more NYC

I actuality, I found these images/impressions in the reverse order, but I am putting them up here like this because most everyone always thinks of New York in terms of Times Square,

famous skyscrapers,

and famous baseball fields (here, the former Shea Stadium):

But there is also a lot of quiet and introspection,

beauty in the parks,

and stately old buildings from 150 years ago.

( Quaker Meeting House on Stuyvesant Park)

The magnolia trees were already in bloom.

I walked for many hours, and found some small neighborhoods.

Keep walking with me on this blog, won't you? Soon, we will speak of yarn again, and the famous author who will be visiting here on April 18th. Stay tuned.....

New York City

I'll tell you the yarn store part of my visit. First up: purl SOHO. A tiny shop with the nicest sales people and floor to ceiling yarn. Nothing but color. It was crowded in there, so I got only a few shots.

(angora booties from "last minute knitted gifts")

Just a few doors down: purl patchwork. I wanted to move to Sullivan Street right then and there, by the way. Love that neighborhood.

The next day, I found a bedroom size habu textiles shop on the 8th floor of an office building:

(psst: that's pure silk, fine as hair)

(silk and merino)

(linen paper yarn)

School Products is a completely different experience: an old-time yarn shop, importer of fine Italian yarns. I selected a 2.2 lb cone of merino tweed and had it shipped home. It was a bargain at $30/lb. and 940 yards pp! I haven't photographed it yet.

Some more images and impressions tomorrow. Completely yarnless.