Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I am pleased to bring you the shop I consider my own local yarn and fabric shop because it is so close to my house. Stitcher’s Crossing is a long-time Madison, Wisconsin quilting and yarn shop that has an incredible following and the reputation for stocking top-notch textile supplies. Most of all the shop is known for their excellent customer service. I can personally attest that all of the above is true! I love this shop and I am in there all of the time.

Recently, Stitcher’s Crossing brought in the entire line of Spud & Chloë to the shop! This is so exciting to the Madison and surrounding area knitting and crocheting crowd because Stitcher’s is the first Madison area shop to carry the Spud & Chloë yarn and products. They have already been selling lots and lots of yarn and have re-ordered! Gael, the yarn buyer for the shop, told me they were selling the yarn before they even got it out of the bags and on display, straight out of the box! That’s a good sign. I can’t tell you the number of emails I get asking where Spud & Chloë is sold in Madison and it is so great to be able to direct people straight over to  Stitcher’s Crossing.

The shop is currently hosting a Spud & Chloë Trunk Show and it will be in the shop through the weekend and leaving March 1st. Be sure to pop in to see the pattern and blog items knit up in person.

There is a large free-standing display at the front of the yarn section in the shop that houses all three yarn lines, Fine, Sweater and Outer. When I took this photo the Outer was almost gone but there was lots more on order including the newest colorways! The shop is also carrying the Spud & Chloë pattern line.

Stitcher’s also has the 3 Brrrr Bears on display from the trunk show. If there is something you don’t see when you visit the shop they will get you whatever you need in a jiffy, be sure to ask. They are super efficient and organized. It is a well-run shop with customer service as the highest priority. I have special ordered patterns and other things at Stitcher’s and have gotten my order so fast. I was impressed.

Everything looks so delicious in Stitcher’s Crossing. I wish I had this huge bin of Fine in my house. It makes you want to dive right in and stay for a long time, maybe forever.

Here is the website for Stitcher’s Crossing!

There isn’t an online shop but here is another example of fantastic phone service at a local yarn shop. Give them a call at 608.232.1500 and they will get you anything you need.

Gael knitted up these samples from a few of the free blog patterns. They look so springy and cheerful in the shop. These items are not part of the trunk show so you can check them out any time, they live at the shop.

Hop on over to Stitcher’s Crossing and be sure to tell them I say hi when you do! If you see me in there be sure to say hello, as well. I pop in there all of the time and last fall my sister and I took a quilting class there. They have excellent classes for quilting and knitting and crochet so be sure to check that out as well. The shop has a newsletter that you can subscribe to and it is packed full of information about classes and new products and events at the shop. I love getting my newsletter from Stitcher’s. I always read it front to back.

Here are the store hours and street address:

Stitcher’s Crossing, Ltd.
6122 Mineral Point Road
Madison, WI 53705
608.232.1500 tel

Stitcher’s Crossing just started a Ravelry forum group, which I joined immediately! Hop over and join us. Here is the link to the Stitcher’s Crossing Fans Ravelry Group.

Just another quick fyi, the shop is now carrying the Multi Cotton from Blue Sky Alpacas. The Blue Sky Cotton is one of my all-time favorite yarns and especially for baby knitting. There is no other cotton yarn that can even come close in comparison. These new multi-shades are like candy. I can’t even believe how much I love them. This is worth a stop into Stitcher’s in itself.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Stitcher’s Crossing! They are friendly, warm, helpful but never overbearing if you want to just browse around. I love popping in whenever I get the chance. The Collector loves this shop more than I do, if that’s possible. We never leave empty handed. If you love fabrics, too, here is your place to go. The shop has won national honors and is part of quilt shop tours around the city. There are restaurants in the same adorable shopping area. The shop location is ideal and easy to get to.

Hope to see you there!

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

Finally, I am getting the chance to share a gem of a knit shop called, The Wool Cabin! This great spacious yarn shop is located in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah. I have had the privilege of visiting The Wool Cabin on my last two book tours so I know personally what a special place this shop really is.

The shop is owned and run by two sisters, pictured above. On the left is Alison Barlow and on the right is Suzette Cannon. These two gorgeous, vibrant sisters are moms and even grandmas. Can you believe it? You can’t find a nicer pair anywhere and I mean that. Their shop was originally owned by their mother and after she passed away they carried on her dream by keeping The Wool Cabin going. It is a successfully active knit shop.

