In June my knitting treat was the I91Shop Hop with my best knitting buddy Nancy. 12 Yarn shops, June 24th, 25th & 26th on the I91 corridor from Lynbrook, NY to Connecticut to Massachesettes to Vermont and back to Lynbrook, with a stop at a Diner's Drive-Ins & Dives haunt. For a Knitter & a Foody that about says it all.
Nancy and I are positive that we actually invented shop hopping back in 2003 when we mapped out all the shops in the Philadelphia, Pa area. And visited at least 12 in a two day period. But then again with the invention of the GPS and our friends at Knitting Universe listing all the shops in the world, I guess all knitters plan business travel, vacations and even visits to grandma's around the path of a yarn shop.
As for the "Finding Mecca" it was of course WEBS. WOW! After making my way to their booth every year at Stitches it was really a treat to be there. And I had to buy something to knit to remember my trip. And the people at Green Mountain Spinnery were so cool, trying to somewhat keep "Made in America" in mind I had to buy there. The people at Creative Fibers had just recently met someone from Columbia at TNNA so I had to get something from that shop. Village Wools was so cute and the first shop we went to, I was all in a buzz and I saw this fabulous shawl and a really cute necklaceand some Katia to die for... Or was the Yarn Basket our first stop, I bought some red yarn for another toEyre shawl somewhere. Marji's did me in with a 50% off on a design that she did herself with the softest yarn you'll ever touch. OOOOOOOOH so I bought something at every stop. And we had a BALL!
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