Another one of the first searches we made when preparing for our move north was for yarn shops in the area. There are several but we knew that not just “any” yarn shop would do. We were looking for a yarn shop that we would love the way that we loved the yarn shop in Gainesville. Tall order and we haven’t quite accomplished the task but…
Three Bags Full is an excellent yarn store.
The first time we visited it, it was in an old house near the corner of Shermer and Waukegan. It was a little dark and a little crowded but the people seemed nice enough. And most of them didn’t look to shocked when I said I don’t knit.
A few months later, they closed down that little store and moved into a strip mall around the corner from that house. I like this shop better.
It’s a little brighter and moving from one room to another doesn’t feel like I’m invading someone’s “room”. The people seem more interested in helping than they did that first time we came in. In fact, there have been moments when we didn’t think we were going to be able to leave the store because the staff was so friendly.
The yarn – pretty!
The books – cool!
The knitted samples – fabulous!
And two yarn ball winder thingies, which is good because they are constantly winding balls for people.
The only thing they don’t have are spinning wheels.
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