As soon as Spud & Chloë came on the market, Suzette and Alison jumped on board. They absolutely love the Spud & Chloë yarn and patterns. They carry the entire line of Spud & Chloë at The Wool Cabin.  It is the perfect yarn and pattern line for the family-oriented knitters that their shop caters to. The Wool Cabin knitters are eating Spud & Chloë up! They also carry the Blue Sky Alpacas line. There is hardly a week that goes by where someone doesn’t ask me where to get the Blue Sky Alpacas Knit Chicken pattern I designed about a year ago. I always direct these questions to contact The Wool Cabin. Suzette will send you the Knit Chicken pattern so fast you won’t believe it! She’ll send you the yarn, too.

The shop doesn’t have an online store but I think sometimes it is nicer to talk to someone on the phone to place your order. I know there are lots of people out there who don’t like to order anything online. Here is the place to go if you want to talk to someone personally when you place your order. I highly recommend The Wool Cabin for personal and speedy customer service. You will love the staff and service at this shop! Guaranteed!

You can look up the colors, yarns, patterns on the Spud & Chloë site and give them a call to place your order! The phone number for The Wool Cabin is:

801-466-1811

Call them!!!

There is also a website for the shop with updates on classes, new yarns and products and event schedules. Check out the site at www.thewoolcabin.com.

If you are in the area be sure to stop by the shop. You won’t be disappointed. Here is the address:

The Wool Cabin
is located at:
2020 East 3300 South
Suite 11
(at East Ivy Place)
Salt Lake City, UT
84109

They have samples knit up and they follow Spud says! very closely. I am sure they have more of the free pattern samples knit up. As soon as the patterns are released their needles are flying. When I was at the shop in November 2009 they were so anxious for the Modern Rib Hat free pattern that I hadn’t even posted yet. They were casting on before the pattern was even available. It’s ski country around their neck of the woods.

Suzette and Alison are fun and supportive and enthusiastic! Mainly, they are good, good people and you can trust them to no end.

Give them a call. Stop on by.

The Wool Cabin feels like home. That is the best way to describe it. The sisters have created a knitting community that is so fantastic and supportive. Plus, they are fun, funny and both of the sisters have a GREAT sense of humor. You don’t always find that. You just feel good when you walk in the door.

The shop is carrying the complete line including the brand new colorways for all three Spud & Chloë yarn lines. They also have the complete Spud & Chloë pattern line, the pattern boxes and the brand new Spud & Chloë pencil bags!!! These are now available for purchase by the way! They can get you anything Spud & Chloë that your heart desires.

Thank you, Wool Cabin, for the ongoing support. We are proud to have you carrying our line.

Edited to Add: Danielle told me that the shop is moving away from Knit-a-Gogo’s Fibre Space to just Fibre Space! Duly noted:)

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

Well, I have been out on the road a bit recently for my book tour and I am happy to report that I am seeing and meeting a ton of Spud & Chloë fans and devoted knitters out there. Nothing could be more satisfying to see how people have absolutely fallen in love with this yarn and pattern line and blog. Keep the love coming our way! My mind is on this blog and Spud & Chloë for most of my waking hours every single day so it sure is fun to hear how much people are enjoying the adventure right along with me. If there isn’t a shop locally selling our line, please ask the owner about it. You can easily order online from many, many shops around the country and beyond and they will gladly send you Spud & Chloë products in a jiffy. Check out the stockists page for more store information. Thank you for the support!

A short while ago I received an email from Danielle Romanetti, the owner of Knit-a-Gogo’s Fibre Space, a yarn shop located in Alexandria, Virginia. This shop is a perfect candidate to be a featured shop on Spud says! for lots of reasons but when we saw the shop’s bathroom painted in our own Spud & Chloë colors we couldn’t believe it. Bravo!

(That’s the Uptown Downtown Coat displayed in the shop photo above.)

The Spud & Chloë bathroom is awesome! I love this photo of everyone in the bathroom, including the shop dog, and the abundance of Spud & Chloë yarn in everyone’s arms. Fantastique!

Without further ado, here is the letter I received from Danielle:

Dear Spud says!

