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about us

 

  
  

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It began at THE YARN STORE in 1984.
133 East 65th Street, New York City
 
 Before  moving  to Scottsdale  and  opening  knitting  in 
 scottsdale in 2000 Roberta  Rosenfeld was the owner of
 The Woolgathering in New York City, after establishing
 The Yarn Store  on  Manhattan’s upper-east-side. She is
 recognized as an expert in hand knitting with 24 years of
 technique and design experience. New York Magazine
 Best Bets wrote,  "The Woolgathering  offers instruction,
 workshops  and a superior  selection of yarns. Roberta’s
 exclusive  patterns  and  her  custom-instruction  ensure
 perfectly sized sweaters." Now Roberta and her daughter
 Karen  Monier  are  continuing  these  high  standards of
 excellence at knitting in scottsdale.
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The Woolgathering 1995
318 East 84th Street, New York City
Future knitter Rebecca, Roberta and Karen
 
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knitting in scottsdale 2008
7116 East Mercer Lane, Scottsdale, Arizona
Roberta, talented knitter Rebecca and Karen
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Knit by Roberta for Rebecca in 1993
 
click photo for baby afghan #4 follow the leader
 
 
THREE GENERATIONS OF KNITTERS
THREE INTERPRETATIONS
 
 I designed this sampler  baby afghan in 1988 for  my
 first grandson. I  have made 6  personal ones for my
 grandchildren and a few samples including an adult
 version.
 
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Knit by Karen for future grandchildren in
Plymouth's Oceanside Organic cotton.
 
click photo for eco-friendly #5 skipping rope
 
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Rebecca is in progress  (strips not crocheted together yet - school term started) of making the Adult version of the Sampler Afghan. Knit in Berroco's Pure Merino.
 
 
click photo for afghan #5 park slope
 

 

 
To have a yarn shop you must be passionate about yarns and knitting, and enjoy spending time with and getting to know people.
 
We are also very passionate about design. When we see a new yarn we not only see beautiful fibers and colors, we see a fabulous creation in the making.
 

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WE DO NOT USE COMPUTER GENERATED
SOFTWARE TO WRITE OUR PATTERNS
 
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 Pattern  writing  software  is useful.  However we are
 not  your  typical  yarn shop.  We are a design  studio
 that combines knitting expertise with creative design.
 Our  patterns  are  custom  developed  and  easy  to 
 follow, including precise schematics.
 
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We carry many beautiful yarns from classic to novelty. When we fall in love with a yarn we enjoy seeing how many completely different styles we can do with the same yarn. For example, see women's sweaters  numbers 14, 15, 16, and 17. We make them so different that sometimes you don't even realize it’s the same yarn.
 

 

To contact us:

knitting in scottsdale

    
phone:     Monday through Friday
                10:00 am to 4:00 pm Arizona Time
        
                finishing and workshops:
                                 
  karen   -  480 343 - 7497
                patterns:       roberta - 480 275 - 1789 

                   

fax:          480 607 - 3743

               

e-mail:   knitinscotts@cox.net

   

pattern hot line: Mondays and Thursdays
                           6:00 am to 8:00 am Arizona Time
                           480 289 - 9281

                        

mailing address: 8902 East Via Linda 110-139 
               
            Scottsdale, AZ    85258

 

 

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