Elegant

We went to Kowloon Park yesterday -- I didn't think it would be quite such a walk from the Star Ferry terminal, but the girls managed it, and enjoyed the playground as a reward.  Dodging raindrops afterwards, we somehow managed to find ourselves here --

Elegant Company, at 37, Parkes Street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.  Downstairs are knitted garments, upstairs a little trove of Jaeger, Patons, a bit of Rowan, and a number of Japanese brands.  Popular this evening, too, although the four of us made a bit of a crowd all by ourselves.  The shop man was amused by the girls' delight in the way the needles swung back and forth on their hooks (at just kid-height!), and their answers to David's make-work questions of what they would knit with this yarn or that.  I had come with a List, a selection of projects and not only recommended yarns but half a dozen or so alternatives each, so I felt very organized and efficient and was able to pick out six balls of Jaeger Matchmaker Merino DK in Loden (730) within minutes.

Destined for "Forbes Forest" from the "Scarf Style" book.  HK$31 a ball, just under US$4, so I'm very happy.  (It is going for US$6.95 at home.)  Also picked up some 3.25mm Peace bamboo straights ($HK22), and it was with great difficulty that I kept myself from casting on as soon as the girls were in bed later.

Comments

[joy]

Yes! Jaeger and Rowan yarns are cheaper here than in the US. It makes me wonder if not all yarns in the US have a really high mark-up. There was a store in Mongkok which had the most amazing prices ($33 for the Jaeger extrafine merino in new colors!). It's closed now but will hopefully reopen in August/September. BTW, there's a well stocked notions store just to the right of the Elegant yarn store on Parkes Street. You have to walk up a flight of stairs and it's called 'Kam Wah' (you might be able to see the sign hanging above the street in front of the stairs). That's where I buy all my buttons, thread, zippers, etc... if you're interested!

[andrea]

ah, those prices make me greeeeen with envy - lucky you!

;)