This is my favorite knitting shop in the city! I go here weekly for the stitch-and-bitch on Tuesdays and it makes my week, every time! A really exquisite yarn offering as well. Yum yum.
There are bigger yarn shops, but in my experience the staff can be kind of snarky, and you know what? Choosing yarn is hard! My first experience at the knit cafe was many years ago at their Queen street location. I had never knit a stitch and I just wanted to make a super simple chunky scarf for my boyfriend. I'm crafty, so the technique wasn't going to be a problem (I've since become a knitting ninja), I needed help just getting matching yarn and needles. The knit cafe stepped in when I was about to give up after a rude experience at another store. They were well above and beyond helpful!
Since then I've also taken some of their classes, I've become a "Sock Master" and I've "Designed my Own Sweater". FANTASTIC skill building, hence my title of knitting ninja. It's all thanks to this amazing space. I literally have new questions every week and they help me through my projects time after time. It's an amazing resource that I will miss dearly when I move from Toronto. ;)