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Wordless Wednesday: Yarn Shops

I have found local yarn shops to be, often, little oases of beauty. It makes sense, really, that the owners might have an artistic sensibility and would create a lovely space to be. Here, then, I share some images of my favorites with you.

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In Muttenz, Switzerland, copyright Mary Williams, used by permission.
Happy Knits Window
Happy Knits, Portland, Oregon
In The Wind Yarns Cozy Nook
In the Wind Yarns, Gleneden Beach, Oregon
Tangled Purls Christmastime
Tangled Purls, Salem, Oregon
Gossamer
Gossamer, Bend, Oregon

 I have a few more favorites, but, for various reasons, don’t have photos right now.  Those favorites include Knot Another Hat in Hood River, Oregon and Close Knit and the Knitting Bee in Portland, Oregon. All great places to spend an hour or an afternoon!

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Wordless Wednesday: Sketches

Sketches.  Used to capture and make more concrete the wispy impressions of design ideas.  Or used to convey them to others in a third-party submission.  Some of these morphed into something else, perhaps recognizable to you.  Others, well, they were just thoughts.  A look into a sketchbook.Colorwork Cowl Sketch (2)

 

A sweater sketch

 

Route 66 Mitts (3)

Route 66 Mitts Blue (3)

 

Hat prototype

Timberline Scarf - p