YARN
So very much yarn. I LOVE Lizzie's Yarn Shop in Wheaton!!!
Mom and I stumbled upon it about a year ago (it's about five minutes from Mom's house) when we were really getting into knitting and crocheting. WHAT a FIND. We've been there so often and spent so much time there that the owner knows us by name. Oh, and she has a sheltie names Sadie who has free reign of the shop. Sadie is a very shy, very beautiful dog who does not allow just anybody to touch her. But I coax her to let me pet her every time, and then she doesn't leave me alone. I love the challenge of trying to show a timid, frightened animal that I want to be her friend. And I love succeeding at that challenge!
But yeah, this yarn shop - oh my stars. She has SOOO many kinds of specialty yarn that you would never see at Hobby Lobby or Michaels or Joann's. Unique stuff. Every texture you can imagine. Every color of the rainbow. 2-ply, 3-ply, 4-ply. Shelves and shelves and bins and bins of it. Huge baskets overflowing with brilliantly-colored hanks and skeins. It's enough to make my yarn-obsessed head spin!!
Her prices are very high. I buy two or three skeins at a time because I'd go broke if I bought more than that.
Just being in that store, in the middle of ALL that yarn, is like a little bit of heaven on earth!!
My current projects:
- A small brightly-colored, summery bag for my sister-in-law. I'm gonna put an adorable little flip-flop charm on the handle.
- I'm starting a new reversible afghan for Rachel's birthday in cream and dusty rose. Her birthday isn't til November so I've got plenty of time.
I wish SO bad that I had like $5000 to spend at Lizzie's shop! I'd buy every kind of yarn she has, in every color, and I'd store it all neat-like in some bins in my craft room and stare at it every day. ; )
I'm so happy I learned to knit and crochet. This is a hobby that I will be passionate about for the rest of my life. And I hope there's yarn in heaven. : )
Mom and I stumbled upon it about a year ago (it's about five minutes from Mom's house) when we were really getting into knitting and crocheting. WHAT a FIND. We've been there so often and spent so much time there that the owner knows us by name. Oh, and she has a sheltie names Sadie who has free reign of the shop. Sadie is a very shy, very beautiful dog who does not allow just anybody to touch her. But I coax her to let me pet her every time, and then she doesn't leave me alone. I love the challenge of trying to show a timid, frightened animal that I want to be her friend. And I love succeeding at that challenge!
But yeah, this yarn shop - oh my stars. She has SOOO many kinds of specialty yarn that you would never see at Hobby Lobby or Michaels or Joann's. Unique stuff. Every texture you can imagine. Every color of the rainbow. 2-ply, 3-ply, 4-ply. Shelves and shelves and bins and bins of it. Huge baskets overflowing with brilliantly-colored hanks and skeins. It's enough to make my yarn-obsessed head spin!!
Her prices are very high. I buy two or three skeins at a time because I'd go broke if I bought more than that.
Just being in that store, in the middle of ALL that yarn, is like a little bit of heaven on earth!!
My current projects:
- A small brightly-colored, summery bag for my sister-in-law. I'm gonna put an adorable little flip-flop charm on the handle.
- I'm starting a new reversible afghan for Rachel's birthday in cream and dusty rose. Her birthday isn't til November so I've got plenty of time.
I wish SO bad that I had like $5000 to spend at Lizzie's shop! I'd buy every kind of yarn she has, in every color, and I'd store it all neat-like in some bins in my craft room and stare at it every day. ; )
I'm so happy I learned to knit and crochet. This is a hobby that I will be passionate about for the rest of my life. And I hope there's yarn in heaven. : )
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