Last Saturday (before the March 1 snow storm here in Central Indiana) I spent the day in the company of a group of women doing the yarn crawl (www.rovingindiana.com). This is an event put together by a group of independent yarn stores around Central Indiana. We loaded up a van with six women and visited stores in Martinsville, Bloomington, Nashville, and Columbus, Indiana.
The women I spent the day with are all accomplished knitters and crocheters. I am a crocheter and an knitter wanna be. I was in awe of their skill level and ability to look at a finished knitting project and know they could duplicate it. My mother, who was also an accomplished knitter, tried to teach me to knit many times but it just never took for me. I tried and tried but would quit because I did not see any progress. I did learn to crochet and can handle most intermediate patterns but knitting is just a mystery to me.
One friend in the group described them as "yarn snobs" After spending the day admiring and touching some amazing yarns I understand what she is saying now. Nothing is more exquisite than a mixture of baby alpaca, silk and a few other fibers to make something so soft and touchable I would be afraid to even try working with it.
The other part of the day was spending it in the company of a group of women. This group is established as friends and I was just the "newby." they made me feel welcome and I realized women everywhere enjoy the same things - talking about family and friends, talking about current projects they are working on, and finding the best place to eat! We had as much fun eating as we did visiting the yarn shops.
Part 2 of the Yarn Crawl will bring the addition of my sister in law, who will be visiting that weekend. We are going to shops in other small towns, north of Indianapolis this time. I'm excited about what we will see, experience and eat on this next leg of the journey. I also got some great yarn for a few projects of my own.
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