Comments on: Ithaca yarn stores, part 3 (Son of Ithaca) http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:11:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: New York Minknit » Ithaca is Gorges http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/#comment-8406 New York Minknit » Ithaca is Gorges Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:37:41 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/?p=126#comment-8406 [...] more photos of Ithaca: 2008. (I reviewed all of the yarn stores in Ithaca last year in these posts: Michael’s, Homespun, Knitting [...] [...] more photos of Ithaca: 2008. (I reviewed all of the yarn stores in Ithaca last year in these posts: Michael’s, Homespun, Knitting [...]

]]> By: knitlit kate http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/#comment-730 knitlit kate Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:11:01 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/?p=126#comment-730 hey claire! cool posts about ithaca. i'm in roch-cha-cha, home of wegmans, so i was amused to see your pic of the storefront. here in the ROC, it's considered a tourist destination, even more of a must-see than the intermational museum of photography at the george eastman house. homespun looks way cool...love the humongous swatch hanging off the needles. and i'll def check out knitty city next time i'm in nyc...which btw will be soon! a bunch of us are riding down on amtrak (and knitting merrily all the way). we're gonna take in the radical lace/extreme knitting show at mad museum. happpy knitting, kate hey claire! cool posts about ithaca. i’m in roch-cha-cha, home of wegmans, so i was amused to see your pic of the storefront. here in the ROC, it’s considered a tourist destination, even more of a must-see than the intermational museum of photography at the george eastman house.

homespun looks way cool…love the humongous swatch hanging off the needles. and i’ll def check out knitty city next time i’m in nyc…which btw will be soon! a bunch of us are riding down on amtrak (and knitting merrily all the way). we’re gonna take in the radical lace/extreme knitting show at mad museum.

happpy knitting,
kate

]]> By: jenny http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/#comment-708 jenny Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:34:55 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/?p=126#comment-708 Here in NM, our Michael's and Hobby Lobby are really crappy for knitting supplies because, though they carry 2-4 full aisles of Red Heart and other assorted yarns that I (being a yarn snob and allergic to wool) don't ever buy , they rarely have any needles in sizes under 8. Yet they do have the crazy jumbo sizes like 64 and 8002. WTF? Fortunately, JoAnn is around to keep me in my Susan Bates straights and DPNs. I wish there was a store here that would combine a full array of needles with decent yarn. None of the boutique yarn shops here have anything other than Addis and Clovers, which pisses me off because (a) I think they're overpriced and (b) I don't really like them anyway. It is irritating to have to go to multiple stores just to start one lousy project. Here in NM, our Michael’s and Hobby Lobby are really crappy for knitting supplies because, though they carry 2-4 full aisles of Red Heart and other assorted yarns that I (being a yarn snob and allergic to wool) don’t ever buy , they rarely have any needles in sizes under 8. Yet they do have the crazy jumbo sizes like 64 and 8002. WTF?

Fortunately, JoAnn is around to keep me in my Susan Bates straights and DPNs. I wish there was a store here that would combine a full array of needles with decent yarn. None of the boutique yarn shops here have anything other than Addis and Clovers, which pisses me off because (a) I think they’re overpriced and (b) I don’t really like them anyway. It is irritating to have to go to multiple stores just to start one lousy project.

]]> By: Adam http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/#comment-684 Adam Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:03:31 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/?p=126#comment-684 Ooops. I just read that you said six quilting magazines. I thought you said six yarn-porn mags. OK. I think there were 7 or more quilting mags. There were a couple others not filed in the quilting section. Ooops. I just read that you said six quilting magazines. I thought you said six yarn-porn mags. OK. I think there were 7 or more quilting mags. There were a couple others not filed in the quilting section.

]]> By: Adam http://www.newyorkminknit.com/2007/02/23/ithaca-yarn-stores-part-iii-son-of-ithaca/#comment-683 Adam Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:01:54 +0000 http://www.newyorkminknit.com/?p=126#comment-683 OMG! Why are you such a yarn snob? Red Heart is fine! ... Heh. J/K. The Wegman's also had 6 or 7 quilting magazines. Actually, I think I counted 10. How can there be 10 magazines about QUILTING? Insane. Ithaca is totally better than NYC. NYC does not have a Wegman's or a Hot Truck. :( OMG! Why are you such a yarn snob? Red Heart is fine! … Heh. J/K.

The Wegman’s also had 6 or 7 quilting magazines. Actually, I think I counted 10. How can there be 10 magazines about QUILTING? Insane.

Ithaca is totally better than NYC. NYC does not have a Wegman’s or a Hot Truck. :(

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