Cascade yarns form the basic backbone of the stock -- from Cascade 220, the yarns go high end. Manos del Uruguay, a personal favorite, was well represented. There were ultra feminine yarns with beads and sequins scattered throughout the skeins, yarns with textures from ultra smooth silk, to warm and fuzzy wool, to rough raffia. Needles, books, samples, notions and accessories were placed conveniently about the store. Cynthia, the owner, understands the need to touch. (I would guess she also understands the direct connection between touching and wanting...) My fingers wandered over fine wool. alpaca, silk. Yarn lust seized me. 
Then I walked into the room that leads into the lovely outdoor courtyard and saw the Shi Bui trunk show. The coolest knit pillow ever immediately drew my eye. I've visited Shi Bui's web site, but images on a screen simply cannot compare with the reality of the knitted samples. As I was examining the spherical pillow, the Shi Bui lady herself came over and spoke with me. Nice lady, nice yarns, next time I have some discretionary funds burning a hole in my pocket I know where they'll go.
Last Thursday evening I attended Blazing Needle's Knit Night. It was held in the room where the Shi Bui trunk show was still displayed. Chairs were drawn up around a dark wood table for a wide demographic range of knitters and crocheters from a cute male college freshman to women of (how to put this delicately) wisdom and experience. There were light refreshments provided, even a couple of bottles of wine (in Land o' Mormon!) and a congenial atmosphere.
Yes, I will be going back to Blazing Needles.
And, Cynthia, love the name, Blazing Needles, it brings to my mind a dynamic theme music.(Click on the note and mentally make the obvious substitution of words.)
2 comments:
Don't forget that you promised to knit a jumpsuit for Bad Dog and then horse, Megan, is top your the list. :))
My very fine friend, GoodDog, would have to send me his measurements... Or, perhaps KC and I can come up the canyon with a measuing tape sometime soon. Has his hair started to grow back at all?
Megan would be lucky to get a hand knit nosebag -- horses are too dang big to knit for. Of course GoodDog is no Chihuahua.
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