Betsy Pratt's Profile

Made on Sun Oct 07 17:47:47 -0700 2007 about Rosewood Yarns

The ladies are SO helpful there, and they have a nice variety of the old standby Cascade 220, plus Berrocco and some locally grown/spun/dyed products. Although I do not spin, I believe they carry a bunch of spinning wheels and drop spindles, too.

Made on Sun Oct 07 17:49:33 -0700 2007 about Yarnivore

Super yarn store. Very friendly, younger crowd. Tons of yarns and comfy seating! ;)

Made on Sun Oct 07 17:54:04 -0700 2007 about The Yarn Barn of San Antonio

They have an wide assortment of yarn, books, needles and magazines, and carry a lot of needlework supplies, too. The women that work there are *amazingly* helpful. One of them told me she was 80-something and helped me understand circs! It's a bit crowded in the shop - the tables for classes are crammed up against the displays so that was awkward to shop around when a class was going on. Love the old wooden floors, but the shop could just use a wee bit of organizing and spiffy-ing up. Also not a part of town I'd want to be in after dark!

Made on Sun Oct 07 17:59:17 -0700 2007 about Yarns 2 Ewe

I've been to this shop twice while in Houston on business. They have *great* selection of *great* yarns, books, needles, bags, needle cases, etc!!!! There is a huge wall of needles next to the cash register that I did not see until I was checking out. I had been disappointed at the 2 little turnstiles of needles - and there they were right under my nose!
The woman who was there both times I was in the shop was extremely knowledgeable and helpful!
Since I'm not from Houston, I found the shop a bit hard to find - it's on the right side of a one-way street in a white brick bldg with off-street parking right in front, so the bldg is set back a little. The sign is kind of hard to read.
A couple of comfy couches to sit and knit, as well as lots of shop copies of current mags and books. What a bonus!

Made on Sun Oct 07 18:05:28 -0700 2007 about Arizona Knitting and Needlepoint

I've visited this shop twice while in Phoenix on business. I found this shop to have *super* friendly staff! I had a blast chatting with them while shopping, and found a TON of yarn and supplies I just had to have (but what's new?). I only needed a set of size 1 DPN's, but got out of that shop about $280 lighter. lol. But seriously - not an acrylic haven, not just sock yarn. Nice variety and nice people.

Made on Sun Oct 07 18:08:49 -0700 2007 about Jessica Knits

I was in Phoenix on business in September, and took a quick jaunt out to the upscale burbs to this shop, as it looked very nice from the website. When I pulled up - at like 12Noon - it was closed for inventory. The website said nothing about them being closed, and needless to say I was very disappointed that I could not shop.

Maybe next time...