Part three of the great S-i-l knitting caper. On their last full day in BC we decided to check out Felicia’s recommendations of Daiso at Richmond BC’s Aberdeen Mall (for $2 bamboo knitting needles) and Alpha crafts at Yoahan Centre. Thank you, Felicia!
Alpha had yarn I had never seen before and that is always a treat. It was self striping heaven with two yarns other than Noro, both beautifully soft and in amazing colours. One is Granbia (the label says it has "fascinating gradation") and the other is Fantasia:
Alpha’s display is awkward at first, the entire stock is packaged in plastic bags. Looking more closely you’ll find a sample box of a particular type of yarn, covered in clear plastic, which contains a ball of each colour available for fondling, whiffing or whatever habit you have when shopping for yarn. The sales person was very helpful pointing out knitted samples of each yarn displayed throughout the store. Ellen bought yarn that looks exactly like Gracee’s fur when knitted. I finally broke down and bought three balls of each fascinatingly gradated yarn.
Due to the number of requests I get, I’ve decided to list on my sidebar sources of the patterns I’ve made. They’re not all there yet, but I’m working on it. There are some good free ones as well as links to mail order sources.
I have a sick boy at home and three meetings tomorrow so I’ll be back on Friday.
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