hey all!
below are show notes!!
z
craftster shrug (anthropologie inspired capelet) - http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=62184.0
first sweater attempted ever: hot lava cardigan - http://www.bluealvarez.com/bluealva/patterns/hotlava.html
bad penny - http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTbadpenny.html
my bad penny - http://seezknit.blogspot.com/2006/11/so-i-finally-finished-this-shirt-that.html
top down raglan pattern from cosmicpluto - http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?page_id=274
buttony sweater by oh my stars - http://ohmystars.net/craft/knitting/pbuttony.html
venus by kate jackson - http://www.knitscene.com/photos/spring2007/earth/project8.asp
kimono sweater for my mom (take 1) - http://seezknit.blogspot.com/2006/11/kwanzaa-present-for-my-mom-is-done-it.html
uk based rowan patterns for a pretty penny (they don't have the actual sweater posted anymore) - http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/
forecast - http://www.knitty.com/issuewinter05/PATTforecast.html
serpentine sweater - http://octopusknitting.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-unseasonably-warm-serpentine-sweater.html
interweave knits fall 2007 and minimalist cardigan - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_fall.asp
interweave knits spring 2008 and flutter sleeve cardigan - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2008_spring.asp
patina by classic elite yarns - http://www.yarndex.com/yarn.cfm?yarn_id=3406
interweave knits summer 2007 and 1824 blouson - http://www.interweaveknits.com/preview/2007_summer.asp
mission falls 1824 cotton - http://www.yarnmarket.com/yarn/Mission_Falls_Yarn-1824_Cotton_Yarn-2500.html
webs - www.yarn.com
urban aran cardigan example - http://www.streetsandyos.com/archives/2006/12/urban_aran_card.php
knitting without tears - http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Without-Tears-Easy-Follow/dp/0684135051
cascade 220 - http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-220.asp
ez's seamless hybrid sweater by jared flood aka brooklyn tweed - http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2006/08/seamless-hybrid_30.html
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
YARN CRAWL!!!!
hey all!
below is a comprehensive list of all the yarn stores i'm going to visit on the yarn crawl. as i decide on dates, i'll add additional posts to indicate that. i'll probably start with the lower manhattan shops in two weekends, but i'll post to specify my route when i decide. i'll be verifying the addresses before i go, but definitely let me know if i've missed a store!!
thanks!
z
Manhattan
Midtown Stores: Ongoing trips from work
Gotta Knit
14 East 34th Street; 5th Floor (between 5th Avenue & Madison Avenue)
(212) 989-3030
Habu Textiles
135 West 29th Street, Suite 804 (between 6th and 7th Ave.)
212.239.3546
Open Monday->Saturday, 10AM - 6PM
The Yarn Connection
218 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
212 684-5099
School Products
1201 Broadway (Between 28th & 29th)
212-679-3516
Downtown Stores: Trip A
Downtown Yarns
45 Avenue A (between 3rd and 4th Street)
212-995-5991
F train – 2nd Ave
Make Workshop
195 Chrystie Street #502 (between Stanton and Rivington)
F train – 2nd Ave
Olivo’s Fashions and Yarns
55 Avenue C (between 4th & 5th Streets)
212-533-2238
F train – 2nd Ave
Knit New York
307 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
212-387-0707
Open Monday through Friday, 7AM - 9PM, Sat/Sun 8AM-9PM
L train – 3rd Ave
Trip B:
P & S Fabrics Corp
360 Broadway
212 226-1534, 212 226-1572
Closed on Saturdays
N/Q/R/W/4/6/J/M/Z – Canal St
Trip C:
The Point
37A Bedford (Between Carmine & Downing)
