Road Trip ’18 is under way!
I did pretty good considering I-5 is generally regarded as a road no one wants to drive and Bakersfield, my destination, is a place no one wants to visit.
It was a beautiful day for a drive and I was headed to a yarn shop. No complaints from me!
The Twisted Skein is a great shop! It gets two thumbs up from me! They hit all the things I look for in a yarn shop…speckles, hand dyes, local yarns, gradients. They’ve got a selection of Berroco yarns as well, for the budget conscious.
It was spacious and uncluttered. The staff was friendly (and all male?!) They had a classroom and space to sit & knit, along with Ravelry corner (<-awesome!!)
I picked out a handful of mini skeins from Stitch Together, an indie dyer from Iowa. Not sure what they’ll be. I didn’t bring enough yarn for the trip so I’ll be busting into these beauties soon! And, adding to the pile when I get to Vegas. Sin City Yarns should be a yarn tour highlight!
The cherry on top of my day was dinner at Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace.
It’s a tourist trap but whatever! They have live music! It was a free show…apparently this dude is the last American Idol winner. He was perfectly pleasant knitting music.
Overall, not a bad start to Road Trip ’18. Now, on to Vegas…
FogKnits 
Inquiring minds want to know… Did you listen to Streets of Bakersfield?
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Nope…did listen to some Merle Haggard though…a little Marty Robbins too
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Sounds like a lot of fun. I am so glad you are taking this road trip! Are you going to make it to all the places you were considering?
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No, I came to my senses, Dallas is just too far!
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For what? Do you have a timeline? I think wandering the countryside is fun, pretty cool that you have the capacity to do it!
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Sounds like a good time do far
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How exciting!! I love road trips especially when yarn shops are involved. Do you have someone driving you so you can knit??
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That sounds like the perfect road trip to me – yarn store stops! Guys in a yarn shop????
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Well they have a yarn shop, I definitely want to visit! Possibly just to buy a skein or three of Rivendell
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Bakersfield and the Crystal Palace have been on my basket list for some time. Looks like your having fun
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There’s not much else to do in Bakersfield!
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Of course I just love the color combo you picked out! Have a safe and awesome trip. I can’t wait to read about it.
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