Two Sundays ago was the fourth and last day of the second annual <a href="http://yarncrawlla.com/">LA Yarn Crawl</a>.  I had the pleasure of being able to check out several stores that I have never been to before.  It was my first time visiting <a href="A Major Knitwork">A Major Knitwork</a>, <a href="www.yarnovertruck.com">The Yarnover Truck</a>, <a href="www.abuelitasknittingandneedlepoint.com">Abuelita's</a>, and the <a href="www.thelittleknittery.com">Little Knittery</a>.  All lovely shops with so many great things to offer. I also had the pleasure of visiting two other stable yarn shops in LA, <a href="www.unwindyarn.com">Unwind</a> (of course) and <a href="www.LaKnitterieParisienne.com">La Knitterie Parisienne</a>.

I was particularly surprised by <a href="www.abuelitasknittingandneedlepoint.com">Abuelita's</a> in South Pasedena.  I've known about the shop for years, but I had never heard anything about it.  What a cute store in such a cute part of town!  A pleasant surprise.  Among carrying beautiful yarns of all kinds the shop was fully stocked with all kinds embroidery supplies.  This was such a pleasant surprise for me, I didn't expect anything like that at all.  Among all the Pearl Cotton and other embroidery yarns, there were so many other fun accessories for knitting and crochet.  I really had to restrain myself!  I even ran into a friend of mine there, Mira Cole owner and creative genius behind <a href="http://baahyarn.com/users/awp.php?ln=713388">Baah Yarn</a>, a wonderful hand-dyed yarn company with absolutely fabulous colors!

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<a href="A Major Knitwork">A Major Knitwork</a> is another shop I have always wanted to visit.  I know the owners well, a sweet and spicy mother daughter team that are always ready to assist with a smile.  Definitely check it out if you're ever in the valley.

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<a href="www.yarnovertruck.com">The Yarnover Truck</a> was also a fun little adventure.  A truck! Filled with yarn! Sounds like a dream come true.  The neat thing about this shop is that its constantly traveling all around southern California.  How fun is that? You can follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/YarnOverTruck">Twiter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YarnOverTruck">Facebook</a> to get updates on their current location and their traveling schedule.

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Another major LA shop is <a href="www.unwindyarn.com">Unwind</a> in Burbank.  It was buzzing like crazy in there.  I went in on a Sunday, and walked in on a blocking demo being held by Stephanie (the owner).  I thought that was a really neat little treat for crawlers to walk in on.... especially me since I am such a stickler for blocking.  I only wish I had gone to Unwind on a Thursday or a Friday to see what I had missed out on.  I may never know.  But I did go to Porto's for lunch, of course.... yum!

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All in all this was a really fun crawl.  I only regret I couldn't visit more shops.  Hopefully next year I can visit all the ones I didn't see this year.  Oh, and here is a picture of all the goodies I bought.... can't wait to use them all!

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