knittedyarns on Jul 26th, 20093 Factors to Consider When Knitting Fountain Pen Shawl
Since Purl By the Sea is closing, my husband and I are heading out to Montauk to take advantage of the great ocean beach and the friendship that we’ve build with the other knitters at Purl By the Sea.
My husband treated me to a wonderful trio of knitting books including Volume 2 of Barbara Walker’s [...]
knittedyarns on Jul 24th, 2009Purl By the Sea is Closing
It was with great sadness that I read Nora Franzetti’s email announcing the closing of Purl By the Sea in Montauk. While it’s difficult to call a yarn store that’s a 3 1/2 hour trip from your home a LYS, Purl By the Sea is such a special place where everyone’s always glad to see [...]
knittedyarns on Jul 19th, 2009Maine Bound Knitting
Visiting our friends in York, ME has become a mid-July event where we combine great friends, ocean air, good food and knitting.
As a surprise, I brought my friend Amanda the set of Heirloom Lace Placemats. Unfortunately, I miscalculated my knitting time and was shy of finishing the last placemat. Despite my efforts to knit on [...]
knittedyarns on Jul 6th, 2009Montauk Bound With Knitting
We love the beach in Montauk which can be relatively empty (at least by New Yorkers’ standards) on holiday weekends. It’s a wonderful expanse of beach with rolling waves that make for peaceful rejuvenation. Of course, it’s not every Manhattanite’s idea of a “local” beach but my husband and I make it an adventure and [...]
knittedyarns on May 24th, 2009Memorial Day Means Montauk & Yarn
As beach-loving New Yorkers, My husband and I have ready access to numerous beaches including famous beaches within the city’s boundaries and those along the southern coast of Long Island and the eastern edge of New Jersey. Given our penchant for relatively empty beaches, an oxymoron in New York City in the summer, we like to take [...]
knittedyarns on May 17th, 2009Webs Tent Sale Means Yarn Adventure
Webs is every knitters’ idea of heaven with a wide variety of yarns and brands including a great selection of related tools like knitting needles and looms. In addition to the quantity discount, they have a warehouse filled with discounted items and cones of fiber. For me, it’s a treasure hunt. Being fortunate to have [...]
knittedyarns on May 1st, 2009Think BIG Knitting Projects-Betty's Upper Westside Afghan
Before the pain of The Point’s closing could sink in, I dropped by Knitty City to hear Betty talk about her afghan. One thing that Knitty City does a wonderful job is displaying samples of various knitting projects as well as colorful swatches to entice you to use the fibers.
I arrived just in time to [...]
knittedyarns on Apr 30th, 2009Farewell to The Point NYC
It’s amazing how fast The Point NYC went from bustling knitting cafe bursting with color to a shell of a store with white painted bricks. Less than a week earlier, The Point NYC was filled with new fibers such as corn and sugar cane and knitting supplies that arrived daily. Knitters and other fiber enthusiasts occupied every chair in the cafe and worked fueled by caffeine and fiber fumes.
On Wednesday evening, April 29th, the store was the location of celebration
knittedyarns on Apr 27th, 2009G is for Good-bye-The Point NYC is Closing
It is with great sadness that I write this post. The Point NYC on Bedford Street in New York City’s West Village is closing. The news was announced by Helene the owner on Sunday evening at their sale. It was followed by an email outlining their “Going Out of Business” sale Sunday evening. Everything in the [...]
knittedyarns on Apr 12th, 2009F is for Fiber, Fiber Festivals and Fiber Farms
When it comes to writing about fiber, I could go on and on filling miles of online space as I’m sure many of you could as well. There’s the wonderful stuff that we find at Sheep & Wool Festivals that comes from the people who raise the animals or dye it using a wonderful palette [...]
