Yarn Store Review: Sweet Yarns

I was recently in my hometown of Sudbury, Ontario (and those of you who follow my Twitter already saw a photo of G and I at the big Nickel!), and was please to find out that they have a brand spanking new yarn shops, called Sweet Yarns. They don't have a website, but their facebook page is great, and often lists discounts and class info.

I'm going to make a bit of a generalization and say that it's hard for small yarn shops in suburban areas heavily populated by big box chains such as Walmart, Michaels, etc. People get in the habit of just picking up yarns where they are also buying paper towels and forget about supporting the local and independent businesses. But Sweet yarns has done a g rat job of distinguishing itself- Paulina, the owner, only stocks yarns that are not carried by the big box stores, and has lots of knitter faves, like Berroco, Malabrigo, Debbie Bliss, and Rowan yarns. She also has lots of great classes, and the atmosphere is totally the kind where you can bring your knitting, pull up a chair, and hang out for a bit. I'm so happy to see Sudbury get a great LYS! I'll be popping in every time I'm back home, for sure.

I have no idea why I have that horrible look on my face- I think I was confused as to what that gentleman was knitting. turns out, it's an oversized Christmas stocking! Getting a huge jump on your holiday knitting- now that's clever.

My mom is a huge supporter of my knitting- she would love it if I could just stay at home and knit her a whole new wardrobe, all the time. But we did pick up some yarn for a new cardigan for her, and what will be these legwarmers for me.