Where to buy knitting supplies nyc

The LBS and knitty city would be easy favorites! Selection was great as well. I went to the yarn company and I was instantly turned off. They seemed a bit too stuck up for me. Knitty city just a few blocks away was packed and they had a greater selection than the yarn co. They were much friendlier too!

I would like to add Annie and co on the upper east side 91st and 2nd. Brie was so nice with helping me find stuff and they are expanding their selection to accommodate crocheters as well. Thanks for the list! I have been hearing good things about Annie and Co.

Are there any yarn shops close by that you would recommend? Sharon, thanks for stopping by. Lion Brand Yarn Studio is just a few subway stops away. Thank you so much for this! And I am so happy that you also mention how crochet-friendly the places are! I am primarily a crocheter, so going to stores where crochet is basically an after thought is really a bummer. Also, on a similar note, I went to Seaport Yarns a couple years ago. Of course, the lady asked me what I was working on, and I said some crochet project.

I was very turned off. I mostly crochet, too, so I always look for crochet-friendly yarn shops :. I am new to Underground Crafter.

I have always wanted to visit the lion brand store when in NYC. I never knew there were so many yarn stores there. I am going to book mark the blog so I can plan my next trip to NYC well.

There are even more than these, Kimberley! Thanks for the kinds words and enjoy your next trip to NYC. I visit Brooklyn a few times a year and I was excited to find your list on your blog. I am going to try and check out a few tomorrow, before I go back. I knit and crochet and I get what you are saying about some shops not being very crochet friendly. I will let you know, if I go to any of the stores on your list.

Staff is friendly, and helpful. I did the yarn crawl last year, and decided to check out Downtown Yarns, not a bad place, but, kind of small. My favorite yarn store though, is Purl Soho, main reason is their own line of yarns.

I got tired of working with Manos Yarns all the time. Just finished the gradient cowl in that yarn, and working on the Speckled scarf. They have so many great free patterns, on their site too, using their own yarns. I make handmade jewelry, and hand knits I sell on my site. I like to go to Saks, to check out their accessories, the sales associates, always go crazy over my cowls. Would like to learn how to crochet though, one day I will.

Hi — so sad I didnt see this earlier — just got back from NYC. I need to go back there sometime!! Thank you so much! Local yarn dens provide an antidote to high-level urban stress in a clubby setting. Knitting shops in New York? Who in this hectic town has the time or patience to sit down and transform a length of wool string into a garment, one stitch at a time? Plenty of us, it turns out. We New Yorkers evidently have an affinity for knitting, which not only serves as a soothing, tactile antidote to our high-level urban stress, but the workaholic multi-taskers among us never have to endure a moment of idleness.

Knitting also holds an appeal for fashion aficionados, who can whip up the perfect shrug in exactly the color and texture they crave, and for doting grandparents, eager to bestow handmade gifts from the heart.

With walls and bins displaying a riot of colors and textures, these yarn havens function as de facto community centers with strong local followings—retirees, out-of-work Millennials, residents of tiny apartments that lack a living room. Many customers come for the afternoon; some settle in for the day.

But persevere: the yarns are beguiling—all weights of cashmere, silk, merino, alpaca, cotton, linen, and even yak, from super-duper bulky to gossamer-thin. And the level of knitting expertise offered at these places is as high as it gets. Each shop offers something unique that makes a trip across, down-, or uptown well worth it. Knitty City West 79th Street, Not only are both staff and customers effervescent, but yarns explode off the shelves into baskets on the floor, and even the cash desk is crowded with stitchery paraphernalia and bottles of no-rinse eucalyptus wash.

The responsible party is the owner, Pearl Chin, a non-stop crafts-loving dynamo who previously wholesaled origami. Adding kaleidoscopic excitement are many color-changing hand-dyed yarns, like Nooch Fiber merinos tinted by a moonlighting Upper West Side immunologist and psychologist in their kitchen sink. Despite the helter-skelter atmosphere, knitting conundrums are solved by instructors who assist customers at a round table. Many have formed lifelong friendships with other knitters and staffers, and regard Knitty City as a second home.

Downtown Yarns 45 Avenue A between 3rd and 4th Streets , The old-fashioned screened wooden entry door is a beckoning preview of the ambiance inside. Downtown Yarns is the coziest store I visited. Its owner, Rita Bobry, with a Masters in Special Ed and a previous career in the flower market, has created a nurturing atmosphere, not only for her customers, but for her elderly Golden Retriever, Frankie, who knows enough to quietly blend in with the yarns.

Bobry says she opened the shop to accommodate him. I love the chunky roving. Squirreled away on an upper shelf is a stash of vintage patterns. The popular Sweater Design series is taught by in-house designer-pattern-writing whiz Irina Poludnenko.

Loopy Mango , Loopy Mango Etsy. The lure? Big Loop, which knits into scarves, cowls, wraps, throws, blankets, and pouf covers, is sold both in skeins and in kits with birchwood needles. Cally Girl. Cat's Meow. Mermaid Tavern. Plant Lady.

Sleeping Bear Dunes. Wing it. Angelfish Blue. Fluorescent Green. Heron Grey. Island Moss. Soft Coral. Social Knitworking. Mice Skating. Off Leash. Color Thuja.

Size US6 4mm US7 4. US6 4mm. US7 4. US8 5mm. US9 5. US10 6mm.