I spent the weekend visiting my cousin in Lawrence, KS. In addition to entertaining four kids, going to parades, and exploring the fabric shop of my dreams, I was able to pick up some yarn. I chose to ignore my yarn diet rules and picked up some yarn that I’m not counting against my earned yarn.
At The Yarn Barn I found a skein of yarn from Feederbrook Farm that came with a pattern. The yarn knits up into a pattern similar to argyle when knit into a scarf or cowl. I have no need for a scarf or a cowl, but the yarn facinates me, it is BFL, and the pattern name is Darwinian Evolution (I love a good pattern name).
At the farmers market I stumbled upon Pinwheel Farm, where a sheperdess sat spinning wool into yarn. I stopped to talk to her about her flock, and she went into great detail about her sheep. The primary breed started out as CVM, but she bred into the stock other breeds that are better for the climate of Kansas and other breeds that are better meat producers. I emjoyed talking with her so much I picked up a 300 g skein of fingering weight yarn. I have no idea what I’ll use the yarn for, but I will be happy to have it in my stash to look at and remember the nice trip we had.
Do you buy yarn on vacation? What do you usually pick up as a souvineer?
mildlygranola 
Travel yarn doesn’t count towards stash until it’s been there more than a year:)
I like to buy local yarn if possible when I travel.
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I usually buy local yarn too. It doesn’t make sense to travel to buy Cascade.
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I can’t wait to see how this argyle yarn knits up! I have never been a souvenir buyer, but yarn and fabric would definitely fit my preferences!
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Definitely souvenir yarn
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I love souvenir yarn! And I double the doesnt count factor by always trying to get a fingering weight…because in my stash that doesnt count either, as I use it so often for so many things!!
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I usually buy fingering weight too – I can always make socks with it.
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In MY world, souvenir yarn doesn’t count, but I’m not sure my husband agrees all the time! I love your Darwin yarn–looking forward to see how it knits up.
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I cast on the Darwin cowl last night. I imagine it is all I will knit until it is done.
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Yes! I look forward to visiting Spooner, WI every August to browse the amazing yarn/book store there. I always bring home something to add to my stash.
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Oh yes …vaCATION YARN or a trinket like a stitch marker or a shop pattern .
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Stitch markers are a great idea. I should start looking for those.
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Always visit a LYS when in vacation and come away with yarn. Especially abroad as you get to see yarn makers you don’t see at home often. The yarn looks lovely.
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Yes I buy yarn on vacation and I’m so happy to learn it doesn’t count! 😃
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Oh, it totally doesn’t count.
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You got some great souvenir skeins there! I definitely buy souvenir yarn when I travel someplace with yarn available 🙂 I don’t count it either.
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