Did we visit any yarn shops while on the trip??? You betcha!

We hadn't been in the rental car for long  during our two weeks in Washington State, British Columbia, and Alberta before Lynn and I, in the back seat, began complaining. The back seat sat low, and the neck guards on the seats in front were unusually high. We had to crane our necks if we hoped to see anything directly ahead of us while on the road.

We "girls" quickly learned to use this discomfort to our advantage, though: We made it clear to Ken and Jim that we HAD to visit some yarn shops.

We didn't get a chance, finally, to do this until we reached Victoria, well into the second week of our journey.

Our first stop was the Beehive Wool Shop. Oh, my. It didn't disappoint. What a lovely shop, full of wonderful yarns and friendly, helpful staff.

Lynn and I both got a little carried away here, but  since we'd waited so long, or so it seemed, to even enter a yarn shop on this trip, and since everything looked so enticing, we couldn't be  helped.

My haul is the first photo at the top. The navy-isn hank at the bottom of the photo I've just now wound into a cake so I can start knitting myself a cowl this evening.

Here are Lynn and I as we left the Beehive Wool Shop, all smiles. I might add that our husbands sat patiently on a park bench strategically placed just outside the shop. That kept them at bay while we drooled over the yarns inside. There's nothing worse than trying to shop for yarns if your husband is standing beside you, trust me.

The next day, still in Victoria, we reminded the guys we needed another yarn fix. This time it was The Button and Needlework Boutique.

I'd never seen so many buttons in one place in my life. Ironically, however, I didn't buy any. I did find another skein of yarn that I needed, or thought I needed.

Our third and final yarn shop visit was at So Much Yarn in Seattle. I'd visited this shop almost exactly a year earlier, when Ken and I drove out to Oregon and Washington. The shop is located near Pike Market and is easy to find. I found this yarn shop to be as friendly and helpful as ever. And oh, the yarns!

 I bought a skein of sock yarn here and some adorable buttons for a future baby's cardigan.

So Lynn and I got to see three excellent, well-stocked yarn shops, and we came home happy.