Just got back from NYC and thought I'd share some (goofily excited) pictures of my adventure to Purl, the knit shop in SoHo.
The exterior is nondescript—we actually passed it the first time up the block—but the interior is brilliant. Skeins of all colors and compositions line the walls of the tiny shop, and a table for knitting classes runs up the middle. The shop is really small, with only enough room to squeeze by the table (muttering "excuse me, ma'm" [as I was the only guy in the store] every few seconds). Imagine the back room of Loops packed with its entire inventory, a table, and a check-out counter. There were a dozen or so people in the store when I came in, and about half those were seated and knitting.
The stock is amazing, and reasonably priced. I found a few brands I recognised, but the diversity of materials was what really 
surprised me. Can we get linen yarn in town? I've seen buffalo at Loops, but never bamboo or soya. I didn't even know soy could be made into fibres, but there it was, IN THE DISCOUNT BIN! Oh yes my friends, the discount bin is a magical place where all our half-priced-yarn dreams come true. I bought two skeins of the Savannah Bulky in slate grey (pictured right, under my grinning visage), out of which I hope to make a pair of winter socks. (Has anyone here made socks before? I may need some pointers.)
All in all, it was a great trip. It was good to meet the people behind the website, and see how people up north get together to knit. It is wonderful to know that people from very different parts of the country come together in much the same way: to knit, to talk, to laugh, and to moan in unison over a dropped stitch.
8 comments:
How wonderful! My sister and I are deciding that we want to learn to crochet, too. Mainly just because we got a bargain book with amazing patterns, but, whatever it takes.
Yes, we can get linen in town. Ingrid was making a skirt out of it once when I was in Loops.
You would buy the yarn in slate gray.
Ohhh, those pictures are rockin! I'm so glad that you made it to the store. I always look at their online selection in awe, and wonder how the store must be, but if you haven't checked out some of their blogs you're missing out on some groovy FREE patterns, like this one: http://www.purlbee.com/daisy-stitch-hand-warmers/
I'm starting it up soon for my first in the round knitting project. Nerve-racking.
Did you see Kyle while you were up there? I didn't even get a chance to ask you how your holiday was. We'll talk when I get back. I love New York, and most stories that coincide with it.
Yeah, Kathryn. He definitely would.
Haha. You're awesome. Knitting... it's pretty bad to the bone.
Hope NY is treating you well. It's great that you like our knitting blog... now we wished the people in the club actually looked at it too...
what cute pictures of you, Mr.stallings!
we miss you. Saxon wants to know if the knit club will do tailoring.
Er, sort of. I was actually wondering if you guys did any sewing. Seems knitting is getting huge these days, but sewing is the only thing that really appeals to me. Maybe I'm dangerously uninformed, but I can't help but thinking that I can only have so many scarves.
Anyhow, best of luck with everything.
hello everyone!
am a new one to this knitting group and its all very exciting..but we have a no exact day to meet up together so i think we should get a move on!
well, firstly, i don't think everyone will be able to come on the same day because most of us have different free periods..so
in order for everyone to go i think it may have to be done twice a week,with two groups.
so everyone write down their the days and hours of free periods and then we can sort something out.
i have frees on Mon: 6th period and thursdays: 5th and 6th period.
come on guys we need to do this in order to have a club!!!
taibai
Well written article.
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