Iknit

messydesk

Large boutique knitting shop 26th September 2008

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Iknit has recently moved from its original site in Vauxhall to the current location in Waterloo and is a million times better for it. The new shop is by far the largest speciality knitting shop in London (and I've visited them all). Due to all the space in the new location they've been able to extend their range massively, keen knitters will know how many knitting shops only carry a small range or stick to one particular brand of yarn so the expanded stock is a real point in Iknit's favour. I think their greatest asset however is their book selection, as well as a really wide range of standard knitting books they source copies of very hard to find but classic titles, they're the only place in the UK I've ever seen selling new copies of Barbara Walker of Elizabeth Zimmerman, for example. They fall down slightly in their needle selection though, they only straight needles they sell are wooden and though they sell quality Aldi circulars they're often out of stock in many sizes. My other complaint, and the thing that stops me giving them the fifth star, is that the guy who works there is stunningly rude and unhelpful (there's a lady works on a Friday morning though who is as lovely as the other guy is nasty so I stick to going only when she's working). A great shop for knitters, make sure you leave a whole day and go as close to payday as you can. It's almost the perfect knitting shop, if only I felt able to take advantage of their sofa and library, but the sarky, rude guy puts a stop to that.