I have asked Cathy Glaesemann, owner of the Country Yarn Boutique in Moses Lake, to be my surrogate knitter for this column. I recently sat down with Cathy to learn about her knitting life and her store.
Glaesemann has crocheted since she can remember; one of her granddaughters requested her first knitting project, a ballerina sweater from a Mary Maxim catalog.
“It was the first thing I ever knit,” Glaesemann said. “One of these days, I am going to make another one, because it was my first one and it wasn’t perfect.”
Her granddaughter still has the sweater to this day.
While at market to find yarns for her store, she has met many wonderful people, including writers and designers we see in magazines and books.
Glaesemann started a gift shop in 2003 and enjoyed the experience the store brought her. Being an avid knitter, no yarns to be found and the encouragement from friends, she started carrying yarn in her gift shop.
“Pretty soon there was more yarn than there were gifts,” she said. This is how Country Yarn Boutique was created.
Glaesemann offers a variety of services at the yarn store. The store is open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
However, with a request in advanced, she is willing to open the store on the weekends. There are knitting and crochet classes, private lessons with Glaesemann, tea, coffee and various goodies to enjoy.
There is also a Sit & Knit on Thursday afternoons with other knitters.
Plus, all the beautiful yarns and notions you could ever want.
The Sit & Knit group and Glaesemann would love to extend an invitation to you too.
“Come feel and touch and enjoy the yarn shop,” she said. “Enjoy the aromas, the company and have a cup of coffee or tea.”
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