Nov 14 2006
Yarn Tourism
Yarns may not be what brought me to Napa Valley, but I can report they yarns are well-represented here by two lovely shops! On Monday, Kris and I stopped in Muse Yarns and Arts, a large and beautifully-decorated shop with a great selection and lovely artwork, painted by the proprietor’s husband. The shop is located one block off the main drag through Napa Valley, in the small town of St. Helena.
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The shop is beautiful and worth a visit if you are in the Valley. I picked up a few balls of Rowan Yarns Classic Cashsoft DK. The colors are not represented very well in this poorly lit photo: they are ivory, burgundy, and a sage green. I got these three with stranded mittens in mind - and the RYC Book Eight.
The Valley is actually very lucky - there are TWO quality yarn shops close by! Yarns on First was closed on Monday, so I was not able to visit their store until Tuesday morning. They are right downtown in Napa, in the Town Center area, near many restaurants and shopping facilities. Kris and I were immediately greeted when we walked in, and I saw the explosion of color - each of the yarns in the shop are arranged by color, and for this Project Spectrum girl, that was an absolute delight!
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Yarns on First has amazing yarns - from an impressive sock yarn selection to a full line of Rowan, Berroco, and Noro among many others. They also have a large and impressive section of pattern books and magazines. I had a nice chat with the owner, Connie, while buying 2 balls of Silk Garden Lite (color 2017).
Tomorrow is a special day, and we have made some special plans!
Stay tuned 
Hi Lauren — Glad to see you’re having fun in Napa and that you enjoyed Muir Woods. I love reading about your adventures in my backyard.
Leslie
Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday dear Lollygirl!!!! Happy Birthday to YOOOOOOUUUUUU!!!!
xoxoxo
see you soon!
C
I remember where I was 26 years ago! Happy birthday, my love….XXOO
AYE! beautiful!!!!!!!!
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Happy birthday!
Yarns arranged by color.
Very interesting idea….
wozers!!! Now thats a yarn store!!!
what a fabulous trip!
Trees, wine and yarn!
HAPPY B_DAY DEARIE!
Now, that IS a yarn store! Fabulous!!! What better way to spend a Birthday, right?
BTW, Have a happy one!
Happy Birthday!
Isn’t that new silk garden light yummy!?
those yarn stores are amazing. i’m glad you are having fun on your trip. have a wonderful birthday
I know what special day it is - It’s your b-day!! I hope you guys do something special in honor of it.
Those look like some lovely stores. It’s always fun to try out a new Noro yarn…
What a couple of gorgeous yarn shops those are. Great way to spend a birthday. Glad you’re having a good one.
happy happy birthday Lolly girl! I’m glad you are having such a FAB birthday trip.
Happy Birthday! You are a young padewan. Enjoy all the beauty of Napa and thanks for sharing the yarn shop photos!
What a great way to arrange the store! Must have been a feast for the eyes!
Happy birthday!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOLLY! Wow that store had so much arn, I think I would lose my mind!
oh no, i missed BOTH of those shops while in napa.. but i did have some of the best mexican food of my life at armadillos in st. helena. DEE-licious!
Oh god, I miss going to yarn shops! (Me being the cheapie internet buyer) Hope you have a wonderful birthday–you are looking really really awesome too!
BTW: what was the name of that orange/red sample in the yarn store? It looks very cool.
AHHH! Must. get. to. Napa. now……Beautiful yarn shops!! and Happy, Happy Birthday!! What a great way to celebrate!
I love when yarn shops organize their yarn by color, it’s such a great aesthetic!
I’m possibly going to be in Napa/SF for Christmas, so glad to know of these two shops!
What a great day! Looks like you two are having a blast!
What fun! Those stores are lovely.
i would love to have my hands on all of that yarn……….happy birthday
Happy Birthday!
Looks like you are having a great time.
Is that heaven? That is the most beautiful yarn store I’ve seen…
Have a fabulous birthday!
Happy Birthday!
The trees were beautiful in the last post but the yarn-tourism made me drool
Happy Birthday!!
Wow, what great yarn shops!!
Silk Garden Light? What is this magic? And where can I get some besides CA?
I can only dream of yarnshops like that…
Yarn shops, so fabulous. I want to be there.
Fun! We’d like to plan a trip to Napa next year- this information is really good to have!
Happy birthday Lolly! My this year bring health, happiness, yarn, and lots of free time to knit it.
Amy
Aaaaaa …. Oh, gods…. This is amazing !! I don’t know how I would react in these shops …. probably my hands will tremle, and I would buy everything….. Maybe it is good that in my country there aren’t shops like these….. And most amazing how much blue yarns…..