Yarnscapade: New York
I was just pokin' around the city today without too much to do, so I decided that it was time to make my first New York yarn pilgrimage. I figured I could at last visit some of the creative places that have so far only existed in the blogosphere! My first outing was made on the recommendation of a friend: the Lion Brand Yarn Studio. The display window was sooo impressive! A knitted zodiac in bright and festive colors- yarn as art and art in yarn!!!!! I just happen to be an Ares, and I loooooove the pink ram with pom-pom wool! Had to love the yarn-bombed main entrance! And once inside, what a glorious array of colors meets the eye! Lion Brand has so many different styles and fibers- many more than I ever saw in the big box craft stores. It was such a treat to wander through the jewel-toned displays and squeeze all the different skeins. And if you want to check and see how a yarn works up before you invest, they have a sampling wa...