Fond farewell to a yarn shop

In August of 2007 I visited the Bay Area for about five days. During my stay, I dropped by a few of the yarn shops there.

It had been a long day and I’d been doing a lot of high-stress driving when I arrived at Knitting Arts. I was pretty worn out.

I walked through their utterly charming entrance and was immediately surrounded by the most beautiful and comforting colors. Yarn everywhere, happy shoppers, helpful staffers. One kind staffer spent some time with me as I considered projects for some of their lovely yarn.

Later, when I was back in Colorado and discovered that I wanted more of that yarn, she sent it out to me and advised me on my project over the phone.

That moment back in August when I first discovered the store was memorable for me. After nervously navigating the heavy Bay Area traffic all day, I walked into Knitting Arts and was suddenly able to breathe again. Very comforting and healing.

In Colorado, I have enjoyed their cheerful emails and photos that inspired me onward. I don’t know the reason for their closing; hopefully it’s a happy one. All the same, I will miss the presence of this shop.