B/D/F/V/A/C/E – West 4th St
Purl
137 Sullivan Street
212-420-8796
A/C/E – Spring St
Seaport Yarns
181 Broadway Fifth Floor
212-608-3100
A/C – Broadway/Nassau
Upper East Sides Stores: Trip D
Annie’s
1325 Madison Ave. (between 93rd and 94th St.)
4/6 – 96th St
Knitting 321
321 East 75th Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
212 772-2020
4/6 – 77th St
Knitting and Stitching
1207 First Avenue (between 65th and 66th St)
4/6 – 68th St/Hunter College
String
130 E 82nd St (between Park & Lexington)
4/5/6 – 86th St
Stitches East
55 East 52nd Street
212-421-0112
E/V – 53rd St
Wool Gathering
318 East 84th Street
212-734-4747
4/5/6 – 86th St
Upper West Side Stores
Trip E:
Knitty City
208 West 79th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam)
212-724-9596
1/2 – 79th St
The Yarn Company
2274 Broadway (at 82nd Street), 2nd floor
212-787-7878
1/2 – 86th St
Yarntopia
974 Amsterdam Ave at 108th
(212) 316-9276
1 – 110th St
Queens
Trip F:
Smiley’s Yarns
92-06 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421
718-849-9873
Cash Only
Staten Island
Trip G:
The Yarn Girl
851 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310
718 447-6117
Brooklyn
Amazing Savings
Various locations including:
1) 1415-1423 Avenue M (718) 998-2020
2) 1080 McDonald Avenue (718) 253-2244
3) 331 Rutledge Street, Williamsburg (718) 388-2929
B.E. Yarns
784 Manhattan Avenue (near Calyer, in Greenpoint, Nassau stop on G train)
718.383.8907
Brooklyn General
128 Union Street
718.237.7753.Store Hours: 12-7 Tues, Wed, Thurs, 12-6 on Friday and Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday
Coney Island Home Furnishings (formerly T&D Carpet)
3155 Coney Island Avenue, just off Brighton Beach Avenue
718-891-6742
Fiber Notion
849 Union Street (between 6th and 7th Aves.)
718-230-4148
P.R. Grand’s
1935 86th Street (near 20th Ave.)
718-265-6330
Under the D/M train
Knit-A-Way
398 Atlantic Avenue (near Bond Street)
718.797.3305
Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 AM - 7 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM - 6 PM; Sun 12 PM - 5 PM.
Lana Fabric
909 Kings Hwy
(718) 339-8940
(Mon-Fri 8:30 to 6:30)
A few blocks from the Kings Highway stop on the B/Q train.
Lester’s Fabrics
1269 Broadway
718.452.0575
Pratt Store
550 Myrtle Avenue
a few blocks from the Classon Avenue stop on the G Train
718-789-1105
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Sav-A-Thon Fabrics
2452 Flatbush Ave. (near Kings Plaza)
718-258-8500
Sun 11-6 and M-Sat 9:30-7:25
Second location at 1620 Caton Avenue
718-282-2244.
Stitch & Stitch Yarn Shop
1316 Coney Island Ave
718.692.0100
Stitch Therapy
176 Lincoln Place (btw 7th & 8th Avenue)
718.398.2020
Store Hours: Tues.-Thurs. Noon to 7:30 pm, Fri. Sat. & Sun. Noon to 6:30 pm.
The Yarn Tree
347 Bedford Avenue (btw. South 3rd and South 4th)
718.384.8030
Store Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 4pm-9pm; Fri. CLOSED; Sat. & Sun. Noon-7pm.
below is a comprehensive list of all the yarn stores i'm going to visit on the yarn crawl. as i decide on dates, i'll add additional posts to indicate that. i'll probably start with the lower manhattan shops in two weekends, but i'll post to specify my route when i decide. i'll be verifying the addresses before i go, but definitely let me know if i've missed a store!!
thanks!
z
Manhattan
Midtown Stores: Ongoing trips from work
Gotta Knit
14 East 34th Street; 5th Floor (between 5th Avenue & Madison Avenue)
(212) 989-3030
Habu Textiles
135 West 29th Street, Suite 804 (between 6th and 7th Ave.)
212.239.3546
Open Monday->Saturday, 10AM - 6PM
The Yarn Connection
218 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor
212 684-5099
School Products
1201 Broadway (Between 28th & 29th)
212-679-3516
Downtown Stores: Trip A
Downtown Yarns
45 Avenue A (between 3rd and 4th Street)
212-995-5991
F train – 2nd Ave
Make Workshop
195 Chrystie Street #502 (between Stanton and Rivington)
F train – 2nd Ave
Olivo’s Fashions and Yarns
55 Avenue C (between 4th & 5th Streets)
212-533-2238
F train – 2nd Ave
Knit New York
307 East 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenue)
212-387-0707
Open Monday through Friday, 7AM - 9PM, Sat/Sun 8AM-9PM
L train – 3rd Ave
Trip B:
P & S Fabrics Corp
360 Broadway
212 226-1534, 212 226-1572
Closed on Saturdays
N/Q/R/W/4/6/J/M/Z – Canal St
Trip C:
The Point
37A Bedford (Between Carmine & Downing)
