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So I’m preparing for my trip to Portland. I generally enjoy travelling but I do it so little since we had kids that I’m kind of stressed out right now. I also have no idea what my friends’ cell phone number is, if they are going to meet me at the airport, or if I even gave them my flight information! I am pretty sure they have my cell phone, however, since they called me on it recently.
Anyway, I did start the second fingerless mitt today, and will bring that along with the sleeves for A.Lo’s sweater and probably my Raglan Tansy Tee since I never get around to working on that one. That reminds me, I need to measure one of OR’s sweaters to see how long the sleeves need to be. I think this is my last attempt at the sleeves, and if that doesn’t work it is just going to be a vest.
I also found two yarn stores in Portland which are within one mile from the hotel my friends are staying at: Lint, 18th and Marshall; and Knit Knot, 12th and Glisan. Yarn Garden, 14th and Hawthorne, is 3 miles away, but I read that it can be impersonal so I may as well skip that one. Last year when I saw these friends I forced them to drive me into the Valley (tubular!) to visit La Knitterie Parisienne, so I don’t think they’d like me to make them go to many knitting stores this year too. Pretty soon they’re going to think I only see them so I can see new knitting stores!
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Merry Christmas!
How funny! DH and I are leaving for Portland tomorrow morning. We’re staying at the Hilton (downtown) - courtesy of Priceline. We’ll be there until Thursday afternoon. Thanks for the info about the other two stores besides the Yarn Garden. If you see a young lady wearing a pumpkin hat, that’s me (Emily)!
Every year for my birthday my Mom takes me shopping. She usually drags my unwilling ass to the mall, but this year I talked her into taking me shopping at the LYS.
My point, sort of, is that there’s nothing wrong with going yarn shopping. Ever.
Sorry I missed you! I did make the rounds of the Nob Hill and Pearl knitting stores (report to follow) but unfortunately no pumpkin hats!