And All I See Are Jewels

Today I strolled around London's finest knitty establishments with my lovely friend from Floating On The Breeze.

I Knit London, the John Lewis haberdashery on Oxford St and Loop were all frequented by our good selves and what business they got out of us!

Shelves upon shelves of hand-dyed, unusual and sumptuous yarns filled these aladdins caves. The colours, the textures, the swatches and the sample knits were so varied and so inspiring that as I closed my eyes to go to sleep tonight all I could see were jewel shades.

That's right, it was so incredible and so thought provoking that I decided to wake myself back up to tell you!

My local woolly wonderlands are not so wondrous, and possibly thankfully so, but the contrast between cheapy chains and individual specialists was clear and I recommend to anyone spending your birthday weekend treating yourself to some well-deserved, beautiful and unique yarn.

It's worth it for the sensory stimulation alone!

Here's my day in pics:
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