Michael and I headed up to PA two weekends ago to visit with my parents before Christmas. Among other things, I decided to drag my family to the nearest Local Yarn Store, mostly out of curiosity. Mountain Knits & Pearls has one of the best knitting store names I’ve ever come across (and a practically perfect sign to go with it). They’re located in East Stroudsburg, PA.
I had a hard time getting a good picture of the store without walking into the street, because I brought the wrong camera lens with me. But the store was easy to find and parking was plentiful (though that might have been for the impending snowstorm).
Inside the store was a welcoming sight of lots of yarn in beautiful wooden shelves. The walls, a light green color, went well with the overall look. Light was plentiful and a good bit of it was natural (a priority for me, so I can see if colors are true).
Perhaps the most delightful thing, for Michael at least, was the front window display, which had a toy train running around the tree.
One of the best parts of the store, at least for me, was their bead selection. You see, Knits and Pearls isn’t just a play on words. The store carries beads. Beautiful, beautiful beads. I had to practically hold myself back – as it’s always so hard for me to find beads in the same place where I’m selecting my yarns. I do love to put beads on my knitting.
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| My father, being more than patient. |
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I must say I might have been a little biased in my evaluation of the store. You see, they were carrying the most recent issue of Interweave Crochet Accessories, which has my Plaited Hat pattern. It made me really happy to be able to show a copy to my father, who hadn’t seen the pattern yet.
Still, I’d say that Knits and Pearls had a great selection of magazines. If you are in the area, you should definitely check them out.
