This is a Dutch yarn/craft shop nearby Gouda. The one in Gouda has even less yarn.
When I lived in Holland, these were pretty much the only kind of double point needles I could find. Not great for sock or mitten knitting because they are so long. I still have a few sets.
This is the wall of yarn.
My only yarn shop purchase...real Dutch wool.
A swan.....a common sight in Netherlands. I remember when my son and I first moved to Holland and we were riding our bikes along a bike path. All of a sudden a swan came crashing out of the bushes to attack us! We rode our bikes as hard as we could to get outta there! We didn't realize it was mating season and the swans had little ones to protect. That's when they can become aggressive.
Anyhow back to my lack of yarn shop pics. I did finally manage to visit la droguerie in Paris but they were closed! It's quite common in Europe to have shops close for the summer holiday and also some will close on a Monday. I didn't find any yarn shops in the part of Switzerland and Italy that I visited. I am not dissappointed though because I have the
Knitter's Fair coming up in September and there will be lots of goodies there. I will be a vendor for Hubbert Farms.
When I lived in Holland, these were pretty much the only kind of double point needles I could find. Not great for sock or mitten knitting because they are so long. I still have a few sets.
This is the wall of yarn.
My only yarn shop purchase...real Dutch wool.
A swan.....a common sight in Netherlands. I remember when my son and I first moved to Holland and we were riding our bikes along a bike path. All of a sudden a swan came crashing out of the bushes to attack us! We rode our bikes as hard as we could to get outta there! We didn't realize it was mating season and the swans had little ones to protect. That's when they can become aggressive.
Anyhow back to my lack of yarn shop pics. I did finally manage to visit la droguerie in Paris but they were closed! It's quite common in Europe to have shops close for the summer holiday and also some will close on a Monday. I didn't find any yarn shops in the part of Switzerland and Italy that I visited. I am not dissappointed though because I have the Knitter's Fair coming up in September and there will be lots of goodies there. I will be a vendor for Hubbert Farms.
3 comments:
Hi Jody!
I know, some yarn shops close for the summer holiday. But fortunately not in Denmark.
I remember spotting two yarn shops in Amsterdam in June, and they were open for business -)
Happy knitting, friend.
Once few swans almost attacked my daughter - but only because they tried to feed them way too much!
You are so right. A good yarn shop is rare these days in the Netherlands. I'm so jealous when I see tremendous supply of yarn in the US! (I'm not jealous of the prices though, a good handdyed yarn costs about 13 dollar in the Netherlands but as I said, very rare and almost always a long drive needed)
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