I dropped off my son at North Dakota State University at Fargo. I figured he's going to be there for 6 years, I might as well get to know the city he's living in better by checking out the quality of the yarn shops. There are 2 yarn stores in Fargo, but today, I only went to one so I'll have something to look forward to next time! This store is gorgeous. It's located in historic downtown Fargo.
Across the street is the Fargo Theatre
As I walked into the store, this greeted me:
Closeup of the Casbah bowl (it was so pretty that I decided I best not take any home with me. I was very tempted with one of the raspberrish skeins, but I put it back)
The rest just shows how beautiful and fun this shop is. I sure would like to come back. This is the sock yarn area.
Yarns are sorted by fiber weight. As you walk deeper into the store, the yarn gets bulkier - although the lace and luxury section was deep inside. Enjoy!
and finally, the view from the back of the store:
I bought some stitchmarkers (like I need more!), a shawl pin, and just this Prism Saki yarn (still a little yarn burnout from Sock Summit!)
I drove about 1/2 mile and encountered this fella
I stopped to take a photo and ordered an iced Latte for my 3-hour drive home. North Dakota State University's mascot is a Bison. I did not knit and drive.
Boucle Yarn Studio has a new online shopping website. You should check it out!
That does look like a fantastic store and a great side trip when visiting your son! COmfy seating, winders, and good light. It looks like they have a great button selection too, which I think is a sign of a great yarn store. Who wants to invest in great yarns and patterns without quality items to accessorize with too?
Posted by: woohoogirl | August 21, 2011 at 09:15 AM
What a pretty yarn shop.
Just found your blog (we seem to be in a lot of the same Ravelry groups), Just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed reliving the Sock Summit in your posts. What a great time that was. BTW I was at the lunch in Burgerville with Janel and Cookie too. Ooooo starstruck.
Love your enthusiasm, it made my day.
Posted by: Janice Goldstein | August 22, 2011 at 08:17 AM
Wow! Love the yarn shop! Drooling...:D
Posted by: Patricia | August 22, 2011 at 09:19 PM
Wow - what a gorgeous yarn shop! Lucky, lucky you!
P.S. How does it feel to be the mom of a college kid?
Posted by: Tash | August 23, 2011 at 12:31 PM
OMG! That's awesome. I may have to go and visit Alex just so that I can see the shop. And if it's only a three hour drive, you're laughing.
I LOVE the bison.
Thanks for the link to the online store. I'm off to do some Windows shopping. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Klunk.
Posted by: Pinky, who needs to move to the USA because of the yarn stores | August 23, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Wow! What a beautiful shop! Makes me want to take a drive to Fargo and I live in California!
Posted by: Carol | August 25, 2011 at 02:22 PM