Just got back from my 7th trip to Alaska and was really disappointed in Fantastic Fibers this trip. It doesn't look like it's been kept up, and although there's still a ton of yarn there, I'm sure there were some of the same ones that were there when I last visited in 2006. Also, this is a home/store, and the dog smells were really strong this time.

A combination yarn store and used book store. Hard to find, and not really worth the effort. There was nothing here that I couldn't get elsewhere, and the owner/employee didn't speak to me.

Just visited Alaska and saw the new store. Great service and some good local yarns. The only drawback is that because of the trees, it's hard to find if you don't know exactly where it is.

Very overpriced. You can do better elsewhere for the brands they carry.

She's Crafty is horrible and doesn't have a very good selection. I refuse to shop there.

Very nice little store in Eagle River.

I rate this an "okay" shop. It's fine to stop at on your way somewhere else, but don't go out of your way to find it. The selection was minimal, and although they carried a lot of Malabrigo, there was nothing out of the ordinary. The dog was the friendliest "person" in the shop, too.

A cute store in downtown Holland. Not a huge selection, but they have all the basics.

Very cute little yarn store in Seward. Worth a stop if you're visiting the area.

This is a very welcoming store, although not all the stock is in yet. Mary is very open to listening to what we want and looking into ordering it. Unfortunately, it's a little out of the way for me, so I know I won't get out there too often, but it's worth the drive if you're in the area.

Just make sure that you turn on the street adjacent to the strip center to turn into the parking lot - the other driveway will cause even the taller vehicles to bottom out. :-)

I made my first trip to Charleston last week and had to check out the shop. Parking is atrocious, and the shop itself is very crowded and hard to maneuver. They had a lot of yarns, but were crammed into shelves, so if you pulled out one color, you probably pulled out another 6 you didn't want. This was an ok shop for me, but not one I'll make an effort to visit again.

Posting an updated review now that the shop has been open for a while. I still like the shop overall, but have some misgivings now. When my knit group first went in, the owner seemed interested in wanting to know what we wanted her to carry. We have no local option for Malabrigo, and discussed it with her. She let us pick some of the colors that we liked, and when the order came in, we went back a couple of times to purchase a few skeins.

In subsequent visits or conversations with her, no less than 4 times did she mention how she had ordered "all this Malabrigo" and it's not selling, like it was our responsibility to purchase all she'd ordered, even though we had purchased the colors we'd requested, and didn't care for the other colors she'd ordered. It has really colored my opinion of this shop.

This shop went out of business.

Sadly this shop has closed effective December 17, 2011.

It's a shame this is the only shop in Springfield now. My husband went in at Christmas time and the staff was very condescending toward him and unhelpful. Other knitting friends have had poor experiences as well. It's a pretty store, but I'll order online before shopping there.