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| - While visiting Madison, my future in-laws took me to Sow's Ear. I'm a new knitter, taught myself about 6 months ago and I still get a little intimidated by stuffy knitting stores and more experienced knitters who scowl at my choice of knitting fabrics (hey! acrylic is great yarn to learn with!).
I asked if there were onions in the quiches and they were honest enough to tell me how onion heavy their food was. See, I don't like onions and I've had bad experiences with encountering onions in my food from all types of eateries. I appreciated their honesty.
I sat down with my bun and coffee and realized that I forgot my cabling needle, again. This was the second time I forgot my cabling needle while on a trip. I was determined to not buy another one. So I drank my coffee and ate my bun, while I seethed, my mood matching the dark and stormy weather.
My mood changed dramatically after my coffee, when I went to explore their yarns and needles. I did not buy a cabling needle but I did buy 3 40'' circular needles for projects I had been waiting to do. I may have forgotten my cabling needle but I did remember to bring my thin binder full of patterns I wanted to try, so I knew which needles to get and which yarn to look at. The people working there were so very helpful, they looked at my patterns, gave me advice and even taught me how to wind my yarn. It was so fun. The yarn was a little pricey, but yarn is always going to be pricey if you want the good stuff. The needles were insanely cheap, I've seen them marked up double were I live in Santa Barbara and the staff here are not nearly as helpful.
I'll definitely come back to Sow's Ear the next time I'm in Madison.
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