Sit’n Stitch

Came here for yarn crawl LA but there wasn’t really that much yarn. If I was doing needlepoint then it would be great, but knitting/​crotcheting, not so much. Staff seemed friendly though but she was quite busy and not as attentive as other yarn shop attendants I’ve experienced.

Nice shop. Mostly seems like it is for needlepoint. There were a couple of ladies who were there working on their needlepoint. Yarns were nice, but not a great selection. I did find a few that i liked and if I had more money to spend I might have indulged more. Yarn Crawl LA 2014 was great to find another store that I haven’t been to.

What happened to this store? I drove by but they look closed. Their message machine says they are only open TH, FR, SAT???

After a long hiatus, I’ve returned to crocheting with a vengeance, and I’m still trying out the various local yarn stores to find a good fit.
Last week, I was starting a blanket and needed about $ 150 of yarn. I knew exactly what I wanted. I could have ordered it online — where it was in stock and would have been delivered in two days — for $ 9.50 per hank. Buying it from a local business would have cost $ 12 or $ 13, plus tax, and if nobody had it in stock, I would have had to wait at least two weeks to get it.
So what did I do? That’s right. Instead of just getting it on the internet, I looked on the Classic Elite website to get a list of local stockists and started calling around trying to find it.
I wanted basic information. Did any of the stores that carry this yarn actually have it in stock? If not, would they order it for me? Approximately how long would that take and how much would it cost? Most stores were perfectly happy to tell me these things.
Now, it seems that I would be the sort of customer that Sit ‘n Stitch might want. I buy a lot of yarn. I knew I’d pay $ 40 or $ 50 more to buy it there. I knew I’d have to wait a few weeks for it. And all of that was okay. And if I’m not the sort of customer they want, you’d think they’d at least be willing to take my money.
But you’d be wrong.
The incredibly unhelpful woman on the phone told me that they don’t normally carry my yarn. Fine. They could order it, and it would take a week longer to arrive than anywhere else I’ve called, but whatever.
But then she says that she WILL NOT TELL ME what she plans to charge me for the yarn unless I put down a deposit on the order FIRST.
Evidently they did not learn from their experience with L.D. last year. And while it’s possible that they’ll want you as a customer, they apparently do not want me.

This looks like it would be a great store if you are into needlepoint but if you are a knitter/​crocheter, don’t bother.
The woman working here (Marina?) was very nice. She jumped up when I entered and asked what I was looking for. When I said I was just looking around and I had never been there before, she quickly gave me a tour. She asked what craft I did (knitting) and directed me toward the yarn, notions, and patterns that I might be interested in.
As she pointed out, there is very little organization to this store. Things are pretty haphazard with some things completely out of reach. The prices seem average but it was hard to really gauge. They have a lot of novelty yarn and some smatterings of berocco, noro, louisa harding, and karabella.
Because I am pregnant, she kept pointing me to baby yarn. Yes, I am pregnant, but that doesn’t mean that is the only thing I am interested in. She even fished out some pattern books for baby blankets for me. Oddly, she brought me crochet books even though I had told her that I don’t crochet. I mentioned that they were crochet books and she still thrust them in my hands.
In sum: nice helpful employee, lots of places to sit, looks good for needlepointers but I would avoid if you are looking for yarn.

Nice selection in a very nice little shop staffed by very nice people. The prices, however, are not so nice. I did a little post-​purchase checking and realized that all three of the yarns I bought, were tagged at more than the manufacturers suggested retail price. They have some VERY good sales, so be sure to get on their email list.
July 2011: I called to ask if they had a particular knitting book. I would rather patronize a locally owned knitting store, but because they were unable or unwilling to look it up for me, they lost a $ 25 sale to Barnes and Noble.

They were super nice and gave me a free sock knitting lesson as long as I bought the supplies from the store.
Most places charge and arm and a leg for knitting classes.
The only thing I didn’t like was how loud some of the other knitters were during the lesson… but it wasn’t that big of a deal.

Nice ladies, great atmosphere, huge selection without the snobbery of some *other* places close by. I used to go to the Friday night Stitch and Bitch, where I learned how to purl and generally soaked up the awesome womenfolk vibe. They have a loyalty card that adds up if you use lots of materials for big projects. Oh, and they’ll ball the yarn for you so you don’t end up with that awful «Bob Marley dreadlocks in a knot» disaster that happens about ²⁄₃ the way into most skeins. A timesaver for sure! I think they’re closed on Tuesdays and Sundays. Give them a call before you go just to make sure.