Christchurch was wonderful. We started our visit by doing out laundry. The laundromat was on an unusual road bisected by a tram line. Regents Street, with its pastel buildings was on the next block (pictured above).
A fabulous playground was a few blocks away. Few elements were without children playing, so photos were hard to get. There were artificial hills with slides, zip lines, swings, ground level trampolines and tons of other fun things to play on.
Our next stop was a sandwich shop with delicious food and gluten free and dairy free options.
Get Flocked was the next stop. Ethan, the owner, is a delight with great, skill, imagination and strong opinions. He is opposed to top-down sweaters, saying they don’t fit well. He’s right; they don’t fit a muscular male body. I have no similar problem with my rounded woman’s body.
His selection of yarn was wonderful, with many premium internationally known lines. His preferred yarn for personal projects is Brooklyn Tweed, and he’s still hoping to stock Knitting for Olive. He’s got good taste; I use these yarns when I can.
Our next stop was the Sweet Soul Patisserie, where all offerings are gluten free. Because it was soon after Chinese New Year, money bags were on offer.
Anita chose an apple.
The inside was quite creamy, and the core was like an apple pie filling. Anita assured me it was a delicious as it looked.
Our Christchurch visit ended with us skuttling around a performance of the International Buskers Festival.
Juliette Knits 