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.