How could I forget?

There is a whole street devoted to haberdashery shops - rua da conceiçao - or conception street as I like to call it. Nothing very exciting there for me, though if you like buttons, you're in the right place. On Rua dos Fanqueiros, though, there is a lovely shop with ceiling to floor and wall to wall yarn, their own brand - Brancal. A lot of it was partially acrylic, and I didn't see a colour in the pure wool that I "needed." Hard to believe, I know.