Wonderfully welcome knit ship in a pretty, light-filled building with lots of room to move and fondle the yarn and lots of comfy seating. Friendly, helpful and welcoming staff, owners and regulars. I am so lucky that this is my local shop!
This is a pretty, if small, shop. They have a great selection of buttons and nice yarn. But a couple of times when I've gone in I've gotten some attitude from the people behind the counter. Someone made a rather snotty comment about a kid's sweater that a friend had made and was looking for buttons for. The yarn was an acrylic and not from Woolworks and it was made plain to us that it really wasn't worthy of their buttons. Unpleasant. Other times I've gone in and they've been very pleasant.
Nice yarns and lots of it. Lots of pattern books. But the shop is so crowded that pulling a skein off a shelf usually causing an avalanche of yarn...makes me a somewhat hesitant shopper...just moving around the shop is difficult.
I've found the "circle of regulars" at the table somewhat off-putting too. Asking someone to move so that I could get to a shelf got me a sort of unfriendly reception. Still...the selection is outstanding.
rooie's Comments
about Black Sheep Yarn on Tue May 26 22:57:47 +0000 2009
Wonderfully welcome knit ship in a pretty, light-filled building with lots of room to move and fondle the yarn and lots of comfy seating. Friendly, helpful and welcoming staff, owners and regulars. I am so lucky that this is my local shop!
about Woolworks Inc. on Tue May 26 23:01:49 +0000 2009
This is a pretty, if small, shop. They have a great selection of buttons and nice yarn. But a couple of times when I've gone in I've gotten some attitude from the people behind the counter. Someone made a rather snotty comment about a kid's sweater that a friend had made and was looking for buttons for. The yarn was an acrylic and not from Woolworks and it was made plain to us that it really wasn't worthy of their buttons. Unpleasant. Other times I've gone in and they've been very pleasant.
about Woolstock Knit Shop on Tue May 26 23:06:43 +0000 2009
Nice yarns and lots of it. Lots of pattern books. But the shop is so crowded that pulling a skein off a shelf usually causing an avalanche of yarn...makes me a somewhat hesitant shopper...just moving around the shop is difficult.
I've found the "circle of regulars" at the table somewhat off-putting too. Asking someone to move so that I could get to a shelf got me a sort of unfriendly reception. Still...the selection is outstanding.