new york fiber
i didn't go too crazy with the fiber purchases in New York.
first stop was String. they were located at 1015 madison ave. and they were having their summer sale the week i was there. i found some unique and beautiful burgundy/red, oval buttons for my scoop du jour, grey sweater. on sale, six for $3.00. what a steal. and i bought some cotton Katia Jamaica in summery colors to match my bathing suit. i think it will become some type of wrap for next summer. it was 1/2 off. the shop was exquisite and in a very "upscale" neighborhood. the owner, Linda Morse has a new book coming out soon, Luxury Knitting.
my travel friend Tamara was working in a building on 52nd street and in the lobby there was a knitting shop (can you believe it) Stitches East. many beautiful yarns, books and needles. looked around, but didn't buy anything here.
one evening we took the subway to Soho. loved Soho!!! we made a stop at Purl of course. we didn't have as much time as i would have liked here but it a wonderful place and cute as a button!!! i just wanted to live there!!!! joelle was there and it was great to meet her. she is just as you would imagine her to be; peaceful, relaxed, cute, and knitting. the shop was full, i mean full of beautiful yarns....but what i loved were all the sampled knits from the Last Minute Knitted Gifts books. inspiring! you left wanting to make everything! i bought some Rowan kid classic to make the Turtleneck Shrug from the interweave knits scarf style book, which i am re-naming my ny shrug. i start this on my trip home. and i couldn't resist the Lorna's Laces sock yarns, hanging in the window, hand-dyed just for purl. wonderful colors!!! i got 2 skeins. can't wait to start these. (if you want some they are available on purl's website).
the final knitting stop was the Point Knitting Cafe. very cute. didn't buy anything here but they had very nice yarn and a cute cafe. we were on our way to dinner so we didn't eat anything.
another amazing stop on my trip was m&j trimmings. WOW!!! it was almost overload for me. i've ordered from them on-line before and even that was overwheming. more ribbons and trims than i thought possible. i really did not go with anything in mind so i just started choose beautiful things. came home with some trims that will inspire future projects. i also went a few doors down to their button shop and bought some handles for future knitted/felted purses, button type, do-dads for jewelry, and some bangle braclets. what a wonderful place, i mean what a wonder of a place.
so.....that's the fiber part of the trip.
