Customers visiting Love.Yarn.Shop. while on vacation regularly report that their local yarn shop has closed.  It is always with sadness.  Yet, we have 26 yarn shops across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine participating in the Great Northern Yarn Haul this year—several of them just a few years old.  Between July 7th and July 30th, knitters and crocheters will travel around the three states having their passports stamped, signing up for prize drawings, getting little goodies, and, in general, supporting small yarn shops and other local businesses.  We will have our kick-off party on July 7th from 5-7.  I have a limited supply of bags, so email me if you would like to reserve one.  You can purchase one for $10 or get one free with a $20 purchase from the shop.  Participants must visit 8 shops to be eligible for prizes.