Happy 3rd Anniversary To Me!

Sew What's New & Yarn Too!

3 years ago on this date I made my first purchase of yarn at Sew What's New & Yarn Too! in Islip, NY and with the Long Island Yarn Crawl coming up, I thought it was a good day to celebrate.  After all, it seems that FaceBook, Instagram and all the other social media sites give us something to celebrate each and every day.  So what was the first Local Yarn Shop (LYS) you ever made a purchase in?

On February 25, 2016, I had only been knitting for a 6 months!!  I had been to Michaels, A.C. Moore and JoAnne's for yarn to feed what was a new obsession in my life.  But I had found a project that I wanted to work on that on the surface looked complicated but according to the pattern was SO EASY!  I was also bored with the selection in the local big box craft stores and I went exploring.

I had no idea what I walked in to!  As I entered SEW WHAT'S NEW & YARN TOO!, I was immersed in so many choices of fabric.  Then I spotted the big yarn wrapped letters toward the back of the shop that said AND YARN TOO! Walking through the glass French door was like a kid walking into a candy shop.  I was greeted by a staff member and I was asked if I was looking for something in particular.  Why, yes! I needed bulky yarn!  I was shown a few bins and areas that had bulky or chunky yarn selections.  I purchased 11 balls of a beautiful Noro Silk Garden, a silk wool blend for Dropped and Found Wrap by Jessie Rayot.

I headed home and started knitting my new project with yarn that was silky soft and I knew I would be heading back to Sew What's New & Yarn Too! in the future!

Dropped and Found Wrap in Noro Silk Garden

Here is a view of the completed project, that I eventually gave to a friend of my son, who had been in a wicked car accident and was bruised and battered.  Her mother wanted her wrapped in bubble wrap, but this was the next best thing!

I returned a to Sew What's New & Yarn Too! a few months later to purchase some Ella Rae Seasons to make a second wrap for myself.

Dropped and Found  Wrap in Ella Rae Seasons

I did not know it 3 years ago, but Sew What's New & Yarn Too! became a chapter in my life and we are still writing the story and creating beautiful knitted projects.

All credits to:
sewwhats.new.biz
https://jessieathome.com/dropped-and-found/

Make sure you check out the Long Island Yarn Crawl from April 4th to April 7th.  10 Local Yarn shops across Long Island have joined in the fun!
https://longislandyarncrawl.com/