Whenever I travel anywhere, I always find a yarn shop to visit. Also, while traveling, I always have my camera. Well, in September, I went to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. AND, I found a yarn shop, 88 Stitches!
My friend Jana and I were traveling up to Vancouver, BC to attend Knit City. It’s an annual event held up there in late September. We always call it our west coast Rhinebeck. It really is the perfect venue. It’s just the right size, not small, but not huge. It’s got tons of celebrities, or as I like to call them ‘Kniteratti’! There are tons of booths full of yummies, and tons of classes with all the famous people, and an all around good time.
Jana knows me well, and had heard about 88 Stitches on the Grocery Girls podcast. Last year, we had visited Baad Anna’s, which was located very close to our hotel. This year it was 88 Stitches in Langley. Honestly, it was the first thing we did — even before checking into our hotel!
It was a lovely early fall day, we found the shop with the help of some GPS, then parked the car. When we went inside, the two lovely gals working, were happy to see us and eager to help. It was clear that they were busy working, putting up new inventory. We just wanted to look around, touch and feel, and take some pictures. I was however, looking for a needle.
Leila (I think) was helping me with my needle situation, while Jana was looking around. Then I started looking around, and found a rad basket and cute notions pouch and tape measure. I totally get sucked in. I made my purchase and took my pictures. They had a wonderful selection of yarns including Sweet Fiber Yarns, Baa Ram Ewe, Berroco, and Lettlopi to name just a few! 
As we finished up, we asked Marilyn for a few lunch suggestions before heading on into Vancouver. She gave us three suggestions, and exceptional directions into Langley proper. What an amazing town!! The shops were amazing and the restaurants, and bakeries, and candy shops all looked wonderful. We ended up at a brewery called Trading Post Brewing. The place was rustic on the inside with an amazing covered patio out back with blankets and a gas fireplace. The beer was good and we had fried chicken sandwiches that were dreamy!
Thank you Marilyn for the great directions, thank you Leila for the help with my purchase. I still love my basket and bag. I want to visit Langley again soon!
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