So far she's looking like an ordinary yarn shop. I'm thinking, (sigh) boring already. Tom, bring the car around. We're leaving. He just stands there next to this sign and laughs...Awe, geezzz...he's curious! Now we have to go inside?!
This sign has two meanings. First, the shop is open for business. Second, you need to keep an OPEN MIND. If you happen to be a knitter, keep your head - literally - as you walk through the Yarn Garage door.
We stepped inside and OH MY GOSH!! We had stepped into a crazy, crazy good knitters haven! Tons of knitting stuff falling onto the floor, stacked floor to ceiling, looks like a big mess in here. Is this organized chaos or a bizarre crime scene?
Exotic yarns, samples galore and all things knitting, you probably could not or should not ask for more? I gawked and sighed, I wish D' were here, she would know what to do with all of this knitting debris - goodness. Ooh...I hear giggles...I tip toe ahead and what do I find but knitters all tucked in among the yarn at the waaaay back of the shop! They are learning about knitting, chatting and laughing...no crime in that. They were very friendly, as you might expect. I was very excited and honestly a bit out of my element in here. I shook as I photoed. Hope you can get the idea. If you are a knitter and within range of Rosemount, MN. This is the Knitters Haven you have been searching for. The owner of the shop says he loves to teach and invited us in for a lesson. That's typical Minnesota nice, ya know. Thanks for the visit Yarn Garage Man!
We Loved his shop!
OMG, I’ve never seen anything like this... well my crafting place sometimes looks a bit like it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this Guy’s kind of yarn shop! It’s too funny!
This is unbelievable.
ReplyDeleteWow ..... I would be diving into that mess to see what treasures are there, just hiding and waiting to be found.
ReplyDeleteI have been there! It is kind of an out-of-body experience. I hope you visited the sane Quilters Haven while in the neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteThis was an out of body experience, lol, and I did visit the Quilter's Haven, owned and operated by the nicest husband and wife team. They are good folks! We were there just before we found "The Garage".
ReplyDeleteNow THAT"S a yarn shop!!
ReplyDeleteLove the sign outside.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess my house didnt end up too messy after all. WOW I thought I HAD a mess this morning. And did you say HAT MODEL??? I could be that for you.
ReplyDeleteYou are a brave, brave women! LOL Just looking at those pictures made me want to start sorting and organizing the place! Holy Cow ... well that and it kicked in my fight of flight mode but mostly it made me want to organize LOL
ReplyDeleteFrightening!!! Our little sewing/knitting shop in town is stocked to the brim a little bit like that. I reckon when the owner gets on a bit, she may just get lost in there ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is wild!!
ReplyDeleteA truly UNUSUAL shop, for sure!
ReplyDeleteHOLY CRAP - I don't think I took a breath when I looked at those photos. Seriously how could a person even shop in there - a bit scary I think, LOL.
ReplyDeleteHugs - Karen
WOW!!! That place is insane! How in the world do they do inventory every year???? Not my kind of place, it would drive me crazy to shop there. Did you and Tom keep a hold of each other so that you didn't get lost? :~)
ReplyDeleteOMGosh - I want to get into my own room and tidy it up. If I don't keep at it, it may end up looking like that photo! arghhh - scarey!
ReplyDeleteBrave of you to enter, your description is too funny, I had a good laugh. Maybe we will see them on the oprah show someday. LOL
ReplyDeleteWow, that was how should I say this politely... unusual!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us along.