L(-ish)YS
I do not have a true LYS. We had two: one run by a wonderful lady and one run by a different lady. The wonderful lady got pregnant with triplets and closed. I bought a lot of yarn in her store. The other lady closed her store for reasons unknown, and I didn’t buy anything at her deep discount, going out of business sale. I think you get the picture. About a month ago I found out that Vacaville (only 20 miles away) had a yarn store, called Spin A Yarn. This past weekend I checked it out. Not knowing anything about the store, I didn’t take my camera, but you can get a good idea by clicking the link above. Parri, the owner, was very friendly and welcoming and happy to let me browse. There was a nice selection of yarn, and I picked out a few goodies to buy:
Parri said many of her customers just had to have Mini Mochi to knit a diagonal scarf, and I think I will do something similar. It is very soft and pretty–the color saturation is fantastic, but I’m not sure the single ply would make good socks. But I know my other purchase will make great socks:
This is my beloved CTH Supersock in a “lottery” color. The skein looked a wee bit bedraggled, but it was very clean, and I liked this Easter-colored mix. I am not in general a pastel fan, but these colors were clear and soft without being cutesy. I’ll be shopping at Parri’s shop again!
After I got home, Kitty No. 34 stopped by and sat on my lap. She does this when she wants her chin scritched (and when I am wearing both dark and light colored clothes so maximum shedding shows). She is a purring machine.
Of course, I purr magnificently! How could such a wonderful cat like myself do anything less splendid?
Later, there was a gorgeous sunset.
I’d like a sock yarn with all those colors!
Wow, what a beautiful sunset!
The Mini Mochi looks like it will make a fun scarf! Lovely sunset indeed. Too bad we’d have to actually have sun to have a sunset!
I love the Mini Mochi, but me and single ply yarns don’t always get along. I tend to unravel them and they pull apart on me.
I also love that new sock yarn you got. Its a soft pastel, not a garish one. Very pretty!
The pastels are lovely in the sock yarn! It’s a nice contrast to the Mini Mochi, for sure. But the sunset is the best colorway of all.
That is indeed a glorious sunset!
Nice Not Blue sock yarn!
Sweet of Kitty No. 34. And of course, maximum sheddage seen is very important.
That is a beautiful sunset! Great yarn scores, too!
I think Kitty No. 34 has. . . got YOUR number! 🙂
Love the colors of the yarn. . . and the sunset. I think you’ve found a great new LYS.
I get your picture on yarn stores. We had two very similar to your description, but thankfully the delightful one is still open in my town 🙂
I’ve seen the Mini Mochi yarn before, and I’m interested to hear what you think of it!
I know a lot of people around here love the Mini Mochi yarn, but I haven’t tried it yet. That sounds like a pretty nice yarn store, though.
Kitty No. 34 has it figured out. 😉
Hey I think that “different” lady moved to NYC and opened a yarn shop!
Gorgeous choice of yarns.
I think I knew the different lady (not the one with triplets) and she was a vet in a previous life, got disenchanted with the industry, opened a yarn shop and had a little boy, then he grew up and she didn’t need a job where she could watch him at the same time, and went back to being a vet. But I’m just guessing here. Maybe she did move to NYC and open a yarn shop….
LOVE the yarns, and glad you found a semi-LYS.
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Kitty 34 looks like a wonderful cat. And you look like you’d be a happy cat owner.
(((hugs)))
Oh, of course there will be maximum sheddage!!! Aw, sweet little Kitty No. 34, you look like my Atticus.
What beautiful colours. The first balls reminded me of apples this time of year, when they first come off the trees. A lovely mix of green and ok, well not red, but close enough!
Brenda- Kitty does look alot like Atticus.
Just to clarify, if you’re talking Davis, that nice lady did not get pregnant with triplets!!! However, she got pregnant with child #3, and the economy was starting to go sour, etc.
I remember that the Sacramento area are so wonderful and full of great stores. Then they all started to disappear. Knitter’s Playground, Frog Pond Knits, and I hear Filati in Rocklin is gone now, too.