Blimey, this is bad news, two yarn trips in a week!
This time was more local. Stash Yarns in Putney.
I took a day's holiday and met up with Jill for the Wednesday morning knitting group. The shop has an upstairs room set aside for knitting, a great venue for a knitting group, don't you think? You can chat about the yarns then go and buy them.
The notions are all near the till! Just like the old days when supermarkets kept the sweets next to the tills! I bought yet another needle gauge, can't have too many.
My purchases were very restricted today.
Four skeins of koigu
Some fabulous Blue Sky Cotton (so soft to knit with!)
This looks grey on my monitor, but it's a gorgeous pale blue.
And a Bagsmith yarn project bag! It's a great little bag. Lots of pockets for notions and a clear sleeve for the current pattern.
Oh, and the patterns - some Oat Couture ones and that fabulous felted cushion pattern that Nic is knitting. And One Skein, which on inspection has quite a few projects that I'd consider knitting. I thought that it was going to be full of short scarves and hats, but there are loads of other patterns in there that I like. With the onset of summer I want to spend a few months concentrating on small stuff, so this book should come in useful.
I fondled the £70 skein of yarn and put it back (Tilli Tomas, silk with swarovski crystals).
I picked up and put back the Handmaiden yarns. And the Artyarns. And the Mission Falls. And anything with the word alpaca on it!
A great little shop, I wish it every success and will be visiting again, very friendly owners!
You did very well to be so restrained, I am going to Stash on Saturday not sure whether my will power will be going with me though ;-)
Posted by: Jacinta | June 15, 2006 at 06:47 AM
It's a great shop isn't it? I popped back on Tuesday and bought the felted cushion pattern too. I didn't buy any yarn, although I did stop to fondle the Hand Maiden silk.
Posted by: Mary | June 15, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Maybe I am fortunate to live on a small island with no wool shops and far from London... I think it would ruin me! Well done for being wise, and I love your purchases...
Posted by: francoise | June 15, 2006 at 10:00 PM
I've been eyeing up that bag, trying hard to resist :( I feel my resistance weakening as we speak.
Posted by: Nic | June 15, 2006 at 11:08 PM
Looking forwrad to visiting this shop when I am home again soon. Sorry to have missed the Get Knitted trip this year, brought back good memories from last year. Thanks to the link for the fab cushion via Nic's. Just gorgeous and just what i am looking for for my Rowan exchange this year. Off to see if my LYS has it in stock.
Posted by: carol | June 16, 2006 at 07:02 PM
I really like your new bag! It looks really useful with all those pockets, I'll have to have a look for something similar myself.
Posted by: fiona | June 16, 2006 at 08:57 PM
Oooh - fab yarn, great bag. WIsh I lived closer so I could go and see!
Posted by: Steph | June 19, 2006 at 07:14 AM
Pretty fatal to have such a good shop close by, isn't it?! Looks like a good haul again - that felted cushion pattern looks interesting. Next time I'm in London....
Posted by: Anita | June 20, 2006 at 02:14 PM