The Rose City Yarn Crawl

Hi,
Well, the yarn crawl has ended and it's time to share with you all the fiber and yarn I purchased!  The crawl was tons of fun, I went with my friend Hasol and we had a great time drooling over gorgeous skeins of yarn and roving, along with having a knitastic and hexipuffy sleepover.  This weekend has be fantastic, and I will always remember this.

Now- the pictures!  These photos are from the shops we went to and the yarn I bought.  I will tell you about each day one at a time and the shops we went to on that specific day.  Let me show you the eye candy!!

Day 1: Dublin Bay Knitting Co. , Knit Purl, Pearl Fiber Arts, and Angelika's Yarn Store

On Day #1 of the Rose City Yarn Crawl we went to a total of 4 shops.  Each one was unique, and had different things to offer.

The first shop was the Dublin Bay Knitting Company, I didn't buy anything at this shop, but I took a picture of their sign.

Next, we walked over to Knit Purl; one of my favorite yarn shops that I have been to.  I bought 2 skeins of Shibui Knits Staccato in color ways Twin Set and Beach Ball.

Shibui Knits Twin Set

Shibui Knits Beach Ball

After that we went to Pearl Fiber Arts.  It's a nice shop, but there seems to be more fiber than yarn- not saying that fiber is a bad thing!  I bought some merino fiber there.

And finally, we ended day one by going to Angelika's Yarn Store.  There I bought cascade 220 super wash in a nice black color.  I will be knitting my awesome dad a hat with this yarn!

Day 2: Knitting Bee and For Yarn's Sake

Day 2 was not as busy than Day 1, we only went to 2 stores.  However, I found a new favorite yarn!

First we went to the Knitting Bee, a small but very nice shop.  They had lots of yarn and kind staff, and I picked up a skein of Malabrigo Sock.  I am planning on knitting my best friend's mom a hat, she has cancer and may have to go through chemotherapy.  :'(  

Then we went to For Yarn's Sake!  Oh, I love that store and it's right by my school!  I bought another skein of Malabrigo Sock.

Day 3: Twisted, Gossamer, Happy Knits, Close Knit, Naked Sheep Knits Shop

Day 3 was the best!  We went to my favorite shops and I bought tons of really nice yarn (Madelinetosh!).

At Twisted (my 2nd favorite shop)  I bought Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in color way Henpecked.  This is one of my favorite types of yarn.

And then we went to Happy Knits!  I got lots of Madelinetosh.  Happy knits is my new favorite yarn shop, it's so big with lots of choices.

And finally, I bought a skein of Cascade Superwash Chunky.  I am going to knit my mom a cowl with this yarn.

Overall, the yarn crawl was really fun, and I got some awesome yarn that I can't wait to knit with.  Some of the shops I was unimpressed with, but I did like most of them. :)

~ Emily