My shop is a dream come true. I had this little teaching business for  years (under the name Knit-a-Gogo). We taught at coffee shops around the DC metro area and took registrations online. It just kept growing and finally my customers absolutely insisted that I open a shop. We had an enormous database of names when we opened because my teaching business had been so big in our area. I was so excited when I saw the new Spud & Chloë website on the Blue Sky Alpacas site. It is a perfect fit for what we are doing here! All retro and mod, affordable and practical.

We were so excited about the new line that we painted our bathroom spud and chloe colors! (photo above) While at the paint store picking out the colors for our shop, we were stuck on what to paint the bathroom. I happened to have a hank of Spud and Chloe in my purse and the colors from the label just seemed to fit for the what may be the world’s tiniest bathroom. One of our shop dogs is also in this photo - Skip!

Spud and Chloe has been a wonderful addition to our shop and was one of the first yarns that we purchased for our new store when we opened in July. (In fact, my husband and I used our wedding money to get our first order paid for while we waited on the finalizing of our start up loan!)  Having the luxury of BSA yarns in a machine washable version is very attractive. Our customers love the patterns and the “mod” colors of the yarns, which fit well in our retro styled shop.

(Lovey Dovey is featured in the photo above.)

Friend of the shop, Buraya-Kefelian designed the Trifecta Scarf in Fine and it was a huge hit at our grand opening. We sold out of the pattern our first weekend. After that, the Hoot Hat (pictured above) and the Candy Stripe Jacket (pictured before the Hoot Hat in Lake and Grass Sweater colorways) have been by far the most popular patterns.

We have a fibre space shop pattern that features the Outer (beanie hat photo above). It is a quick one night project that folks have been loving for holiday gifts.

This is a beautiful shawl knit in Spud & Chloë Sweater in Toast.

What a treat Danielle! Here is the shop’s information:
Danielle Romanetti
Knit-a-gogo’s fibre space
102 N. Fayette St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
www.fibrespace.com
703-664-0344

Thanks for the fun photos and for sharing your amazing yarn shop with us! Congratulations!

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I have been getting so many emails from people sharing their Spud & Chloë projects. I have one more quick shop share for you this week. Courtney wrote me to tell me about some of the fun ways her customers are using Spud & Chloë. Here is her email (I added the pattern and yarn links in her note for your convenience):

Susan,

I hope this message finds you well.  I’m loving what you’re doing with the Spud and Chloe blog.  It’s fantastic inspiration.  I wanted to share with you some of the exciting things our team is doing with S&C at our yarn shop, Seed Stitch Fine Yarn, in Salem, MA.

One of our teachers has been knitting and crocheting everything she can with Spud & Chloë and we’ve proudly featured the Candy Stripe Jacket and Aztec scarf as part of our center store display.

You’ll recognize a few of the projects in the photos.  The green scarf (crocheted in Spud & Chloë Sweater in Grass) is the Bubble Scarf from the new book, Crochet in Color, and was crocheted by, Rhonda Culbert, who is an amazing teacher of ours.

The mitts are truly amazing and are the Bella mittens from SubliminalRabbit and knit in Spud & Chloë Outer.  Seriously amazing.

We also feature the Spud & Chloë line on our shop website.

Best,
Courtney Heath (owner)

Here is the Bubble Scarf (see the link above).

Love this shot of the Bella mittens (see the link above).

Thanks for sharing Courtney. What gorgeous knits! I’m glad you are enjoying the yarn.

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I am so excited to bring to you our first featured shop! Without further ado the following is a note from the Tinsmith’s Wife yarn shop in Comfort, Texas, from owner Wendy Solberg:

Thanks for the wonderful update, Wendy. The Tinsmith’s Wife is coming up on its one year anniversary in October. Congratulations. The shop sounds like a fantastic family affair with Wendy’s mom working as a buyer and shop manager. Wendy’s dad is also involved as he is an expert knitter. He is the go-to guy when a knitting question, pattern question or a knitting fix is needed. He has been helping to fix Wendy’s and her mom’s knitting for 40 years. I love that.

Click onto  The Tinsmith’s Wife to get more information. I love their Spud & Chloë yarn rack sitting in the front of the shop.

Again, thanks for sharing and for the support!

Any other shops out there wanting to be a featured shop on Spud says…?  Come on, send some pics to me. I would love to share all of the Spud & Chloë goodness going on out there.

Have a great weekend, Knitters!