Mar 07 2007
Knitting Tourist
When a knitter visits a new location, it is customary for the knitter to seek out a new yarn shop and observe the local yarn culture.
I can report that the local yarn culture in New Bern, North Carolina is quite interesting, indeed.
Weaver’s Webb in New Bern
Exhibit A
Sock yarn galore!
Exhibit B
Lamb’s Pride and Cascade 220 Wall!
Most tourists take snapshots with large marble and stone landmarks. The knitting tourist takes snapshots with large displays of animal fur and plant fibers. Most tourists remember their trip with small souvenirs: keychains, postcards, pens, and tchotchkes. The knitting tourist remembers the trip with a different kind of souvenir: a ball of this spun animal fur!
…This particular knitting tourist brought home some wool…
…to knit a certain yoked pullover…
“Aftur” from Lopi 25
A wonderful souvenir to remember a great trip!
New Bern! I used to live in Wilmington, not so far from there…
That sweater will look beautiful in those colors!
Oh wow- I just adore that sweater. Yay for yarn souvenirs!!
I am totally crushing on that pullover! Glad to hear you had such a great weekend!
Hi Lolly,
Thanks for the great blog! I’ve enjoyed reading about your knitting adventures for a while now & am glad I’m not the only knitting tourist out there. Your new yarn looks gorgeous! Good luck with the jersey.
pen & purl xx
Hehehe, I’m going to Cologne tomorrow…will sure be checking out the knitting landscape there. :-p
Would ya look at that wall of Lamb’s Pride! Oh my!
I just love discovering yarn shops on vacations. It really is mandatory to bring back a souvenir too. Lovely sweater, the colors will be beautiful.
That’s an impressive yarn store for such a relatively small town (I’m assuming). How great for your sister–or maybe for you, when you’re visiting.
That lopi sweater is going to be gorgeous!
Hee–I am on a yarn tour just now too! I’m racking up the souvenirs, but nothing as great as the yarn for that sweater. How beautiful!
It looks like you’re having a great time. Nice yarn purchases and the sweater is beautiful!
That’s quite a wall of wool! Your Lopi sweater will be very pretty, and I’m sure it will always remind you of your vacation.
I love that Lopi sweater; the colors you chose are gorgeous. Your tourist photos are adorable!
I love the “knitter’s custom”. it looks like a lovely store. it will be a great Lopi.
sounds like such a wonderful trip! i loved yesterday’s photos from the hike and about town.. and the yarn shop… yum! beautiful colors for that yoke sweater. (i always do souvenir yarn too… when i knit it i remember that trip!)
Tee hee. We ARE a funny lot aren’t we? I recently did the knitting tourist thing when we went to Asheville. Remember? DH had us stay an extra day so that I could get all FIVE yarn shops in??? I’m glad that Kris is as understanding as my DH is. We are lucky girls, we knit and we have hubbies who support our obsession, er, hobby!
I can’t wait until you start that pullover. I saw that yarn in person and you picked some amazing colors!
nice yarn! i’m in love with that sweater!!
of course! the first thing I try to do is scope out the local yarn action. Sometimes I have to trick my hubby into it, though. He’s not much into the yarn shopping. darn it.
That pullover is lovely!
Oooo, a wall of Cascade and Brown Sheep. *sigh*
*drool*
kinda makes me want to go yarn store hopping this weekend and look at sock yarns…
You’re so very anthropological in your approach to the knitting tourist. thank you for your thoughtful explication
The colors of the Lopi are wonderful, you’ll have such a beautiful, jewel-toned sweater when you’re done.
We must be of the same breed, this tourist always brings home yarn, too. Like the yarn you chose for the sweater – it will be beautiful….
That’s my favorite trip souvenir, too! You’ll enjoy knitting it and remembering your trip each time you wear it.
very nice….the colors you picked are so pretty!
Love the sweater and the yarns you chose.
I am definitely chomping at the bit for a holiday full of new yarn shops and that one looks like a great place to travel to. Someday.
Is there anything better than taking a yarn tour of the United States? I think not! I picked up a book of yarn stores throughout the U.S. at my LYS last year and have enjoyed it immensely!
Love the point-of-view on this entry…I was hearing Jacque Cousteau (or the narrator of Spongebob) do the voice-over
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It’s always fun, although somewhat strange to me, to visit yarn shops in other cities. It’s fascinating to see how the yarn culture changes from location to location.
Nice haul too, that pullover will be sweet looking!
that sweater is on my list too, I think those colors will be gorgeous knit up in “Aftur.”
Love the pics! That’s one gorgeous sweater, can’t wait to see it again!
Love the lopi, don’t you just love that stuff? Sounds like a great trip.
Isn’t souvenir yarn just the best? I love that sweater.
I love yarn souveniers. So much better than a magnet for the fridge or commemerative plate.
Ohhhh, I love a good knit shop story! Beautiful yarn, can’t wait to see that one come together (I am less than confident in my stranding skills.)
That shop looks beautiful. I love walls full of yarn!
I love VYS (Vacation Yarn Shops). They are so magical!
I love that pullover! They colors you picked are going to be perfect.
that is going to be a stunning sweater. great color choice.
i agree, knitters make the funniest tourists. i would take a world trip, just to stop at all the knitting fairs, shops and craft events, and wouldn’t care to see anything else. my family think i am crazy, but i know you would understand lolly ;0)
and i love “the wall”, reminds me i need to get me some more cascade 220.
This sweater is gorgeous and I hope to see it on your needles soon!…
I love the colors you picked–they will make a beautiful sweater. It’s so much fun to discover new yarn shops. I have my husband trained to keep an eye out!
Cute pullover! And it’s going to look so cute in the colors you chose.
I like to plan these kind of weekends – the weirdest thing is when they just happen out of the blue! Usually I get so excited I just buy anything – often because I don’t have the list of yarn requirements with me for my planned projects. Must get more organised!
I love those colors of your yarn, just gorgeous. I wish we had yarn shops where the walls were stacked to the ceiling with yarn. How lucky you are to have those wonderful shops nearby, or at least near your sister when you visit her. Maybe there will have to be more visits throughout the year to keep your stash updated too.
Love the colors for your new project. An excellent way to remember your trip.
Beautiful colors for the Lopi sweater! Glad you had a good time.
Collecting photos of knitting shops and knitting around the world, in my travels, is one of my favourite occupations.
Quite the educational trip! I had no idea that so much Cascade and Lamb’s Pride could coexist peacefully in such close proximity.
I love that sweater pattern, by the way.
Oh, how YUMMY!!!! What a way to spend your weekend.. So Jealous!!! The sweater will be beautiful in those colors. Ü
You’re a tourist to my liking. Great colour choices for the sweater.
the stop off in a new LYS is a must in every new town…very cool that you got to see…mmm you know I love the socks.
I love the colors for the lopi…the blues with the neutrals is going to be stunning on you. SO pretty.
makes me think of another lonely yoked pulli that I need to finish.
That’s a nice little store and I love New Bern. There are some many pretty places to see and it is such a charming town…
That’s going to be one beautiful memento.
Awesome swag from what looks like a fun shop!
HEY! That is my yarn store. It is on the way home from work for me and I stop there whenever I need to feel the yarny goodness. Cool.
Looks like a great yarn shop to visit!
What a fun part to your trip! Love the yarn that you picked up – it will be a beautiful sweater & indeed a great way to remember the trip. I love picking up yarn “on the road” as well. This Monday I have to go to a different client location & I’m bummed that the fun looking YS in the town is closed on Monday – oh well.
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