So, during my little sabbatical I did some traveling. Internationally. Now I'm not a jaded world traveler so I'm still at the "Squee! I'm in Paris!" point of my life. I visited England and Scotland for a a little over a week when I was nineteen, but since then have not left the country. I booked one of those crazy coach tours where you see about eight countries in two weeks. And before I left I did my research on yarn shops and the like. But there was not any time! The few times there was I found the stores but they were closed.
The only place I got lucky was in Venice. I was actually in search of another store but instead stumbled upon this place that had yarn and underwear (I should have gotten a pic) and there was like a bargain bin with yarn bagged in twos. The crappy pic above washes out the color a little, but it's a lovely yellow. It's also the softest wool I've ever touched and made in Italy, so if it was the only yarn I bought - at least it was something good. I am thinking a lacy scarf, but plan on waiting to get all knitty with it.
The yarn is Lana Gatto. Oh and the stuffed animal is Remmy, my travelin' cat. I encountered him in a toy store when I was fifteen or sixteen. I noticed his crooked nose and that the fur on the back of his head was singed and thought no one would buy him, so I did. Since then he has gone with me for every out of town journey I have ever taken.
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