This is going to be a super fun event!  The Montana shop hop will take place May 1-31 at eight different MT yarn shops including: Back Porch Quilts, Pam’s Knit ‘n’ Stitch, Camas Creek Yarn, Creations Yarn & Fiber Station, Send it Home, Stix, Joseph’s Coat, Knit ‘n Needle, Wild Purls, Witty knitters, Loopy, Y’arnings, Mountain Spun, the Yarn Shop, and of course us, Purl Yarn Boutique!

So, How does the shop hop work?

1.  Stop into your local shop and…

Along with most of you, I LOVE Hannah Fettig.  She is an inspirational designer-her ideas are so classy and timeless.  Not only are her deisgns fabulous, she is totally on fire.  Last fall Hannah came out with a new book, Coastal Knits, which is brilliant and features her ever popular Rocky Coast Cardi (our KAL starting May 2).  And now, the arrival of yet another new book, Knitbot Essentials, has me violently itchy to start one of her breezy…

Knitscene is one of my very favorite magazines that I look forward to every season.  I just love the fresh designs, yarns and colors.  The only problem is that I don’t have time to knit them all!  The summer 2012 issue is no different. The shawls, tops, cardigans and skirts are so unique and just call for me to pick up my needles and start a new project.  I’ve got my eye on a few of the…