Yarnia - Friday

Wow! I finally took part in the LYS (Local Yarn Shop) Tour, and had a ball.

Friday -
FIBER GALLERY, Phinney Ridge - My LYS, so it was great. Cute little shawl with Malabrigo lace.

FULL CIRCLE YARN, Ballard - I wasn’t nuts about the vibe. The yarns were just, odd. If you’re looking for unusual yarn, this is the spot. The store was very musty, which made me wonder about whether the yarn would be musty too. Had a knit hat and a crochet toddler hat. NICE STAFF.

BAD WOMEN YARN, Wallingford - So disappointing! I loved the shop itself. Lots of yummy yarn that I want to go back for, but wasn’t nuts about the service. The patterns (knit cowl, crochet scarf) were behind the counter so you had to wait in line for it.

While it’s supposedly free, the point was that you wouldn’t get it unless you bought something. I asked to see them because I was thinking of buying other yarn than the sale yarn (more Malabrigo lace) and wanted to see the yardage. (They have Manos, which I love!!) The guy behind the counter was very reluctant to hand them over and after some sparring gave me just the knit pattern and I had to ask again for the crochet. He was definitely not happy to give me both of them without a yarn sale. I did end up purchasing some yarn, but not as much as I would have.

Shouldn’t have been this hard to get a free pattern, the point of which was to get people in to the store that haven’t been there before. And, this is a shop I had really been looking forward to. I’m going to give them another try during a less busy time, but I’m rather skeptical. Such a bummer.

ACORN STREET SHOP, View Ridge - Loved it! I think you (Leilani) like it too. They had the yarn I need for the scribble lace project I want to do. Kind of a cute cowl pattern, but I didn’t get that yarn. Got two other skeins though, and I’ll be back. Great vibe, amazing selection of yarn, and the biggest selection of needles I have ever seen.

WEAVING WORKS, U District - I don’t go to WW because I had previously found the staff to be rather rude, and rather anti-crochet. So, I go in here really just for a stamp and I’m on my way to the chiropractor around the corner. LOVED the pattern, long gauntlets in beautiful hand-painted yarn. Got the yarn, couldn’t find the pattern. Asked for it twice while I was checking out and was ignored. Finally was checked out and they were looking at me to leave and I had to ask very pointedly for the pattern, and the response was rather rude!

And, they don’t punch their card for “sale” yarn, so the project yarn - just 10% off - didn’t get me a punch, but did get me a snotty rejection of my card. A little silly. Again, I won’t be back. The shop just has the wrong vibe for me. I have never had a good shopping experience there.

I’m headed up to Blaine in the morning to work my way back down from there. Don’t know how many I’ll hit, but I’m not planning to go to Anacortes, the islands, or the east side. Unsure if I’ll go south. The Ren Yarn pattern is calling me though!