My Yarn Crawl

There are just times when you need to leave the family behind and indulge the senses.   I met Lolly on Saturday and we had an absolute blast!  We've decided that we need to do this much more often.

To start the day off with a blast, we went to Zachary's for salad and pizza.   With full tummies we went to Piedmont Yarn and Apparel.  I don't think they have a website, but the address is:  3966 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 101 in Oakland. 

Piedmont carries a great mixture of popular yarn but on the shelves are exquisite skeins of yarn from independent yarn makers and dyers.  Best of all, you really have to hunt for acrylic/nylon yarn.  I would say about 95% of the shelves are stocked with wool, wool/cotton, alpaca, llama, and cotton.   The decor is inviting, relaxed, tidy, and easy to browse.   There are also hand-knitted items for sale as well.

Lolly and I met the owner, Bente Peterson, who was most adorable.  We had such an enjoyable conversation with her.  I didn't get a photo of her but Lolly did.  I did, however, get a photo of a charcoal drawing of Bente's great grandmother knitting.  It was sketched in 1888 (I believe) when her great grandmother was 9.  I was awestruck at the beauty of the sketch I forgot to ask her name.  (Note to Bente:  if you are reading this, would you leave a comment and let me know her name, please?) 

I give Piedmont Yarn and Apparel a thumb's up.  Treat yourself to some one-of-a-kind yarn.  You won't be disappointed.