The Yarn Field Trip

Yesterday was such a great day! Linda and I went to Verona and Madison on a "Yarn Field Trip" and went to four yarn stores (three good, one...not so good) . We visited: The Sow's Ear in Verona--awesome store, great ladies who work there; Stitcher's Crossing in Madison, which is a combination quilting/knitting store--very nice, and again great staff; The Knitting Tree--let's just say Linda liked it as much as I did (her exact words, "You never have to go there again. Promise.") :P ; and Lakeside Fibers, which is one of my favorite stores around (and now Linda's). Now we'll get on to the good stuff--what I bought!


Some beaded stitch markers--two for me, two for my SP; a necklace with a purple yarn/needles charm for my SP. Sorry the stitch markers didn't show up so well on the dark couch!


Yarn. I actually bought yarn! This is alot for me to buy in a store, too. I got: four skeins of Cascade Quatro (the red and red/purple) for a moebius purse or felted bag of some sort, and three skeins of Berroco Foliage in a beautiful green/blue/purple colorway, which I have no idea what to do with. Can you felt yarn that has acrylic in it? It's 53% wool and 47% acrylic.


Yarn Porn

Oh, I also got some Addi needles for the next shawl I want to make (more to come on that later), some lavendar Eucalan, and a travel mug from The Sow's Ear with their knittin' pig on it. For anyone who lives near Verona, The Sow's Ear is a great place to hang out and knit at, their coffee shop prices are a downright steal. I'm taking a few days off of work the week after next...I believe I'll spend an afternoon there!