Yum, that yarn sure tasted good!
We have been far too quiet lately. Not due to lack of activities and new arrivals but indeed due to many activities and new arrivals. The cold snap has brought many of you into the shop which has been a real treat.
The last few weeks a new activity began called “Yarn Tasting.” We guaranteed no yarn would be eaten but rather, many of the new yarns brought into the shop this fall could be tried, by knitting little bits of these luscious new yarns. The first tasting was held at Wild Purls which started with an elegant table, a beautiful menu
and twelve anxious knitters. The sock yarns were our first course and the size 2 needles madly began swatching.
The next course of DK yarns pleased the entire table. This was followed by a luscious main course of worsted weight superwash that continues to fly off the shelf especially now that we have sock patterns that call for one skein of Lornas Laces Shepherds worsted. And the evening finished with the dessert course of beautiful bulky weights. 
Our neighbors in Red Lodge wanted to taste a little yarn of their own. Not wanting to leave a stitch unknit or a yarn untried, the Wild Purls crew jumped in our cars and headed to Laurel and took a sharp left toward Red Lodge. We arrived on a crisp, September evening to be greeted by Betsey Brighton the evenings host, who was kind enough to open her home. Hungry knitters arrived with needles in hand ready to try just about anything we handed them. The oohhhs and aahhhhs filled the room while new friends introduced themselves. 
Now, if that isn’t enough, another group wanted to have a nibble as well. The Lavina knitters set aside an evening at their regular knitting group to join the previous tasters.
Each group had some of the same yarns and a few selected for only them.
We must say that each evening was delightful. 
We love those who are willing to try a night out with other knitters. An adventurous group in all three locals made us as anxious to figure out patterns and projects with all the new yarns.
If you weren’t in attendance, don’t despair, the yarn is in the shop and we have leftovers that we are willing to share. Hurry in to get a taste.
