Showing posts with label New Haven CT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Haven CT. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

LYS in New Haven, CT: Yarn, LLC

This is a waaaay overdue posting about my trip to New Haven, CT back in July. I only noticed I hadn't blogged about it when I came across the photo of the store over the weekend. That also reminded me that I had not photographed the yarn I bought (nor did I add it to my Ravelry stash). That will be forthcoming next time I take photos.

So here we go - a yarn store review of Yarn, LLC in New Haven, CT.

New Haven Yarn Shop

There are two locations and I went to the one located downtown. I was glad to make it to the store this trip (I was thwarted by a late train in 2008). It is a tiny little store with an adequate selection of yarns. The yarn was organized by color and not by brand or fiber type which I found confusing. I was also irritated that few things had prices, either on the skeins or on the shelves. I don't like having to ask about the price of every skein I like. The saleswoman was very nice and her husband was there learning to knit (his first project - SOCKS! So very ambitious!). And though she was nice, I can't say that I liked the store that much. The selection was just a bit too limited and the organization of the store made it hard to find things. I did end up with a skein of sock yarn. At the time, I had just completed my first pair and I was excited about staring another pair. As of today, it's still in my stash - but it's not alone. I think there are 10 other skeins of sock yarn waiting to be used.

All in all, a decent little store but not one that I would recommend you go out of your way to check out. Perhaps the other store is different or bigger or better.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

More Travels...

I'm taking the train up to New Haven, CT on Wednesday for another work related meeting. I won't be getting there until sometime after 5 pm. Had I thought ahead, I would have chosen a different train because there happens to be an LYS within walking distance from the station.

Yarn LLC
Downtown: 55 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06510
Westville: 910 Walley Ave, New Haven, CT 06515

The downtown location is about 10 blocks (1 mile) from the station. If my train is on time, I should have enough time to walk there and check out the store the before it closes at 6pm. But given Amtrak's record, I'm not holding my breath that my train is on time.

Lesson learned - from now on, I check for LYS near my final destination before I book my tickets.