Fireworks in the Forest

Lola Y Punto

Also in Granada, in between tapas and an uneventful ride back to the ship, I got yarn!

After our visit to Alhambra and lunch, we had about an hour to do as we pleased, and it pleases me to frequent local yarn shops and shop.

So, after checking my maps app and with the tour guide, I set off to find Lola & Punto. It was about a 10-minute walk away. Great! Plenty of time to get there, shop, and make it back to the main square and the group. After the bus trip to Alhambra, I was determined to not be left in the Spanish countryside.

So I walked away from the busy bustle of the main tourist area and right out of my comfort zone. Oh, well, I have the GPS. I’m not going to get lost, I thought. I got a little turned around trying to figure out the streets in this old town, but I made it!

I entered the shop, and six pairs of eyes swiveled to stare at me. I am guessing not many tourists or Americans seek out this sort of establishment. I am finding this to be true a lot.

And then they all went back to their knitting.

I looked around and was immediately enamored of the yarn (by Tanana Yarns). So pretty! I hesitated, but I pet the pretty. So soft!

Pine Trees & Fireworks

And then I realized there were no prices. And no one had gotten up from her knitting, although they were watching me with curiosity. OK. So I waited and looked and waited some more. And then I picked out three skeins of a beautiful hand-dyed Merino. Oh, yum!

And I looked around again, but there was no obvious cash register. Suddenly I wondered if I had stumbled into someone’s studio. Was anything for sale? Or was I, for the second time that day, the stupid American?

And I wondered how much the yarn was; I only had about 50 Euro on me, and I was sure that was not enough.

So, I asked – “Hola?”

“Oh, si, si!” One of the women walked over to a table and pulled out a paper receipt book. Gulp!

So, I awkwardly said, “Visa?”

“Oh, si, si!” She pulled out her phone. Turns out, the cash register was an iPhone. I’m not even sure they took cash.

So I came home with these skeins from Granada (the green is called tree, and the white/multi is Fireworks) and made them into Expression Fiber Art’s Accretion shawl. It’s the first time I ever made this pattern, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t do the edging correctly, but as my very wise Debbie says, “It’s a feature!”

She is also willing to block my projects for me, which is amazing! Thank you so much!

And, she encourages my yarn habit and puts up with me on a weekly basis. Sometimes, she even travels with me. And then we go and buy yarn together.

Fireworks in the Forest

Care to join us?

Accretion Shawl