Yarn Shop Day!

Kaeleigh: It's that magical time of year again: Yarn Shop Day! Here in the UK, we celebrate bricks-and-mortar stores on May 6th and get down to our nearest yarn shop to pet the wares and purchase a few appreciation skeins ;) I went to both of the shops in Oxford today (Darn It and Stitch on Blue Boar St and Oxford Yarn Store on North Parade Ave), but because I was in the market for very specific things, only picked up some yarn at OYS. After hearing about nothing but the Joji Locatelli MKAL that's starting up shortly, I finally caved and decided to join in - the palettes everyone is posting are just too beautiful and I want to avoid severe project-related FOMO for the next month and a half, haha. I went over and over my stash of 4ply almost obsessively, but none of the skeins were the exact right gauge to match up what I already have without buying anything new, so I had to buy new today. Check out my final colour choices!

The first clue comes out May 12th so stay tuned :D

Bernice: And over in Canada, I decided to check out one of the few independent yarn shops the city of Winnipeg has to offer. Wolseley Wool happened to have a Sidewalk Sale this weekend, with 50% off items out on the sidewalk, and 20% off items in store.

I had a great time perusing all the beautiful sale items! I was most tempted when I went inside the store and saw some neat new hand dyed skeins from Dye for Ewe, a local dyer who I can rarely resist! I nearly cracked and picked up a skein of their "Fairy Farts" yarn (click the link above to see what Fairy Farts look like), but in the end, I decided not to add to my daunting stash!

Wolseley Wool is not just a store, it also hosts 'knit nights' and various fibre art classes throughout the year! It really is the place to be for local yarn crafters :)

Happy Yarn Shop Day everyone!