Yarn Traveler

1. Sacramento has more palm trees. I like palm trees.
2. The streets in downtown Sacramento are on a grid of consecutively numbered streets and letters making it very easy for the newcomer to navigate. Although, I must say that the Maps/Directions feature on the iPhone means we’re rocking each and every city we come to. Best travel tool EVER!
3. Sacramento has at least one yarn store open on Sunday.

Rumpelstiltskin
1021 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Rumplestiltskin is a small, but well stocked store (much larger selection than is listed on the website) inside a larger building that also houses the Fox & Goose Pub (breakfast all day on the weekends! I had waffles for lunch), and a few other specilty stores. What really struck me were the exceptionally reasonable prices for good quality yarn. It seemed to me that majority of the skeins were in the $6 to $9 range (Cascade 220, 100 gram hank for $6.60). They also had a small selection of roving, drop spindles, and some weaving supplies.

I only bought a little bit; its early in the trip yet. Pictured left to right: Di.Ve Teseo (53% Wool/47% Micro Fiber) destined for scarf for me, I can’t get enough of the red/orange colorways; Grignasco Top Print (100 % Alpaca) maybe for a lacy, leaf patterned scarf; and Knit One Crochet Too Soxx Appeal (96% Superwash Merino Wool/3% Nylon/1% Elastic) for a cute little pair of footie anklet socks.

Filed under: California Stores on July 24th, 2007