And 60% off would make it a crime not to stop and shop. A lot of the yarn was picked over but I found a few gems. I have been wanting to make traditional monkey socks (red/gray) for kids, so there are three skeins of something or other. And a pretty pink skein for my Belle. Not sure if it will be socks or cuffs or . . . oh the skies the limit. And a few items like row counters and coil-less safety pins (so the yarn doesn't get snagged in those little coils).
It's chilly, so I'm off to build a fire and maybe, just maybe, whip a little hat to go with the mittens. Oh, and I should probably finish up on these arms here.
5 comments:
I'm excitedly awaiting your monkey socks! Great scores.
I love those mittens! They are super cute. May I ask what pattern you used? They look like a fast knit and perfect as a last minute Christmas gift.
Of course it would be a crime to pass by a sale at a yarn shop!
sweetest little mittens evah.
what are there, like 10 stitches around on those sleeves? crank that bulky baby out, knitter!
I was at that store last summer bummer that it is closing but great finds!
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