Comments on: My Favorite Shop in Germany

By: Cathy-Cate

Cathy-Cate — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:02:59 +0000

Oh! I saw right before I left that you were going to be in Germany when I was, but it’s so wild that you met Anne at Claudia’s….because I started my “Not-A-Drop” scarf while I was in Germany and thought how appropriate it was, that I was knitting it in the designer’s own country!

I was very sad that I couldn’t come and visit the shop, but we were with a tour for most of the time, and the last few days in Berlin (a long way away, and not on a weekend).

I did see yarn shops in almost every city we went to, though, without even trying, except Berlin for some reason — though my husband said he saw some. And I bought a little souvenir yarn: for one, Regia Nation yarn that was everywhere in honor of the World Cup. Of course, in Germany colors. (I’m going to make my father, who was also on the trip, socks from it, as a remembrance of the trip. With a German heel!)

But I would have had a lot of fun, could I have gone to Pfaffenhofen! The store is beautiful! And it would have been lovely to see Claudia again, after meeting her at the Fling last year.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:08:07 +0000

Hi Sheri,
thank you so much for your wonderful report and pictures (hi all, in reality it isn´t so pretty).
I enjoyed our time so much and I miss you!!!!!!

Pauline: Your husbands note is still there. Right, he was the first “singing christmastree victom”. So sorry again, but it was so much fun. Next Christmas time we need the singing tree again )))

Maria: Our green hazelnut ball is the result of a try to kill this huge tree, my boys were to weak to pull out the roots. Now I have this “ball” under controll and that´s perfect.

By: Anne aka Arlene

Anne aka Arlene — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:35:47 +0000

Dear Sheri,
it was such a great honor to meet you in Germany. We had so much fun and I am still giggeling about the “ear machine”. Thank you for your lovely comment about my work and sorry for being so camera-shy.
Anna aka Arlene

By: Alexis

Alexis — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:37:48 +0000

hi Sheri! I’m glad you had so much fun (can you see the drooling from there?)! I quick idea for loopy Central…since you can’t write on the walls, why not expand on the idea from all the flingers signing the socks and “Build a wall ” with painted wood that you can prop up against one wall that people can sign?

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:22:48 +0000

Loved the pictures and trip update. I have been working on my mini challenge “bottoms up”. I would have finished it on vacation if I had taken the 3rd ball of Eidos along. The Eidos is great with this pattern and really shows of the twisted rib sts.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:23:24 +0000

So glad you has such a wonderful trip! Thank you for sharing the photos w/us.

By: Theresa in Italy

Theresa in Italy — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:06:48 +0000

Love the photos! Darn, I live in the same time zone as Claudia! I have no excuse for not visiting the Wollmeise shop! Except that I’ve started working part time at our restaurant and consequently haven’t had time to do much knitting. Or much of anything else. As soon as I get more organized….

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:09:53 +0000

Jealous 1000% but so happy you had a wonderful trip. Living in Germany for 4 years was a fabulous experience. Would love to go back and visit – maybe some day!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:29:24 +0000

Claudia must be a very lovely person. What an inspiration she is. Her artistic nature in the yarn colors and her shop layout. Her love of other knitters – to incorporate an area of gathering, talking and knitting. And her garden…almost a Beatrix Potter world where you’d expect to see Peter Rabbit or Jemimiah Puddle Duck lurking somewhere. I like the “bathroom idea” where you can see all the posts from all of the “queens” who have sat on the “throne” This weekend I was doing some more knitting on my second sock in an easy lace pattern. They’re sort of summery looking with a lower cuff than I usually knit.

By: TMTTYRR

TMTTYRR — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:55:57 +0000

OK, I was pretty happy with my garden until I saw Claudia’s. Need to do more work….

As for what yarny things I’m working on, making progress on my crocheted summer scarf (which might be done in time for Christmas), my Tempted Glam Girl crocheted lace scarf, and a KAL with a couple of friends on Knitspot’s Japanese Feather pattern. Nothing too elaborate.