hoping to find someone from Iowa who loves to knit. We don’t have any boutique knitting stores in my town. Anyone know of any good ones near Cedar Rapids?
i have a friend who just moved from near cedar rapids to near fort lost-in-the-woods MO… she suggested r-rabbit’s fiber studio (http://www.r-rabbitsfiberstudio.com/) and the garden wren floral & yarn (http://www.thegardenwren.com/) both IN cedar rapids, and also village needlework (https://www.villageneedlework.com/index.php) just outside C.R. in marion, to the northeast. enjoy! - X 
sweet thank you (and her) so much. I’ll check them out.
If you want a little travel, there is a marvelous yarn shop in Manchester. The name is The Stitchin’ Post and is located at 112 North Franklin Street. There is a wonderful coffee shop next door. Phone number 563-608-4922 She carries Cascade and Plymouth and various sock yarns.