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today, my friends, I am off to getknitted...

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 07:04

ds wants a pair of dragon mittens and i really don't have any suitable yarn, oh no...

and we are in bristol for the day anyway...

so, you know, its thelogical thing to do

will proabably be a flying visit with at least one grumpy kid but hey...

just wanted to share this, really

here is

i do love the amy butler stuff (though price is shocking) ditto seacell...

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 07:04

oh where did link go?

again, i say getknitted

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 07:34

at those too jealous to post...

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RubberDuck · 26/04/2007 08:23

Oh you cow

I so want to visit that shop. I shall content myself with ordering loads from their site instead

Prunerli · 26/04/2007 08:25

oohooohhohohoooooooh
Nice.
THough I am not allowed any new yarn.

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 08:58

ok i shall report back

does anyone want to know about anything in particular, tell me in the next 5 minutes.

will be looking mainly at very very nice and expensive stuff, today, stuff that i can't afford.

am hoping that they have a car park visable from shop so i can park car with (sleeping) kids and run and out in a paranoid shopliftering kind of way (oooh bad mummy alert, leaving kids in car whilst oogling yarn . it is for the best, i have found)

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Cloudhopper · 26/04/2007 08:59

and report back on the latest yarns you see there.

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 09:03

i must admit i really want to see habu

i saw it at loop and liked it very much but was at the price

then i checked it on knitters review and found that it does have a fair meterage and is also as lovely as i thought

but they don't have it i don't think

ah now must go, bargains to be had

(oooh maybe they have a BARGAIN BIN!)

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GreebosWhiskers · 26/04/2007 09:04

Have fun Cloudhopper

GreebosWhiskers · 26/04/2007 09:05

OOOPS I meant Fillyjonk - dur

My brain doesn't kick in 'til at least the fourth cup of tea

Is the shop really fabulous?

NotQuiteCockney · 26/04/2007 09:06

I am still on stash reduction. I went to the giant weirdo Toronto place on holiday and bought very little.

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 09:07

click on the lionk

it looks huge

it is, of course, possible that it somehow isnt'

oooh must go now, kids getting nicely hyped up ready to crash in car...

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SoupDragon · 26/04/2007 09:11

Dragon mittens? [wistful]

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 09:13

oh FECK i must go

yes bascially bog standard mitts but with spikes

am looking forward to this, ds will chooose wool if he is awake

right off now..

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Cloudhopper · 26/04/2007 09:18

have a lovely time. Let me know whether it is worth a special camping weekend away in bristol.

GreebosWhiskers · 26/04/2007 09:29

I want the kit for the felted knitting needle bag

Tamum · 26/04/2007 18:14

Seriously, hope you had a wonderful time. I am still hoping to go in summer...

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 19:08

oooh it was MARVELLOUS

more later

it is big and they have a kids play area and i got lots of wool (26 balls) for not much money really(£25)

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NotQuiteCockney · 26/04/2007 19:08

Jeebus, that's cheap. Presumably it was all acrylic?

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 19:16

ok may be interupted but

2 x lornas laces
10 x ggh goa in v nice green (cotton/acrylic, neis)
10 x some ggh chunky merino in dyable cream
2 x sari lorna laces
3 x some turquoise eyelash yarn (not normally my thing but...this somehow worked/ ggh amelie

actually thats 27

i also got freebie pens and stuff

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 19:17

gosh hope wasn't undercharged...

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 19:18

oh and some noro but uncertain about it-silk garden

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Cloudhopper · 26/04/2007 19:19

OOoooooh. Am so envious. Especially because I am a dilettante knitter anyway. Buying wool is my favourite bit.

What was it like? HOw big? Did they have mainly wool or a big fabric/other crafts section as well?

Did it have a bohemian vibe?

so many questions....

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Fillyjonk · 26/04/2007 20:05

it had an odd vibe, kind of like a greasy spoon on the outside, oddly plasticy. It was on a seriously busy road and beneath a tower block.

but inside it was very nice, usual yarn shop really, wooden floors, white decor etc.

It didn't have much fabric, just amy butler and some really nice buttons, which i womanfully resisted

oooh it was SPLENDID!

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Cloudhopper · 26/04/2007 20:20

I really need to start finishing some projects before I go there, or I will just end up spending loads for no reason. Have filed this for future reference under "when i need a pick me up".

Cloudhopper · 26/04/2007 20:22

BTW I saw the Any BUtler fabrics on their website, which gave me the idea that it might be a mecca for fabric hunters too.

I also do a nice line in collecting fabric for "future use". sad really but you have to have a vice of some sort.

thanks for sharing the experience - in a small way I feel I have been part of it - and much cheaper than actually going.