Find of the Week - a tad bit late :)

This was written while I was in DC but I didn't get a chance to post it on time. So here it is! 

The first Find of the Week is brought to you from Washington D.C. I've been spending some time with my boyfriend and I had a day free to roam around by myself. I found my way to the DuPont Circle neighborhood. After a fun train ride – by fun I mean getting lost and almost taking the wrong one – I found myself at my destination. I decided that it would be best to stick to the main street and look at the stores along the way. After a few minutes of walking around aimlessly, I stumbled upon a few stores. My favorite of store was Looped Yarn Works, located on the second floor of a building, above a restaurant.

Picture belongs to Looped Yarn Works

The store is a cozy spot with all types of yarns and notions for crocheting and knitting. The shop has three rooms. You enter into the center of the store and are instantly greeted by the lovely ladies working at the counter. It was so nice that they started an actual conversation with me and pointed me to some yarns that I might like. The other two rooms are home to all the various types of yarns (they have a list of the types on their website). I spent most of my time “inspecting” (aka feeling all the soft lovelies). Each room had a section for people to work in. In the first room I entered, there were people sitting, conversing and crocheting. It was nice because there were two people helping the third learn more about how to read crochet patterns (something I swear I will learn...someday). In the other room, there were even more yarns that I just HAD to feel. There was also a knitting class going on (another thing on my to do list).

After careful consideration, and lots of touching, I finally decided on which yarn was coming home with me. Out of all of them, the Classic Elite Yard; Katydid, 100% organic cotton ribbon won and made it's way into a bag. I fell in love with this yarn ( I got it in green) but decided that it was too lonely in the bag. This store is great because it also has knitting needles, crochet hooks, buttons, and various notions to pick from. As I thought I wasn't going to find a friend for my new yarn, my eye caught a glint of steel. Down, at the bottom of the peg board, I found it! A Susan Bates Bamboo handled Crochet Hook (size 2.75mm). I love my purchase completely.

So, if you're in the DC area, you should head on over and give them a visit.

You can find out more information about Looped Yarn Works at their site: http://loopedyarnworks.com