And Part III (Yarn Shop Hop)

Kamille's is located at Gardner Village, a fully restored pioneer town in West Jordan, with Archibald Gardner's 1853 flour mill at the center. West Jordan isn't exactly my favorite neighborhood, but Gardner Village is charming and Kamille's log cabin just gorgeous.

(Just imagine this in sunshine and green trees. Cute, huh? Yeah, I can't wait for spring either.)

Now, the inside is just as beautiful: the logs are visible, there's antique-y furniture, original art, and--yarn! Kamille's specializes in Plymouth Yarns, which I like, and yarns by Crystal Palace and Feza, which I don't like. Those three brands are the most prominent. There's a little Noro, a little Kraemer, some Berroco. The store carries plenty o' books, booklets and notions; there's a cozy sitting area downstairs and a classroom upstairs. Classes? Yes, very soon Ann Budd is going to teach four workshops here.

After an adventurous drive to a residential neighborhood way south, I arrived at my last stop, Three Wishes Fiber Arts. Once at a mall that got depressingly empty, the store moved to the backyard of the shop owner's house: Kristine built a cottage behind her house and, voilà, made it her new LYS.

Looks weird, is unorthodox, but it works. The inside of the cabin is a real yarn shop: there's a table large enough for the group of knitters who were happily stitching 'n' bitching when I arrived, and the floor-to-ceiling shelves are full of yarn: lots of Ella Rae, Thaki, and Manos del Uruguay, some Elemental Affects, St. Denis, and Fiber Optica, some Zauberball, Lang Yarns, and Filatura. And tons of stuff for weavers and spinners! Kristine wants to add a patio soon for happy summer knitting. If her cottage weren't so far away, I'd join!