Yarn Tourism Part 2

After the Boston trip, I spent a couple days in Houston before going to Colorado for Easter. (Ah, the jet-set life!) While visiting family in my hometown of Pueblo, I always visit Colorado Fiber Arts. This is one of the most appealing yarn shops I've ever been in. It's in a gorgeous old building, the atmosphere is inviting, the workers are nice and helpful, and the selection of yarn is fantastic.

I thought of my carry-on bag and kept my purchases to a minimum. I bought three balls of Grass, a cotton and hemp blend. I know just which summer scarf I want to make out of it. In fact, I've already made one but since it's not yet blocked, it's not yet in a post. The second yarn is a laceweight called U-Knitted Nations Artesana in the colorway Fruit Freeze. With 545 yards to work with, it will probably become one of the Evelyn Clark shawls.
I'm pretty happy with my souvenirs!

Yarn Tourism Part 1

I was recently in Boston for Patriots' Day.

As we all know, yarn bought on vacation is not "adding to your impossibly large stash". Instead it is "buying souvenirs". I decided to buy souvenirs to remind me of my trip to Boston.

I'd done a bit of research in advance. Turns out this store called Windsor Button was near my hotel. While not a fancy or cute place, there was a lot of nice yarn here. There was a whole wall of buttons, many books, and just about any sewing notion you could imagine.

I bought a couple things. The purple yarn is Manos del Uruguay lace and the tan is Misti Alpaca lace. (Lace is small, light, doesn't take up much room in luggage, and one skein makes a decent-size shawl.) The buttons are also from Windsor Button. I had to buy some since button is part of the store's name.

The green yarn on the right was another Boston souvenir. I was walking down Commonwealth and turned the corner to get to Newbury. I happened to see a store in the basement level that sold mainly needlepoint but also some yarn. If I read my bank statement correctly, the store is called Stitch Boutique. Not a very imaginative name, but that's what it is. The yarn I bought there is from Tilli Tomas. It's called Symphony Lace and it has little beads the same color as the yarn already attached. I imagine this will make a shawl with lots of stockinette to show off the beads.