Where to obtain yarn: rural and urban

In the yarn game there is a division between rural and urban.

Seen through rural eyes, an urban knitter need only open their front door to venture forth into the world of yarn. Rural knitters envision yarn shops on every corner.

The reality may be sadly different. With big box stores vying for customers, establishing a small independent yarn shop is not easy. Urban knitters chant, "Support your local yarn shop."

Rural knitters respond, "We would love to." Often shopping for yarn for a rural knitter requires a long drive to the nearest city. This shopping trip is squeezed between a long list of tasks. Not for the rural knitter a day devoted to visiting a multitude of yarn shops.
In order for me to visit my favourite yarn shop, I must travel by ferry for an hour.

If the rural knitter is truly blessed they may have a yarn producer in their area. On Mayne Island we have two: Hatake and Meadowmist Farm.

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