Today the market is flooded with commercial and boutique yarn stores, knitting websites, blogs and podcasts out the wazoo, but back then, this was groundbreaking stuff for knitters like me. KR also had a great forum section on their website; also the first of it's kind for knitters, as far as I know. You can still go to the website after logging in, ask any question you like and get a pretty good response from somebody who's been there. (Mind you, this was before FB and Ravelry.) When my husband and I took our trip last week, we wanted to get a better idea of what local yarn shops would be the best to visit, so I checked with the KR forum ! Thank you Clara Parkes, pioneer woman!
This is 4th of July weekend and we will be taking our annual trip to my in-laws' house in Birmingham, AL for a pool party and family get together - the family is growing and this year we add one more. Woo hoo! We cook out, swim and listen to music by the pool, or hang out inside and watch movies. A very American holiday!
And speaking of holidays, it would be so cool to make a trip to Joann's to get some yarn and start on my Christmas stocking. When I get home from work I just don't have the energy to drive back into town to shop. I guess I could order online, but I really like to feel the yarn and see the color in person before I buy it. Bummer.
I've pretty much completed the purple pillow top, as of yesterday. That makes two pillow tops that will need fabric backing, and that definitely means a trip to Joann's is in order. I guess it's true what they say:
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| Fortune cookie: ESL at its best! |
And before I go, I have to share a little something from my garden - peas in a pod, squash and cucumbers!
