December 26, 2005
Oklahoma: Part 2
Here's the promised tale of the rest of my trip to Oklahoma. We arrived on Friday evening just in time to go to the rehearsal dinner. It was fun to see all my cousins again...I can't believe that they are old enough to get married!! (It was my cousin Danny who got married, and he's only 21...so it's debatable if he's really old enough?!) Saturday morning we got up and the three girls all went to 2 yarn shops in Oklahoma City (thanks to my handy new guide). The first stop was at "A Gourmet Yarn Co."
They opened up in August and had a nice selection of yarn. I didn't find anything that I couldn't live without, but I did pick up the new Knit Simple magazine. From there we went to a little shop that was a combination knitting and stitching store called 'The Linen Sisters'. At this point we decided that we had enough time to drive up to Guthrie and visit S.W.A.K. (Sealed With A Kiss). Boy am I glad that we did! What an amazingly cool store, check out the inside!!
The way they displayed the yarn was so creative. They used tons of old antique dressers and kitchen cupboards. My favorite display was the huge tub of Cotton Classic:
And I do mean TUB!! Isn't that the coolest?! I picked up a book at 50% off that I've wanted for ages...it's called the Sweater Book. The weather was kind of crummy so we didn't get to walk around Guthrie, but if I make it back to OKC I'm definitely going back! The wedding was Saturday night (congratulations Danny and Ashley!!) and we headed back to Denver early Sunday morning. We stopped one more time in Salina for lunch on the way home at the neatest little Italian place just a couple doors down from the yarn shop. I highly recommend the spaghetti and meatballs if you have to drive through Salina anytime soon.
It was nice to get out of the car and relax a bit at the restaurant. We had a few laughs when my mom showed us her "progress" on her Charlotte, and my grandma replied, "well...that's real impressive." Ha! I continued working on my Charlotte until it got too dark and then I started on a little "secret" project for Alice. I was knitting by the light of the visor mirror. Has anyone else ever done that?
I totally do the knitting by the mirror light trick! My parents live 45 minutes away and that's some great knitting time that I take advantage of. (The hubby is happy driving and the two year old is strapped down. Gotta love it!) On the way back home the mirror is always pulled down so that I can work some knitting magic.
On longer car trips when the kiddo gets fussy I'll sit in the back with him. That's when I bring out the folding book light and hook it onto the seat in front of me. Then I still get enough light to work by without having to blind the hubby with the dome light.
Posted by: Brianne at December 27, 2005 11:13 PMVisor light and a book light I found that can be clipped to the collar of a crew neck shirt. Aim towards lap and I am set!
Posted by: knitteriam at December 28, 2005 04:15 AMGlad to hear about the shop in Guthrie. That's very close to where my son will attend college.
Posted by: wool winder at December 28, 2005 08:08 AMI love that "tub of yarn"--that is super creative! Welcome back :)
Posted by: Kim at December 28, 2005 08:35 AMVisor mirror lights. Book lights. Whatever works. :D
Can't wait to see how charlotte is coming along. I think I may end up having to make one. I was going through my stash the other day and found four skeins of Cherry Tree Hill that would look great together. I just need to figure out what order I'd like them in... I'll have to bring them out with me soon but for now I've got to get some things finished up. ;D
I'm so glad you made it over to SWAK. It's really a great yarn shop and one that I know if I'm in the area again, I will make a way to go there. I do love that shop and everyone was so friendly and helpful! The picture of your grandparents is so cute and sweet.
Posted by: Wanda at December 28, 2005 08:59 PMWhat a blast from the past!!
My job sent me to OKC for four months earlier this year and I spent a lot of time in the yarn shops you visited. It was a nice surprise to see them on your blog.