NYC Ishbel

Three years ago when I went to New York, I visited the Yarn Company. I bought one skein of lovely, 100% silk scarf, and made Ysolda's Ishbel. It's one of my favourite patterns! Even though my favourite scarf developed a hole in it, I didn't think about the Ishbel I made out of the Chaiten yarn by Araucania. It sat for almost three years, waiting to be blocked.

Well finally, I blocked it! I am a bit lazy when it comes to blocking, I just eyeballed it without using a tape measure and measuring it out properly.

No matter, the lace effect is just gorgeous.

Because it's 100% silk, it was dry after only a couple of hours.

Lovely! A new Ishbel! And just in time, because I leave for New York again tonight! Me and the hubby are taking the red eye and spending 5 glorious days in the big apple!!

Yarn Store Visit: The Yarn Company

I've been back a whole week now from NYC and my head is still buzzing from all the wonderful sights I saw. One thing I managed to do was to check out a yarn store that was only 5 blocks from our hotel: The Yarn Company.

It's up on the second floor and has some beautiful light:

Rows and rows of yummy yarn!

 They also sell roving, needles and other supplies.

The Yarn Company also offers classes - I would have loved to sit in a class by their lovely windows.

And look what these gorgeous plants are up to!

I bought a skein of amazing Chaiten yarn by Araucania, it's 100% Silk! I got them to wind it into a ball for me - which was a bit of a hassle. It took 4 pairs of hands - thank you for your help, Yarn Company! All in all, a lovely store.

Travel Tip

Here's a tip: you can bring this on the plane and use it to cut your yarn. And you can also use it to floss, but that's no fun!

Last day in New York

Last day in NYC looked like this: It started with a cab ride at 3am

Brunch at Alice's Tea Cup

A walk through the upper west side

A visit to a yarn store (more on this later)

And dinner and a serenade

Now sleep to get up at 4:15 to make our early flight. Let's hope we don't sleep through the alarm!!

Big Apple - day 4 snapshots

New York City - centre of the universe! What did I get up to today?

Matinee of Jersey Boys, 3rd row!

Street meat in Times Square

Colony music

And Sister Act in the evening

This is what I did on day 3 in NYC

More of New York Cityyyyyy!! WTC

Lunch!

 Trinity Church

Anything Goes with Sutton Foster

And we got a backstage tour!

NYC: a peek of day 2

More of NYC! Central Park

Rooftop of the Met

Billy Elliot at the Imperial Theatre

This city is truly amazing!

The Big Apple

So far we saw...well, many things. But here are just a few:

A full moon outside the plane's window, with Game 7 of the cup finals on [so sad about the riots :( ]

 Times Square!

 Wee Monster on my hotel windowsill: