Grace Robinson & Company's Yarn Store - Freeport, ME

I've been away from home for a few weeks which is unusual for me. John wanted to participate in a major Sporting Clay Tournament in Rhode Island in early May. On the way we stopped in Boston for a few days to meet with his relatives and returned to Boston for a few days on our way back home, which turned into an extended stay because the transmission blew on his SUV.

Though it was a financial crisis, we did manage to enjoy ourselves and I must admit, I sort of had to tear myself away to head back to Maine yesterday.

While passing through Freeport, Maine I asked John to stop at this wonderful yarn shop. I visited last Fall but they were closing in 20 minutes which meant I did not have 'enough time' to look at their marvelous selection and "feel" the yarn with my fingertips.

Well, I spent plenty of time there yesterday, and would you believe I did not come out with a single skein or hank of yarn?? Call it what you will, but I could not believe it myself! I think I was overwhelmed with too much choice, and too little money.

It's like being at an "All You Can Eat" buffet with 200 choices and one stomach..... It sort of has a psychological effect on you and takes your appetite away, or at least reduces it quite a bit.
I did better last year when the store was closing in 20 minutes. At least I came out with 4 skeins of yarn which I recently used to create a car seat blanket for a baby due this November.

This store; Grace Robinson & Company (a strange name for a yarn shop) is extremely well stocked with all sorts of goodies. It even has back issues of knitting magazines (that is a gem in and of itself).

When I entered, I immediately asked if they had anything "on sale" and was told that the sale yarn was being kept next door in the other building and they would be happy to take me over there. There was yarn next door, but nothing like in the main building and the sale prices weren't low enough for me for the yardage. I did see clothing samples; one which immediately drew my attention. It was an off-white mohair and wool lightweight sweater coat with slits up the side and across the back; a rather sexy number which could easily be dressed up with a pair of sexy bronze high heel shoes and worn to the most elegant parties. I looked at the price tag and almost fainted! It was $600!!

They do have a website and they will mail-order. The website is:
http://www.yarnandneedlepoint.com/

I did take my camera in and asked if it would be alright to take photos and they said yes; so here is a slide show of what I saw (or at least most of it). There is also a comfortable living room setting to sit down and knit or needlepoint if you so desire. It it the largest yarn shop I have ever visited. Most Shops are small and packed to the gills. This was quite spacious and well packed with very expensive stock.
Here is the Slide Show....