Purl Knit Cafe is an ice cream/beverage shop with yarn in the back corner. If you happen to see the internet photo with bins of yarn, the photo is terribly misleading; however it does show about 90% of their yarn selection.
Yes, there is seating - but room for knitting classes?? Not really.
The day that I visited, no one in the shop knew how to knit or how to offer any help or assistance with yarn. I was in the shop for over 20 minutes -- looking at the yarn, the knitting notions, then looking at the same yarn all over again, and listening to the ice cream/beverage clerk chitter-chatter with ice cream & coffee customers. She mentioned to one coffe customer that she didn't know how to knit and that she was surprised that "the really expensive yarns were selling". Even when the stop was empty, she never spoke to or greeted me -- she certainly didn't offer to help me with any yarn or knitting questions.
The knitting pattern selection is very limited.
The knitting book selection is very limited.
There is a decent little selction of knitting needles - yes the expensive brands: Crystal Palace and Addi Turbos.
A quote from a recent internet news article states: "Lots and lots of high-end yarn...Stuff you will not find anywhere else in Boulder (a conscious effort on the part of the founder to avoid stealing business from Shuttles Spindles & Skeins". High-end?? Yes, the shelves contain high-priced yarns. Stealing business from SS&S?? Not likely. SS&Skeins is still THE ONLY YARN SHOP in Boulder.
If you like to fill little baskets with yarn to decorate your home -- or maybe knit little scarves, this might be a place to buy your yarn. I didn't see enough yarn, of the same type and color, to make a vest. If you are not a well-skilled knitter, you might want to consider other yarn shop options. There is a good chance that you won't find anyone in the shop that can provide any assistance with yarn selection or help with your knitting projects.
Nice idea, I suppose, but Purl Knit Cafe IS NOT A YARN SHOP. They need to reconsider renaming the business to something like...."Bliss Ice Cream & Beverages ... and a little bit of Yarn" .....
KnittingKnina's Comments
about Purl Knit Cafe on Sat Jun 07 14:15:43 +0000 2008
A Yarn Shop?? That's a joke!!
First Impression: NOT GOOD.
Purl Knit Cafe is an ice cream/beverage shop with yarn in the back corner. If you happen to see the internet photo with bins of yarn, the photo is terribly misleading; however it does show about 90% of their yarn selection.
Yes, there is seating - but room for knitting classes?? Not really.
The day that I visited, no one in the shop knew how to knit or how to offer any help or assistance with yarn. I was in the shop for over 20 minutes -- looking at the yarn, the knitting notions, then looking at the same yarn all over again, and listening to the ice cream/beverage clerk chitter-chatter with ice cream & coffee customers. She mentioned to one coffe customer that she didn't know how to knit and that she was surprised that "the really expensive yarns were selling". Even when the stop was empty, she never spoke to or greeted me -- she certainly didn't offer to help me with any yarn or knitting questions.
The knitting pattern selection is very limited.
The knitting book selection is very limited.
There is a decent little selction of knitting needles - yes the expensive brands: Crystal Palace and Addi Turbos.
A quote from a recent internet news article states: "Lots and lots of high-end yarn...Stuff you will not find anywhere else in Boulder (a conscious effort on the part of the founder to avoid stealing business from Shuttles Spindles & Skeins". High-end?? Yes, the shelves contain high-priced yarns. Stealing business from SS&S?? Not likely. SS&Skeins is still THE ONLY YARN SHOP in Boulder.
If you like to fill little baskets with yarn to decorate your home -- or maybe knit little scarves, this might be a place to buy your yarn. I didn't see enough yarn, of the same type and color, to make a vest. If you are not a well-skilled knitter, you might want to consider other yarn shop options. There is a good chance that you won't find anyone in the shop that can provide any assistance with yarn selection or help with your knitting projects.
Nice idea, I suppose, but Purl Knit Cafe IS NOT A YARN SHOP. They need to reconsider renaming the business to something like...."Bliss Ice Cream & Beverages ... and a little bit of Yarn" .....