Last Saturday was I love yarn day. I don’t know how I managed to overlook that. I love yarn every day and I really love working with it too. I appreciate yarns that I may not like to use, but touching, feeling and working with yarns of a variety of types is fun.
One of the things that makes me sad is that there is nowhere within walking distance of my house to buy yarn any longer. There was a fabric store that had a small selection of yarn when I first moved in, and another yarn shop that was about a mile away. I drove to that yarn shop because it was open late one evening each week when I first discovered it and it was easier to just go, drive and park. Then there was a shop that I passed on the way to and from work when I worked in the neighborhood, which closed. Then there was another yarn shop that was across from the location where fabric store was and it closed as well. I love yarn day makes me lament the small shops where you can get to know the knitters (more often than not) and crocheters who are there. Some shops used to be knit friendly and crochet tolerant but many small shops welcome both equally.
I do purchase yarn online and when buying non-dyelotted yarn it’s easy to go with what you know and easy to coordinate colors. What I miss however is going into a yarn shop with a project in mind and no particular yarn other than weight, yardage and color in mind and discovering something new. When you know and trust the people in your local yarn shp they can tell you about new yarns, and most importantly you can touch them and possibly see a swatch.
I love yarn. I crochet (almost) everyday and I want to find a new local yarn shop – which doesn’t have to be in my neighborhood, but it would be awesome if it were so I can fondle yarns in person and talk about them with other people I actually know. I have a car and before the end of the year, I want to find a yarn shop that I haven’t been to, fondle and buy some yarn from an independent shop.
