Knitting Crawl Walkabout

A very entertaining day in New York for a knitter from Baltimore!

The list of shops was nice to get. We visited three really nice shops (including one workshop--Habu--that was really special) and two that weren't that good. Susan is open to suggestions, so, if you have some specific wishes, let her know!. I was surprised that she apparent;ly hadn't visited some of the shops for awhile, since one was closed and one had very poor stock.

Susan took us to a couple of obvious places, but the real treasure was two stores that got me yarn drunk! I would never have found them on my own, and being local, plan to revisit them as soon as I can. In addition, Susan has a wealth of knowledge regarding NYC history, which made the walk very entertaining, even in the rain. It was a morning well spent.

My only complaint was no time for lunch. We left NJ at 8:30, the tour started at 10:30 and ended 4 hours later --- too much time without sitting down for lunch or cold drink. All we needed was 15 minutes to 1/2 hour. Enjoyed going to out-of-way yarn stores.

Our group meets weekly for knitting and yaking. The stores we went to were truly amazing - none of us would ever have found most of these stores on our own. I would definately go back to at least two of them. The shop owners were friendly and enthusiastic about having us inundate their shops and took time to discuss various yarns and projects. My only complaint was we weren't told before hand that their were no stops for lunch. We met at 10:30 and didn't finish till almost 3:30 - that's major hunger and although Susan provided water and health bars it wasn't enough. We all would have brought something more substantial to nosh on had we known. We all loved the idea of taking another tour and combining it with a knitting/crochet lesson or project. This tour is a well kept secret!

the knitting crawl turned into a tour which didn't do more than just pointing out some knitting stores in Manhattan. The owners of the stores didn't know about the tour or didn't added any extra value to the tour. (no discounts and/or info about yarns). The tour guide could and should have done her homework better : maybe a little workshop in the knitting store, or at least some small talk about the yarns, Even Habu, which provides great demos, was treated as a usual shop to go in and shop. conclusion, I invited 4 knitting friends for a $170 tour which only provided address of knitting stores. (Put together with a 2 minute internet research !) A personal yarn shopper would have been cheaper ! Very disappointing Flo

There were two of us on the knitting crawl. We had lots of fun even though it rained all day!!!! It was great to go to many hidden knitting stores.

Susan was an excellent guide. Not only did she know the "ins and outs" of the city, she brought us to very cool, obscure knitting shops - places we would never have experienced on our own. Her knowledge of the city's history made the walks between stores interesting and fun. We finished the day happy, tired and much poorer for buying yarn for inspired projects. We would love go with her again and see some of the other shops on her list. (And my husband wants to eat his way through the Arthur Avenue Walk she organizes!) Would highly recommend this outing!

i was interested in finding new knitting shops and that's just what we did. The group was all strangers to me but all very friendly and easy going. The tour leader was very personable and helpful and I would certainly think about going again on another tour with her. i am interested in returning on my own to some of the pllaces she took us.

We had a great time on the knitting walk about. Susan is just great and took us to fantastic places. I took my friend as a retirement gift and we both were very happy (But tired) at the end of the day. I highly recommend this trip.