We have no local yarn shop, as such, in Abilene. Actually, we have no local yarn shops within a 150-mile radius. As an increasingly obsessed knitter, this makes me very sad. (Though Michaels and Hobby Lobby do come through for me sometimes.)
However, on our way down to visit my grandparents this past weekend, we stopped at Stonehill Spinning in Fredericksburg. (We went by on Memorial Day, but it was closed.) J graciously let me browse for 15 or 20 minutes. And oh my goodness, it was WONDERFUL.
It’s such a cute, rustic little place, and they offer knitting, spinning and rug hooking classes. They had Rowan and Brown Sheep and Cascade and Manos del Uruguay yarns, and more. They even had some locally spun yarn, and a rack of knitting books. There were handmade samples everywhere, and afternoon light drifting through the windows. It was lovely.
Here I am outside the shop, with my beautiful skein of Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend yarn. (Which will be made into a soft, lovely cowl for me, as soon as I can get to it.)
cakes, tea and dreams 
I feel a field trip coming on!
Randomly stumbled across your blog through the superherodesigns blog… My family and I are moving to Abilene in January from the San Francisco Bay Area!
Anyway… I’m sad to here there are no knitting shops near Abilene… but its good to know that knitters (and readers) do exist there. 🙂
Hi Amber! Welcome to the blog.
I hope you enjoy Abilene, when you get here…I promise there are wonderful things about living here. And yes, there are plenty of knitters (and readers) in this town!
Katie
Fredricksburg! I make a yearly pilgrimage there for unknown reasons.
I would like to knit and sew.
We’re going to need picture of the shrug when it’s finished.
[…] up is the cowl I knitted from the Manos Silk Blend yarn I bought in Fredericksburg, which went to Amanda. I love the greens and browns in this cowl, and the pattern is a lovely […]