2014 WNC Yarn Crawl

It was a rainy day, but I ventured back out yesterday to continue my yarn crawl adventures. Even more fun, my husband came with me! We only made it to 6 of the 11 participating stores before we threw in the towel, but we had a blast and got to explore new (to me) areas of Asheville. I will include links to all the participating shops below so that you can check them out!

My modest haul. I really worked hard to keep myself in check. But pink sparkly yarn is my weakness! It is a cotton/acrylic blend, and after some brainstorming on the phone with my mother, it has been decided that it will become an open-knit shrug. I purchased the yarn on Friday at OSuzzanah's.

Our first stop Saturday was at the Black Mountain Yarn Shop. I'm in there fairly often and it is my go-to yarn store in the area. While I recently found out there in a town closer to me, I have yet to visit it (it was not part of the crawl). So this is closest yarn store that I was aware of. The owners are wonderful. I picked up the pink snips there (because, as you know, I always lose mine).

I love how they bag your goodies at Black Mountain Yarn Shop. It feels like a present! And I was excited to find pink snips. 'Cuz, you know, pink. I love HiyaHiya brand needles, so I'm sure these will be great. And I can attach them to my bag so that I won't lose them!



Our next stop was The Knitting Diva. This took some hunting for us, as we weren't as familiar with the area. The store is huge! They have a great selection of yarn-themed gifts, along with all the other necessities. This is where we picked up the pottery button, made by a local potter. The button is actually for my husband - we both play tabletop miniature games, and the button will become the base to the model of the captain of his army. We really are a unique couple!

I think our next stop was my favorite. We stopped at the Echoview Fiber Mill! We were the only people at the shop at the time, so the woman took us on a tour of the mill. It was so cool to see the huge machines that make all the wonderful yarn! She was so friendly and helpful. I would love to go back during the week to see the machines in action! They also have a farm to supply a lot of the fibers and they have baby goats! I need to find a way to invite myself for a tour of the farm too.

We continued to criss cross around the Asheville area, stopping at Asheville Homecrafts and Friends & Fiberworks. At this point we were tired and hungry, so after a stop at Buffalo Wild Wings for food and beer, we packed it in and headed home (after a stop to the local comic shop, because our nerdiness knows no bounds). Next year we will plan our route and hit all of the shops! But we both had a great time. And I won the raffle at Black Mountain Yarn Shop! I don't know what I won yet, but I will let you know as soon as I find out! Not bad for my first crawl.


Participating shops:
Asheville Homecrafts www.ashevillehomecrafts.com
Black Mountain Yarn Shop www.blackmountainyarnshop.com
Earth Guild www.earthguild.com
Echoview Fiber Mill http://mill.echoviewnc.com/
Friends & Fiberworks https://friendsandfiberworks.com/
Kniticality http://kniticality.com/
The Knitting Diva http://divasknitting.com
OSuzannah's Yarn on Union http://osuzannahsyarnonunion.com/
Purl's Yarn Emporium www.purlsyarnemporium.com
Silver Threads & Golden Needles http://www.silverthreadsyarn.com/
Yarns to Dye For http://www.yarnstodyefor.net/