Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Knit & Needlepoint: Boston, MA
store: Knit & Needlepoint address: 11 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 website: http://www.needlepoint-boston.com date of visit: August, 2010 Knit & Needlepoint is located on Newbury street- the 'high fashion' street of Boston- less than a block away from the Boston Common. It's a long street, so don't despair... as long as the street [...]
Dino takes Boston!
Dino had an awesome time in Boston... if not a little worn out! A pattern for dino will be available soon... and in the meantime, you can make a cuddly amigurumi from FreshStitches and have your own travel adventure!
Knit New Haven: New Haven, CT
store: Knit New Haven address: 26 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06510 website: http://www.knitnewhaven.com date of visit: ongoing I always find the store spotlight posts the most difficult to write. After all, how can you be sure that you're properly conveying the calmness that a yarn store has, or the softness of the wonderful yarns on [...]
Off to Boston… with some lobster?
Hi everyone! I'm going on a mini-vacation to Boston, so your burning amigurumi-related emails will have to wait until Monday for a reply! I'm planning on taking a peek at some yarn stores for the store spotlight, take some amigurumi travel photos, and maybe get some inspiration for a new lobster amigurumi pattern? Who knows! Enjoy your [...]
Tip the Crab’s Road Trip
Recently, Tip the Crab took a little road trip to Medford, MA. (okay, we'll be honest... Stacey had to go to Medford, and Tip just tagged along, pretending like he was driving). Tip hit a little bit of rain, but at least the photos turned out!
Clam hits the beach!
It's not summer unless there's a beach involved! This week, a FreshStitches clam hit the beach for a vacation... and he's emailed in some photos from his summer locale. He even happened upon a distant cousin- a clam seashell. This adorable clam is actually a puppet... and the pattern will be released August 1!
Fibre Space: Alexandria, VA
store: Fibre Space address: 102 N. Fayette Street Alexandria, VA 22314 website: http://www.fibrespace.com/ date of visit: May, 2010 Alright... I'll be honest. I have a crush on Fibre Space. Yup, I'm infatuated with a store. It's everything you could want a yarn store to be. It's beautiful, it's comfortable, it has an awesome supply [...]
Jonathan the Bee visits DC!
Stacey may have moved away from DC, but that doesn't mean that Jonathan the Bee can't head back to visit his old friends! With colony collapse disorder still taking its toll on bees, Jonathan has to travel a little further than he used to in order to hang out with his friends... and he got to visit some great stuff!
The Yarn Spot: Wheaton, MD
store: The Yarn Spot address: 11406A Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902 website: http://www.theyarnspot.com/ date of visit: May, 2010 The Yarn Spot is a newcomer to the DC-area yarn-shop scene... but don't let that fool you! They're a fabulous, beautiful and well-stocked store! The first thing you notice about the store is that it's [...]
Knitting on Memorial Day Weekend
Knitting isn't usually the first thing you think of doing Memorial Day weekend: most people head to the beach, grill outside or hit the pool. Since I moved away from the DC area on Monday, I decided to celebrate Memorial Day weekend by heading to Rolling Thunder on Sunday. Rolling Thunder is a motorcycle rally that takes place every year in DC, [...]
