I swear I wasn’t doing the Puget Sound LYS Tour, but I did get a lot of yarn.
I spent four days in cold, windy, and not-so-rainy Seattle, Washington in the beginning of February and so of course I had to hit at least one yarn store.
The first day in the city, my friends and I headed to the iconic Pike’s Place Market where I got the most delicious Pear and Apple Hot Spiced Cider — and spotted a stand with beautiful yarns! It was MJ Yarns (Red Label?), which I believe is a local hand-dyed yarn. I got two skeins of pretty purple fingering from their Tough Ram line, Charoit and Marquis. I’m severely lacking in purple yarn despite it being my favorite color. I don’t know what they will be yet, but I am feeling something girly and delicate.
And just a short walk from the market was So Much Yarn. And it had so much yarn! It was a very beautiful shop that had common brand names as well as local yarns (including MJ!). I ended up getting a beautiful multicolored yarn that I knew I wanted to turn into socks (post coming soon! 🙂 ), and a couple of pink mini skeins for contrasting cuffs, heels, and toes.
On another day, I noticed the window display that’s visible from the outside of the store.
The second day of the trip was our half-day excursion to Bainbridge Island. Of course I brought something to knit during the ferry trip.
One of our intended destinations was Churchmouse Yarns & Teas, a store which combines my two favorite things — yarns and teas! I was so in love with this store that I forgot to take pictures. Please enjoy these photos of the entrance and my haul bag. I got a beautiful Blue Sky Fibers Worsted Cotton Yarn in this bright red.
The employees in the shop were very nice, and they even recommended a different nearby store — Esther’s Fabrics — when they didn’t have the buttons that I was looking for.
And as soon as I finished one hat, I made another with my new yarn (this was also a birthday present for my sister). The pattern for both is Galicia on Ravelry.
Seattle was such a great town for all the cozy knits — even though the locals could tell that we were from a much warmer climate given our heavy jackets and umbrellas. I would absolutely love to go back to every place we visited, and it is so exciting to visit the local yarn stores in different cities. I love that everywhere I go I find the LYS and bring home these fiber souvenirs. A piece of my adventures stays with me longer than the days I’m away.
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