Loop
When I first visited Loop (on our last trip two or three years ago?), I had been looking in knitting forums (most likely Knittyboard as it was pre-Ravelry days) for yarn stores as I planned our trip to London, and Loop was one of the most recommended stores at the time (and still is).
I’m very […]
Filed under: Yarn Store Reviews, London Yarn Stores on April 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
IKnit
This is the hardest review for me to write objectively, because I really, really wanted to love this store. I wanted this store to be my London LYS, my yarn home away from home.
Planning our move to London, I did some research online and I found IKnit’s blog and later their Ravelry group, which […]
Filed under: London Yarn Stores on March 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
All the Fun of the Fair
This little store is a pain in the ass to find. You’ll need directions from the site, an A to Z guide, and persistence. You will not just stumble upon this store, you will need to seek it out.
They have a tiny yarn selection; mostly baby yarn and acrylic with […]
Filed under: Yarn Store Reviews, London Yarn Stores on March 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
Liberty
Liberty is also a department store, my all time favorite in fact, but it’s not a chain of stores. It’s a department store in the Harrods or Fortnum & Mason sense. Liberty has style! They also have a haberdashery department, including the fabulous Liberty fabrics made just for them. They’re definitely worth a look if […]
Filed under: Yarn Store Reviews, London Yarn Stores on March 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
I’ve wavered and waffled (mmm…waffles) about writing this series of reviews. On one hand, I hear my mother’s voice in the back of my head, “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” On the other, what if I can help steer a traveling visitor in the right direction; to help […]
Filed under: Yarn Store Reviews, London Yarn Stores on February 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »