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UPDATE: Meet at 11am at Bad Woman Yarn/Trophy Cupcakes in Wallingford Center. I hope to roll south by 11:30, and Bad Woman opens at 11, so if you want to shop there, show up as it opens. Trophy opens earlier, so those of us just into sugar and carbo loading need not be in such a rush.
Down to Renaissance Yarns in Kent, then back to So Much Yarn in Belltown. So Much Yarn closes at 5pm, so we might not make both.
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Alistair and Sarah demanded a second yarn ride, and I was just handed a list of yarn shops by my wife.
The main problem is that A&S wanted it to be on Sunday, and most of them are closed on Sunday. Is Saturday no good?
Here's the list:
Renaissance, Kent (Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4)
The Knittery, Renton (Sat 10-6)
Bad Woman Yarn, Wallingford Center (don't know the hours)
Village Yarn and Tea, Lake Forest Park (Sat 10-5)
Tricoter, Madison Park (Sat 11-4)
My wife notes that Tricoter has a 'reputation for being snooty'.
Anyway, either way I suggest going down to Kent. On Saturday, we can visit the one in Renton on the way. On Sunday, I suppose we could just head up to Acorn Street first, or over to Wallingford if they're open Sunday. But I need some idea of availability before I can do any more planning.
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TrikerTrev
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:04 pm
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a snotty tri-cooter?
who'd thunk?
i'm just sayin...
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bobhall
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:17 pm
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I'd LOVE to go on a yam ride.
Oh.... yarn. My bad.
Rogelio
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:57 pm
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There's Hilltop Yarn, but I'm not sure if that's ride-friendly seeing that it's atop Queen Anne hill.
Anybody know a less steep approach to the hilltop? I usually just take Florentia and 3rd, but I go this way when the Fremont bridge is closed at night.
Lutella
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:42 pm
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Yay! Yarn II features different Local Yarn Shops than the Hilltops & Yarn Shops ride! (Rogelio and nick.carter, we went to Hilltop on the last one.)
If we go to Wallingford Center to that new yarn shop we could get cupcakes at Trophy Cupcakes!!!!!!!!!
If you don't want to go to tree-ko-tay, another central alternative is So Much Yarn in Belltown.
A Saturday would work for me.
Shall I start working on a spokecard now/later?
wakingjonas
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:30 pm
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i like the so much yarn shop, that's close to my office.
the first yarn shop ride was my first ride with you guys, i'm glad you're doing another one because weekends are really the only time i can go on these rides.
Alastair
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:36 pm
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I can't speak for Sarah, but I'm kind of stuck for a while. My store is having it's massive sale, and I only have Sundays off until October. I would love to do this ride, but if everyone's closed on Sunday, I guess I'm out.
As far as getting up Queen Anne, I usually go up from the south, up Olympic, sometimes Taylor (which spits you out right next to Hilltop Yarn). From the north, my route is masochistic. I usually head west on Florentia from the Fremont bridge and turn up Queen Anne Ave. It's two blocks of ridiculous steep, but then you're done with the tough climbing. My buddy likes to ride up 3rd from the north, which is not too steep, but goes on forever.
I'll give Sarah a call and see what her Saturday's are looking like.
jahara
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:57 pm
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Fiber Gallery on Phinney at 70th is open sundays. Tricoter is snobby, so I think it should be the last, sweaty stop, ha ha.
Lutella
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:16 pm
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Yes, Fiber Gallery is a great shop! We went there on the Yarn I. I think that the clientele at Tricoter are snootier than the people that work there. Hey, it's Madison Park! They do have beautiful yarn$.
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I want to go too!
When is this shindig going down?
gsbarnes
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:30 pm
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Every Saturday in September (except the 1st) is open for us. The 8th is the camping trip, so I propose Sept 15. Can I get a few amens?
Lucia, go on with your spokecard-designing self.
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Alex
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:53 pm
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Are those who don't know how to do anything useful with yarn still invited?
15th works for me (and I want a weekend .83 ride since I keep missing the camping trips due to being out of town)
Lutella
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:56 pm
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I'm out of town for a knitting getaway on September 15. Amen to the 22nd or 29th.
Also, I just had an idea for the spokecard design!
gsbarnes
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:33 pm
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Alex wrote:
Are those who don't know how to do anything useful with yarn still invited?
I hope so, or I won't be able to go.
Poll added. I expect it to illuminate nothing, but there it is. Keep adding comments with what dates are good/bad for you, and I'll try to come up with a date later this week.
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Alex
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:47 pm
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Lutella wrote:
I'm out of town for a knitting getaway on September 15. Amen to the 22nd or 29th.
Also, I just had an idea for the spokecard design!
I prefer the 29th to the 22nd. I'm doing my make-up Sept S24O on the 22nd since I'm missing the Sept 8th one.
I think I should have a half vote since I can't knit anyway and missed knitting ride 1 to go to bruised by bike.
alex
Rogelio
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:51 pm
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I can't say I have much need for yarn, but I'm totally in for the ride. I'm up for pretty much any weekend except the last weekend in September since I have to fly out to Georgia that week.
n_claw
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:49 pm
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I'm out of the picture until the 22nd or the 29th, either of which work just fine for me. Sundays aren't usually too terrible, either. It's not like I need any more wool, but I do so enjoy riding bikes, fondling skeins, and knitting with lady-bikers.-N*
Alastair
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:48 pm
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I'll put in a write in vote for the first Saturday in October. I just can't do any schedule shifting until the end of September.
Sarah
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:14 am
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Unfortunately I work all day Saturdays.
Fortunately I have Sundays off, and there ARE apparently yarn stores open on Sundays. So I vote for any Sunday in September.
Hurrah yarn. Anyone who wants to come and isn't already a knitter/crocheter should - we can have an instruction day and I'll show people the basics.
wakingjonas
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:58 am
Joined: 06 Jul 2007Posts: 62Location: bitter lake
i agree with sarah, sundays are significantly less busy
sundays = slow and laid back
slow and laid back = grandma
grandma = knitting
knitting = yarn
+ beer
n_claw
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:06 am
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wakingjonas wrote:
i agree with sarah, sundays are significantly less busy
sundays = slow and laid back
slow and laid back = grandma
grandma = knitting
knitting = yarn
+ beer
<3.
Sundays are actually a lot less busy for me than Saturdays, too, altho i do realize most places have further limited hours , so that gives us a smaller window.
i can teach spinning if we do a teach-in, incl. building a simple drop spindle.
-N*
gsbarnes
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:50 am
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Every Sunday in September is already full for me.
So your choices are: Sunday, October 7, Saturday September 22, or organize the thing yourself.
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wakingjonas
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:18 am
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saturday the 22nd will work for me
n_claw
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:44 am
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i can most likely make the 22nd.
Sarah
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:22 am
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Referring to our earlier comments of working all day Saturdays, Alastair and I obviously vote for October 7.
I am not up for organizing, so if the consensus is indeed Saturdays, I'll wish y'all a fun ride and leave it at that. I do hope that we can agree on a Sunday, because this ride sounds great and I'd love to be able to participate.
TrikerTrev
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:39 am
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gsbarnes wrote:
Every Sunday in September is already full for me.
So your choices are: Sunday, October 7, Saturday September 22, or organize the thing yourself.
what...are we discussing double pointeethree functions?
camping trips AND yarn rides on the same weekend?!?
dang, sounds like some decision making is gonna take place.
Camping calls dibs!
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piratemolly
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:37 am
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Sarah wrote:
Unfortunately I work all day Saturdays.
Fortunately I have Sundays off, and there ARE apparently yarn stores open on Sundays. So I vote for any Sunday in September.
Hurrah yarn. Anyone who wants to come and isn't already a knitter/crocheter should - we can have an instruction day and I'll show people the basics.
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
gsbarnes
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:17 am
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TrikerTrev wrote:
gsbarnes wrote:
Every Sunday in September is already full for me.
So your choices are: Sunday, October 7, Saturday September 22, or organize the thing yourself.
what...are we discussing double pointeethree functions?
camping trips AND yarn rides on the same weekend?!?
dang, sounds like some decision making is gonna take place.
Camping calls dibs!
You haven't settled on a date, but I just did.
October 7 it is. Can we get a sticky, please? And while you're at it, delete the poll (why can't I do this?)
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TrikerTrev
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:23 am
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gsbarnes wrote:
TrikerTrev wrote:
gsbarnes wrote:
Every Sunday in September is already full for me.
So your choices are: Sunday, October 7, Saturday September 22, or organize the thing yourself.
what...are we discussing double pointeethree functions?
camping trips AND yarn rides on the same weekend?!?
dang, sounds like some decision making is gonna take place.
Camping calls dibs!
You haven't settled on a date, but I just did.
October 7 it is. Can we get a sticky, please? And while you're at it, delete the poll (why can't I do this?)
DAM YOU!!!
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Sarah
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:42 pm
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October 7 it is. Did someone say they had a spoke card idea?
piratemolly
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:56 am
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Sarah wrote:
October 7 it is. Did someone say they had a spoke card idea?
Lucia's got it covered I'm sure!
See you Oct 7th!
(Arm warmers!)
Sarah
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:20 pm
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Yeah, this'll be just in time for us to be actually wanting to knit warm things.
n_claw
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:27 pm
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Sarah wrote:
Yeah, this'll be just in time for us to be actually wanting to knit warm things.
some of us are already knitting/wearing wool.
some of us are a weee bit crazy, perhaps.
by some of us i mean, of course, ME.
-N*
Sarah
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:33 pm
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 184
Okay, true. So by the same token, by "us" I meant "me", because I do in fact slack off on knitting something fierce during the summer.
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:56 pm
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n_claw wrote:
Sarah wrote:
Yeah, this'll be just in time for us to be actually wanting to knit warm things.
some of us are already knitting/wearing wool.
Wow, you all are cold already? I moved here from the desert and I'm still not cold.
Alex
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:52 am
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SeditiousCanary wrote:
Wow, you all are cold already? I moved here from the desert and I'm still not cold.
I don't knit, but I wear wool all summer. Ultralight merino wool t-shirts are the most comfortable clothing that I've found for hot days (even hot and humid days when I'm in the tropics). They are a lot lighter than cotton t-shirts and don't stink or feel funny like plastic/polypro ones.
A knit wool sweater would be a different story. They come out in oct/nov.
alex
TrikerTrev
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:23 am
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Alex wrote:
SeditiousCanary wrote:
Wow, you all are cold already? I moved here from the desert and I'm still not cold.
I don't knit, but I wear wool all summer. Ultralight merino wool t-shirts are the most comfortable clothing that I've found for hot days (even hot and humid days when I'm in the tropics). They are a lot lighter than cotton t-shirts and don't stink or feel funny like plastic/polypro ones.
A knit wool sweater would be a different story. They come out in oct/nov.
alex
Portland Cycle Wear has some sweet old skool wollies. I'm gonna git me some soon as it's gittin to be that time of year again boys and grrrs.
it'd be geeky as all hell if we had pointeethree wollies. Im' just saying, don't supprised if one day...
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TrikerTrev wrote:
Portland Cycle Wear has some sweet old skool wollies. I'm gonna git me some soon as it's gittin to be that time of year again boys and grrrs.
it'd be geeky as all hell if we had pointeethree wollies. Im' just saying, don't supprised if one day...
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