High on Yarn Fumes
Ready for the pretty? Good because I have a lot of pretty to show. The Sated Sheep has put together an inventory focused on hand dyed yarns. That is not all they carry, but this is a shop that features artisan yarns. I went with the intention of buying from a hand dyer and this shop gave me lots to pick from.
They also carry Bronotta Yarns. Now the maker of Bronotta, Arlene, is a friend and I’ve shown you her yarns before. The Sated Sheep picked her up and that makes five LYS’ that carry Bronotta. She is getting to be a local sensation. I ran into her there, at The Stated Sheep, and we had a nice long chat. I’m gonna have to do a whole post on Bronotta Yarns and Arlene herself as an artisan. I have to get it done before the Yarn Harlot or some other knitting rockstar discovers her and she gets famous and has no time for me. That post will be another day, but don’t let me forget.
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14 Comments on "Great Shop + Great Yarn = Great Time (a yarn shop review)"
I love the new yarn shop!! My new lys.
Great! LYS’ are magical places. Fun, wonderful, magic places that suck up your money but you don’t really mind about that.
If you are ever up here in St Louis I recommend Knitorious. It’s where I just bought my Madeline Tosh 100% superwash merino ($22.50/skein) [Most expensive yarn I have EVER bought, but so nice to work with!]. My Mother-in-law is right the owner (or the lady who is there most of the time anyway) is a bit stuck up, but they have a FAB selection, and we keep losing LYS’!
http://knitorious.com/knitnew/
That looks like a great shop! And they are rec’cing a Doris Chan design right on the front page which shows great taste. 🙂 I love Doris Chan.
I see a road trip in my future!
Oh great! Say Hi to everyone for me. And ask to see the possum yarn from New Zealand. I didn’t buy any and now 2 days later I’m wondering if I should have….
Thanks for the tour. I just love LYS’s and it looks like this one rocks! I’m jealous! I followed a few of the links you included about the hand-dyed yarns. That was even more yarn eye candy. 🙂
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All part of my evil plan. But if you can’t get the Dripping Springs Texas (too bad cuz its a nice town) then maybe I’ve inspired a few crafters to make trips to their own LYs’s out there.