Yarn Garage, Up Close & Personal, Part 2

Sorry I'm a day late posting this part 2 - we went mattress shopping yesterday. That's a post for another day.

So on with the rest of the store!

This is the front aisle that leads to the "heart" of the store. Down this aisle there's ribbon yarn, tape yarn, some of the more luxurious novelty yarns, cotton, suede, and more.

As you can see, samples of garments, bags, and other items literally hang everywhere.


A curio cabinet off the main aisle displays some of the most current and in-demand knitting literature, yarn that is really "hot" right now, and a few of the newest samples to come into the store.

(It's hard to tell from the way it's draped in the photo, but that blue/grey sweater on the left is really adorable - it's on my list of things to knit later in the summer.)

Nestled in the back is the Baby area, and also where we have seating for knitters to sit and knit with us. This is where we have our knit nights and also where we give a few classes.

We have a new room in the back that we use for classes now, too, but when there's just a few knitters we sit in here, as it's more cozy and certainly wonderful for the inspiration.

Ahhh, the sock yarn. As an obsessed, er, enthusiastic sock knitter myself, I've spent a great deal of time in this part of the store.

I can look at those shelves and see future socks for myself and loved ones... now to just have the time to knit them!

I love when we get sock knitters in the store - they're so fun to talk to and I love trading secrets on the best ways to do things.

When you make your way back up to the front of the store and go through the door in this photo, you enter the Novelty Yarn section.

Here there's all kinds of fluffy, fun yarn with great textures and vivid colors. There's also some more elegant novelty with just the slightest hint of a sparkle - perfect for trim on a lovely shawl or wrap.

When I first started working here, the store looked quite a bit different. It was still winter and the yarn was in different spots. Steven and Bibi (with Monika's and my help) have been rearranging things to match the season and to make it easier to find what you're looking for.

It's a fun place to work and Steven's a blast.

Ok, back to my knitting!