A Knitter On A Road Trip Will Enjoy A Diversion To The Local Knitting Store
Suzanna sat in the passenger seat of the Mercedes, quietly working her knitting needles. As she and her husband cruised along on their cross country road trip, she purchased a wide array of yarns from the numerous local knitting stores she visited and piled them in the backseat.
The couple had called on many sites, including the Space Needle, Great Salt Lake, Grand Canyon, open plains and big blue sky, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, and White House. Yet Suzanna was not interested in these natural wonders and historical monuments, for they had not connection to the needs of her loved ones.
Consequently, she requested to visit local knitting stores along the way. This gave her the chance to work on projects for her family, with a continuously replenished supply of knitting materials, and revel in the wonder and homey feel of her preferred shops throughout the country on their vacation.
Envision a local knitting store. Though the store size plays a hand in the matter, many stores sell dozens of yarn colors and brands. Some store owners and employees conduct classes, where they teach new and old knitters how to knit socks, use different knitting techniques, spin, crochet, and spin. Additionally, most sell books, sponsor new projects and knitting patterns, and promote tools, beautifully constructed, intended to weave and spin.
A store could be shabby and dull gray, or a gorgeously stained oak with green shutters. Either way, knitting storefronts cannot possibly resemble the coziness and friendly atmosphere found inside. Since they share a common interest with their customers in knitting, store employees gladly welcome their customers and tell them the latest fashions in knitting and knitting supplies presently out in the markets. Soon the customers feel at home, even if the store is located 995 miles from their house.
Consider the unimaginably beautiful homemade knitting projects found in knitting stores across the United States as well. Store owners do not only sell yarn, knitting and crochet needles, spinning wheels, knitting design books, felting, and patterns, but they take great delight in knitting. So they knit hats, mittens, socks, afghans, vests, sweaters, blankets, slippers, purses, scarves, ponchos, stuffed animals, and anything and everything they set their minds on to knit. Decorating their stores with the designs they craft and sharing stories with knitters who come in and openly admire them.
And with a little effort, knitters can create lifelong friendships in networking with knitting store owners, employees and fellow knitters across the nation. Simply interact with the people in the stores. Share stories of difficult knitting patterns, designs the children or pets ruined, events decorated with knitting projects and markets where knitting designs were sold. Not only do such lovely social experiences create pleasant memories, but they also provide knitters with new outlooks and potential ideas for future knitting projects.
Visit knitting stores during your cross country trip. Unite with fellow knitters. The friendships formed from the shared interest in knitting are worth it, and knitters can learn different techniques and patterns. Most importantly, the experiences may forever implant the love of knitting in the knitter.
