We were staying in the tiny town of Wolfach in the middle of the Black Forest where shops close for lunch from 1-2:30 p.m. - however, by chance the tiny wool and fabric shop just reopened when we passed by, so I decided to drop in and buy some yarn for a hat for my dear husband (first time EVER I was actually allowed to knit something he will actually wear!). Knitted the major part on a train business trip to Switzerland. Really like the outcome, also like the yarn (an acrylic-wool-cotton mix)