B/D/F/V/A/C/E – West 4th St
Purl
137 Sullivan Street
212-420-8796
A/C/E – Spring St
Seaport Yarns
181 Broadway Fifth Floor
212-608-3100
A/C – Broadway/Nassau
Upper East Sides Stores: Trip D
Annie’s
1325 Madison Ave. (between 93rd and 94th St.)
4/6 – 96th St
Knitting 321
321 East 75th Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
212 772-2020
4/6 – 77th St
Knitting and Stitching
1207 First Avenue (between 65th and 66th St)
4/6 – 68th St/Hunter College
String
130 E 82nd St (between Park & Lexington)
4/5/6 – 86th St
Stitches East
55 East 52nd Street
212-421-0112
E/V – 53rd St
Wool Gathering
318 East 84th Street
212-734-4747
4/5/6 – 86th St
Upper West Side Stores
Trip E:
Knitty City
208 West 79th Street (Between Broadway and Amsterdam)
212-724-9596
1/2 – 79th St
The Yarn Company
2274 Broadway (at 82nd Street), 2nd floor
212-787-7878
1/2 – 86th St
Yarntopia
974 Amsterdam Ave at 108th
(212) 316-9276
1 – 110th St
Queens
Trip F:
Smiley’s Yarns
92-06 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421
718-849-9873
Cash Only
Staten Island
Trip G:
The Yarn Girl
851 Castleton Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10310
718 447-6117
Brooklyn
Amazing Savings
Various locations including:
1) 1415-1423 Avenue M (718) 998-2020
2) 1080 McDonald Avenue (718) 253-2244
3) 331 Rutledge Street, Williamsburg (718) 388-2929
B.E. Yarns
784 Manhattan Avenue (near Calyer, in Greenpoint, Nassau stop on G train)
718.383.8907
Brooklyn General
128 Union Street
718.237.7753.Store Hours: 12-7 Tues, Wed, Thurs, 12-6 on Friday and Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday
Coney Island Home Furnishings (formerly T&D Carpet)
3155 Coney Island Avenue, just off Brighton Beach Avenue
718-891-6742
Fiber Notion
849 Union Street (between 6th and 7th Aves.)
718-230-4148
P.R. Grand’s
1935 86th Street (near 20th Ave.)
718-265-6330
Under the D/M train
Knit-A-Way
398 Atlantic Avenue (near Bond Street)
718.797.3305
Store Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 AM - 7 PM; Fri-Sat 11 AM - 6 PM; Sun 12 PM - 5 PM.
Lana Fabric
909 Kings Hwy
(718) 339-8940
(Mon-Fri 8:30 to 6:30)
A few blocks from the Kings Highway stop on the B/Q train.
Lester’s Fabrics
1269 Broadway
718.452.0575
Pratt Store
550 Myrtle Avenue
a few blocks from the Classon Avenue stop on the G Train
718-789-1105
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Sav-A-Thon Fabrics
2452 Flatbush Ave. (near Kings Plaza)
718-258-8500
Sun 11-6 and M-Sat 9:30-7:25
Second location at 1620 Caton Avenue
718-282-2244.
Stitch & Stitch Yarn Shop
1316 Coney Island Ave
718.692.0100
Stitch Therapy
176 Lincoln Place (btw 7th & 8th Avenue)
718.398.2020
Store Hours: Tues.-Thurs. Noon to 7:30 pm, Fri. Sat. & Sun. Noon to 6:30 pm.
The Yarn Tree
347 Bedford Avenue (btw. South 3rd and South 4th)
718.384.8030
Store Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 4pm-9pm; Fri. CLOSED; Sat. & Sun. Noon-7pm.
episode 20: the third knitting resolution update
hey all!
below are show notes for episode 20! they're short and sweet this week!
z
peace fleece yarn - http://www.peacefleece.com/knitting.htm
central park hoodie - http://shop.interweave.com/Central-Park-Hoodie-P204C53.aspx
berrocco ultra alpaca - http://www.berroco.com/shade_cards/ultra_alpaca_sh.html
below are show notes for episode 20! they're short and sweet this week!
z
peace fleece yarn - http://www.peacefleece.com/knitting.htm
central park hoodie - http://shop.interweave.com/Central-Park-Hoodie-P204C53.aspx
berrocco ultra alpaca - http://www.berroco.com/shade_cards/ultra_alpaca_sh.html
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