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Posted by betsey on March 7, 2008, 11:46 am
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> > and oh boy, did i get sensory overload...but, had fun!!
>
> > i was in central NJ on business yesterday and the garmin said there
> > was a yarn shop near by...Carriage Yarns in Ocean, NJ.....
>
> > First, the place is lovely, and the owner could not have been nicer or
> > kinder....if you're in New Jersey..GO! <g>
>
> > i came away with...a set of the denise interchangeable needles, and
> > enough =EF=BF=BDmargarita ribbon to make a top. =EF=BF=BDi saw the patte=
rn, it looks
> > easy, yarn shop owner agreed, ti WAS easy, thought my 14 year old
> > daughter would love it. =EF=BF=BDGot home and said DD "no way would i we=
ar
> > that". =EF=BF=BDsigh...so, i thought, OK, i'll call and ask if i can ret=
urn
> > it. =EF=BF=BDleft the house for an hour, where the big dog promptly took=
it
> > off the kitchen island. =EF=BF=BDI now have six skeins that i cannot pos=
sibly
> > return <g>, i guess i will call for a seventh to make the top bigger
> > for me.....
>
> > i also bought a skein of crystal palace (i can't remember the name),
> > but it's lime green and is an eyelash type. =EF=BF=BDyou knit it and it'=
s
> > furry <g>. =EF=BF=BDTHAT the DD loved, and i've started on a scarf for h=
er.
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> > Now, understand, my tastes run towards the cottons and the wools...so
> > this whole novelty yarn purchase was a shock to me <g> I also bought a
> > debbie bliss book for alpaca silk..just some gorgous sweaters in
> > there. =EF=BF=BDbut, on my goodness, the cost of her yarn!! =EF=BF=BDi'm=
making the
> > grand assumption that at least my first foray into that i can use a
> > cheaper yarn....correct? =EF=BF=BDcan anyone suggest a good substitute??=
?
>
> > anyway...wonderful wonderful experience. =EF=BF=BDi can see that stash
> > enhancement could be deadly to the pocketbook!
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> Oh yes!
> Carriage Yarns is lovely! I have been buying yarn there for decades (it wa=
s
> located in Asbury Park when I moved there in 1978). There was an original
> owner (quite a 'card', and not nearly so friendly). The new owner has adde=
d
> a few chairs, a few more selections, and a whole binder of free patterns
> from the internet. The result is a place where you would not feel funny
> pulling up a chair and staying to knit awhile. Often, you find folks doing=
> just that.
>
> Last time I was there I was with my daughter. Her friend was in the
> hospital, and had taken up knitting. My daughter picked up tons of really
> nice yarns, and I chose some big needles in bamboo for the new knitter. Sh=
e
> really loved it, and made me a scarf!
>
> Needless to say, I was tempted as well, and bought myself a few things,
> including the denise interchangeable needles. <VBG>- Hide quoted text -
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i'm enjoying the denise interchangeable needles! i'm knitting a scarf
now on them....
It's sad, but the current owner is putting the shop up for sale--her
husband is now based in Germany full time, so she wants to be there.
as she told me "i'm hoping someone will love this shop and have as
much fun as i have!". she's a lovely lovely person....
betsey
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