Kirkwood Knittery!
This post is a shout out to my local yarn store, Kirkwood Knittery, and the great women who work there. I’ve mentioned the store briefly before but not specifically by name. They have an email mailing list where they send out information about classes, yarns, sales, etc. and every time I get one I think, they really should have a blog and a website, it would be much more convenient. And then I started thinking, hey, I could build them a basic website.
So I mentioned that to the owners (Brooke Nico and Susie Kinsella) when I was there today and told them to keep me in mind when they decide it is time for their business to develop a website. So then they were asking about my blog and website and if I ever mentioned the store. I said not by name but yes. Susie said that out of town folks are sometimes confused by just where they are. What most people don’t realize is that, until recently, very few people who “live in St. Louis” actually lived in the city of St. Louis. The city was run down and there wasn’t much housing but there is a revitalization going on now that is encouraging.
In any case, there are a whole lot of folks who live in the suburbs of St. Louis. But if I told you I lived in Richmond Heights, you’d probably say, “where?” But St. Louis you’ve heard of and have a rough idea where it is on a map, right? Well, it’s the same with Kirkwood. It is a suburb of St. Louis and it has an awesome little yarn store called Kirkwood Knittery that started up recently. I discovered it soon after I decided to learn to knit again and loved it immediately. I visited another yarn store in the St. Louis area not long after that but Kirkwood Knittery felt much more personal and inviting and welcoming so that’s where I go. For those of you in the area, it’s at 10724 Manchester Road. Every time I’ve gone there either Brooke or Susie has been there (if not both) and they are very friendly and know their stuff. I’ve also met a few of their other employees, Naomi and Adrienne and they’re just as great.
Hi Annie!
Let’s see, long story short:
Discovered iTunes.
Discovered CraftLit.
Don’t have iPod.
Discovered program to get iTunes podcasts to sync to non-iPod mp3 player
Started listening to P&P on CraftLit podcast
Told rest of department at work (Charter Communications Internet Security) to go listen too
Found your post on the Weekly Poetry Planning forum at Librilox
Found your website URL
Read & posted!!
lol
I live here in St. Louis, too (okay, Hazelwood
)! I’m all of 2 blocks from the Weaving Department at Myers House. I haven’t been out to Kirkwood Knittery yet mainly because I’ve been resisting the urge to add to my stash! I suppose I’ll have to go now 
Really just wanted to post and tell you how I’m enjoying the reading so far, and the best of luck to you with your campaign against Meniere’s.
Cheers!!
Kelly M
Comment by Kelly M — Thursday, June 21, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
Hi Kelly - it’s a small world, huh? I’m so glad you’re enjoying my recordings and letting other folks know about them. Do go visit Kirkwood Knittery whenever you can afford to add to your stash.
Comment by Annie — Friday, June 22, 2007 @ 10:06 pm
I’ve been to the Kirkwood knittery…it’s my new favorite yarn store. I featured it on my blog after visiting there last week.
Comment by Weedwacker — Monday, July 16, 2007 @ 4:05 pm