4 Reasons Why I Love Four Purls Yarn Store

  Four reasons seem small, but you will see why I love this place.  As I stated last time I posted it was time to go back to a yarn store and I decided to go back to Four Purls in Winter Haven, Florida. This is the place I stopped in before the dreaded “other […]

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When a yarn store visit goes wrong

Wrong is WRONG and I am a firm believer of that; therefore, I try very hard to avoid negativity, even when it’s dropped in my lap. 28 days since I have set foot in a yarn store, 28 days since I got my feelings hurt, 28 days ago it all went wrong. I didn’t realize

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Mother’s Day without my Mommy

  Mommy day is approaching and unless you live under a rock with NO connection to the world you can’t avoid it. Wait what?? Why  avoid a day dedicated to your Mommy GG? Is that your question? Well my mom is…well the last 4 years I dreaded mother’s day. Folks posting pictures with their moms…UGH

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Follow the fiber? I think I will

  Follow the fiber..yup I sure did! As you all know I am in Tampa and I am on hunt for yarn stores. It is operation find ALL the fiber!! hahahahahahahaa. Like I don’t have enough at home already..but that is another blog post. Let’s talk about Four Purls, the yarn store I plan to

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The ONLY yarn store IN Tampa

  Tampa,  what  fiber treasures do you have in store for me? Huh? Must I go outside of Tampa to find a yarn store? The answer is NOPE!! Today, right down the street from the hotel, I found the ONLY yarn store in Tampa. Yes I did and this little treasure is called Roxy’s Yarns come

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No yarn left behind….ever

  Yarn, I love it all and have used and purchased it all. I woke up this morning at 7am..why I don’t know but went surfing on FB to see what I missed this week. Well I came across a post that bothered me and it was about cheap yarn and needles.  It was about

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Stash: a place for yarn

  Stash, we all have one. It is the place our yarn lives..the place that patterns wait to be made AND it is a Store in St Petersburg Florida that I had the honor of visiting today. The store has the best name if you ask me. Stash, a place for yarn…perfect! We all know

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Throwback Thursday, let’s look back

  Throwback Thursday, I think it started on Instagram or Twitter, not sure, but I know I love Thursday for more than just Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy.  I love a good throwback photo and all the associated memories. The perfect throwback will also show you how much progress you have or have not made.  Do

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I need my Ablet for this project

  Ablet is a knitting ABACUS. You know what an Abacus is right? An abacus is an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating. One row is used for the 1’s and the other for the 10’s you guys remember right? I am probably dating myself but

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Saturday morning with GG

  Saturday morning and the house is quiet. Shelbey is still asleep and Gunner (my grandpuppy) has been taken out and fed so he is happy. I have only been home a little over a week and it’s time to go again, which means my mind is racing. I have to pack, I need a

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