Travels with Yarn

Julia just posted a list of Yarn Shops She Has Visited. I know a new meme when I see one, so I feel the need to post my life list as well. I learned to knit in 1995, I think, and we've moved and traveled a lot, so I have a reasonable list, though it could always be longer... So, in rough order from east to west:

• Liberty, London, England


• Shilasdair, Skye, Scotland


• Circles, Jamaica Plain, MA


• Woolcott & Co, Cambridge, MA


• Spark Crafts, Cambridge, MA


• Pins & Needles, Princeton, NJ


• Glenmarle Woolworks, Princeton, NJ


• The Yarn Barn, Lawrence, KS


• Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins, Boulder, CO


• Mew Mew's, Louisville, CO


• Lamb Shoppe, Denver, CO


• A Knitted Peace, Littleton, CO


• Showers of Flowers, Lakewood, CO


• The Recycled Lamb, Lakewood, CO


• String, Highlands Ranch, CO


• The Strawberry Tree, Denver, CO


• The Shivering Sheep, Denver, CO


• Weaving Southwest, Taos, NM


• The Yarn Shop, Taos, NM


• BB's, Santa Barbara, CA


• In Stitches, Santa Barbara, CA


• Mabel's Cafe & Knittery, Portland, OR

And festivals:

• Maryland Sheep & Wool, Friendship, MD


• Estes Park Wool Market, Estes Park, CO


• Taos Wool Festival, Taos, NM


• Alpaca Extravaganza, Longmont, CO