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Recently I was visiting Southern Oregon and stopped in at Websters in Ashland. Every time I go to see my parents, I

This Silver Thaw by Noro will make a beautiful scarf.

This Silver Thaw by Noro will make a beautiful scarf.

have to stop by this local yarn store and see what’s new. I was happy to see the store was teeming with customers – maybe buying yarn for Christmas projects? I found some wonderful yarns on the sale shelves.

I got this beautiful Silver Thaw by Noro on the sale shelf. Since it was on sale, I had to get two of them, naturally.

This yarn is made of 50% wool, 25% angora and 25% nylon and I love the way the colors are blended.

Handpainted Mountain Colors yarn

Handpainted Mountain Colors yarn

The yarn on the left is by Mountain Colors in Corvallis. It’s 100% worsted wool and the colors are really vibrant.

I also got some Squiggle yarn by Crystal Palace to put with it to make a sort of fringy looking scarf. I’ve been looking around for patterns for one and think I’ve found a couple

Squiggle by Crystal Palace

Squiggle by Crystal Palace

that would work.

My other find was some alpaca silk yarn by Debbie Bliss that will make another great slouch hat. Very soft!

Debbie Bliss alpaca silk yarn

Debbie Bliss alpaca silk yarn

Websters has a terrific catalog with lots of knitting books and yarns, plus a nice newsletter you can sign up for too. If you’re ever in Ashland, I’d highly recommend this store. The staff is friendly and they have a great selection.

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