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[sissychrissy1.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have any suggestions of great places to get yarn? I don't want super fancy expensive stuff, just a good assortment of colors and styles. I've tried Pearl in Central Square, but they're always wiped out, and I've looked at Woolcot in Harvard Square, but I don't want anything that expensive. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

There's a yarn store in Porter Square, on White St, right across the parking lot from Star Market.

[ameliezen.livejournal.com]

there is a very small but high quality (& last i checked low in price) store called "putting on the knitz" in newton (i believe it is on washington st.). its the best yarn store i have seen around. it is a bit farther, but i believe there is a bus from either harvard or central that can get you there.

another place to look would be tribal ways (yes that would be the piercing/tattoo studio in boston) in addition to body piercing, they now have "spirit ways" for pagan/wiccan supplies, and "fiber ways" for yarn spining and weaving (i am not sure if they sell spun yarn, or if they just sell wool and other fibers to spin yourself.) their website is www.tribalways.com

if you have a car or access to a car there is a great fabric store in woburn that has a very very good yarn section. i cant remember what the name of the fabric store is (i think it may be jo-anne) but its off of 128/95 north (i believe exit 36) and its in the same mall that tj maxx and panera bread are in (signs for both are visable from teh highway) (its on the opposite side of the highway from charette if you know where that is)

[sissychrissy1.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Thanks for all the great (and highly detailed!) information.

[fraxl.livejournal.com]

i've just recently discovered Windsor Button, which is on Temple Place just outside of the park street T station. they have LOADS of colors and styles, not to mention all manner of ribbon, gimp, lace, etc.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

The store in Porter Square, across from the Star, is "Minds Eye", and is more spinner-focused -- if you think Woolcott is expensive, you're probably not going to find what you're looking for there. Lovely stuff to ogle, though.

Windsor Button (Temple St., in Boston, maybe a two minute walk from Park St. Station, maybe three or four from Downtown Crossing) has a lot of generic, widely distributed yarns -- Berocco and Brown Sheep and Crystal Palace and Lion Brand and Red Heart and that kind of stuff. It sounds more like what you want.

There's also a knitting store in Arlington Center (the 87 runs there from Davis during rush hour, or the 77 runs past it, or if you like half-hour walks it's about a half-hour walk from Clarendon Hill, where the 87 and 88 stop). The name of it slips my mind and I don't shop there much, but they seem nice. d