Guardian Games

If you are a fan of games, board games, miniatures, card games, role-playing games, deck building games, or dice games, you should check out Guardian Games the next time you're in Portland, OR. I wandered around in there for what must have been a hour. The shelves are stacked high with games of every type. I'll admit that I was overwhelmed and in the end didn't buy a single thing.

Twisted Yarn Shop

When I travel, I try to find at least one new-to-me yarn shop to visit. This time it was Twisted Yarn Shop in Portland, OR.  It was a great shop filled with things I wanted. I had to narrow it down to a couple options or I wouldn't have been able to get it all in my suitcase.

I wanted to buy a fistful of the available colors of Twine. Sock. I settled on this fun pop of yummy pink called Electric Youth. I also grabbed a Knitted Wit Smartie in blue because I like having little bits of fun colors, especially with the latest Stephen West Mystery Knit Along that just started.

Do you know of a fun shop I should check out if I get a chance?

Happy Knits makes for a Happy Knitter

During my short time in Portland I stopped by Happy Knits because I learned they have Black Trillium Fibres, a local hand-dyed yarn that is truly amazing.

I couldn't resist and grabbed two skeins of this yummy Merilon Sock in the colorway Roco's Modern Tweed. I have tried to stop buying yarn just because it is amazing but I don't always win in this battle with my shopping.

I also picked up a skein of Jill Draper's Esopus SW Merino to finish this partially knitted shawl experiment.