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Knitting Newbies byinside art project2 months ago

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My wife and I have made a few scarf’s, nothing to write home about but the sentimental value is through the roof! We too were disappointed with the lack of knitting paraphernalia at Stitches. We have gone to So Much Yarn at 2302 1st Avenue (Belltown-ish). Tons of yarn to select from, I’m talkin’ wall to wall here people! I was worried that because we were newbies we would get a “knittier-than-thou” kind of service. Not so! They were very helpful and even excited to show us the ropes. Only downer is that it’s down town : (

But…there are a few vacant storefronts in the area. I think that Starbucks on 15th would be just dreamy!

no yarn in capitol hill bygirlgerms2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
I don't know if this was you (if not quite a coincidence), but the seattle lj has a discussion about this posted today: http://community.livejournal.com/seattle/5347915.html

	RE: no yarn in capitol hill byfinal answer2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse)
	I vote for coincidence! Thanks for the link.

on yarn stores bypffft2 months ago

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Funny, I JUST heard a segment on NPR about yarn stores and knitting. Since I'm sure nobody else here listens to NPR, I'll summarize.

Knitting is DEAD!

No, just kidding. But they did spend a good chunk of the segment discussing how a lot of brick-and-mortar yarn stores have gone out of business as the knitting trend has cooled considerably. Apparently it peaked in 2005.

Apparently online yarn stores have pretty much killed brick-and-mortar stores.

Take that for what it's worth.

I don't knit, so I'm ambivalent towards a yarn store in the 'hood. But I'm all for local businesses (as long as they're not selling balloons).

From a knitter bylily2 months ago

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There's a Capitol Hill knitting group on Ravelry.com. I haven't heard of any yarn stores on the Hill, but there is, as somebody mentioned, So Much Yarn downtown, Weaving Works on the Ave or nearby, Little Knits, and Fiber Gallery, although I don't know where the latter two are. Interestingly the Seattle group on Ravelry seemed to think there was a plethora of LYS's in the city. I guess my point is that while there may not be a yarn store on the hill, there are lots to be had nearby.

tricoter bylinder seattle2 months ago

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http://www.tricoter.com/

When an expert knitter friend gathered a group of us to learn knitting - yes, I think it was 2005 - she recommended tricoter - on Madison across from Nishino. I found beautiful yarn there but I didn't continue knitting after the initial project.

But my newbie impression of the place was that it was more interested in the knitters who hung out there to stitch and bitch (and fill up the parking lot) than deal with customers.

tricoter and Hilltop yarn byHeidi2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Tricoter in Madison Park has a great selection, but is quite pricey. I like Hilltop on Queen Anne - a bit of a hike, but not quite as far as Ballard!

to be fair byyancy2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
The people at Stitches were very helpful in getting me the hot pink, worsted weight yarn that I so desperately needed--if you're willing to wait (and you know what you want), it seems like they'll get you what you need. That being, said, thanks for the tricoter link, linder; and I'll add my voice to the Yea's in the yarn store on 15th discussion.

I feel cheated byseandr2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
The subject matter of this post definitely did not live up to its title. :-)

plethora of yarn stores in Seattle! byAdrienne2 months ago

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Actually, Seattle is better served by LYS than most cities, and the internet hasn't killed our yarn shops at all. I suggest you get on Ravelry.com and start hooking up with your local yarn community! Weaving works is EASILY accessed by hopping on the 43 bus, it takes about 15 mins and you can knit on the way. It functions as the workhorse of the Seattle knit/crochet community, but honestly we have so many yarn stores available within an easy walk or bus ride from Capitol Hill. There are those mentioned above (although I don't shop at Tricoter as I don't like how the store is organized), plus don't forget Acorn Street (Udistrict) Bad Woman (Wallingford Center) Full Thread (Ballard)...and then all the ones I don't get to often (W. Seattle, Churchmouse out on Bainbridge)...

We are also fortunate in Seattle that for the most part the local yarn stores don't gouge on prices.

Bad Woman is great bymeknit2 months ago	(0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
I love Bad Woman Yarns in the Wallingford Center. You can get a yummy cupcake from Trophy in the same trip. Make that on Wednesday evening and you can visit the farmer's market and the LYS's stitch-n-bitch. But, that being said: I would love a yarn store to walk to and hang out in on the Hill!