9 Degrees of Yarn and Me: Vintage Crochet Strikes in SoCal

I spent a few days with friends in family in my homeland of Southern California this past weekend. Part of any good trip involves a yarn crawl. Unfortunately i was reminded of how lacking in the creativity department SoCal can be. Out of 3 yarn stores within 25 miles of my parents house we came away with the following results:

1) Open, 95% dedicated to Cross Stitch - That's NOT yarn or yarn~ish goodness!!!
2) Closed, on Saturday, @ 2:30pm?!?!?! - Ummm...that's just dumb
3) Open, hard to find tucked up on the second floor with no signs

#3 - Phebie's Needle Art (pic on left) - turned out to be ok, but i was so over it by the time i found it there was a quick walk through noticing all of the basics they had in stock and a dart out the door to see if there were any interesting shops tucked away in the complex.

I found a Vintage Shop - La Bomb Ba. Super awesome find of some crochet tops from the 60's through the 80's. Nothing came home with me, but I totally fell in love with a short cropped sun design that would make a beautiful sundress. Must improve crochet skills.

And now for giggles and kicks ... drum rollllll ... the fantastic vintage tops.