I have been to Verona many times, and have looked for yarn stores with no luck. You have to know who to ask, and so, you must ask a knitter. I was pleased to find out that my Italian friend Anna is a knitter, and so, she took me on tour of a few wonderful stores in Verona and area. We will begin with Jenny Klaier, Filati & Ricami. To the right here, you can see Jenny (left) and Lina (right).
First of all, meet Anna.. a fellow fiber enthusiast.
Jenny Klaer is the name of the store and of the owner. It is a lovely shop full of color, samples and of course, interesting yarns. Here are a couple shots of the interior of the store.
Jenny Klaer, Filati & Ricami
Via S. Egidio, 11, 37121 Verona (this is near Piazza Erbe)
Tel: 045 596761
Jennyklaer@yahoo.it
This is a great yarn, and you can see the project I am going to do. Jenny was very gracious and sketched the design and instructions for me. This is a simple shawl that begins with 151 stitches and involves decreases every other row. The first portion is knit with the edge of the yarn as your stitch. This creates a fringe of sorts. The latter body-portion is knit with the entire yarn forming the stitch.
Here is another yarn
Another yarn and scarf.
If, during your hunt through stores for 'female handcrafts' supplies (the old-fashoned term, here), you chance across Paternayan needlepoint yarn, would you please let me know? Google-ing doesn't turn up everything, and currently there seem to be no suppliers in Italy. I have to buy my supplies abroad, and count on the kindness of friends to avoid the postage costs, or about double the price just because of the postage. Thanks!!!
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