We've now moved across the parking lot into our new "home" at 1309 Broadway in the newly- renovated building that faces Broadway (across the parking lot to the West of our present building). We are open for business, and can be accessed by parking behind the building "Off Broadway" and entering through the rear door which is our front door. We are very excited about our new space where everything is on one floor with plenty of space and light!
You can't miss your turn when you are coming from the South on Broadway!
Here are two pictures of what our "new" building looked like:
This was taken in the 1930's when the Interurban was in use.
This was taken in the 1920's (we think).
Our doors opened on December 28th, 2007 for what we hope is a long run. Jan Bell and her daughter Natalie Bell have opened a yarn store filled with warmth, color and yarn. Natalie continues to order like crazy to make Knitting Off Broadway's yarn selection a combination of her three favorite yarn shops. There is, and will continue to be, a wide variety of yarns and accessories available! Click here to see our ever expanding product listing.
Got questions? We have the answers. Did you know that our staff has over one hundred twenty-five (125) years of knitting experience?
FEATURING...
Jan Bell was convinced by Natalie and other members of the knitting community that a yarn shop needed to be her next project, so she agreed since she had yet to work retail in her life. (It would also bring Natalie, her only child, back home to Indiana to manage the store!) Then, a few months later, she bought the brick building across the parking lot to restore which, after 15 months of restorative work, is now the home of Knitting Off Broadway.... opening for business at 1309 Broadway November 4, 2009!
Natalie Bell is a Smith College graduate who worked at a yarn shop all throughout college. Having learned the business and having always worked retail, a yarn shop was a logical choice for her. Someday, she might apply to Graduate school for French studies, but she is having too much fun constantly re-arranging the shop and knitting numerous projects- for her mother, the shop, herself, and her friends.
Donna Veiga is a talented knitter who has taught many classes at Cass Street Depot. Donna is enthusiastic about working, and joins us on days when she and her husband aren't traveling. Donna also loves to rip out sweaters...
Mountain Colors "Mountain Goat" knits up beautifully the second time around!
Marlene Miller is another
talented knitter who works at the shop. When Marlene isn't working at
the shop or caring for her precocious granddaughter and baby grandson,
she cruises the internet in search of new knitting tips that she then
shares with the shop. Donna says Marlene is the "Queen of Knitting",
while Natalie calls her the "Queen of Ripping". Marlene is also the
designated lace knitter of the shop, but most days at the shop you will
see her standing and knitting store samples.
Tami Easter is a longtime knitter who wandered into our shop not long after we had just opened. Tami thinks of knitting as a lifestyle - not a hobby! She began knitting because it was a lost art to "my generation", and loves to knit with her twin daughters, Hannah & Emma. Tami is also an excellent seamstress, full of energy and fresh ideas. Hannah & Emma enjoy making store samples as well as knitting their own items.
Carol Listenberger is a fiber artist who often uses knitting and felting in her work. She likes to make fantasy figures, and the making of a mermaid tail of knitted variegated yarn is a particular favorite.
Chris (Fribley) Mejer is
another talented knitter who taught many classes at Cass Street Depot
as well. She has been knitting all her life, and learned from her
mother's WWII knitting books. Chris is teaching at FWCS and caring for
her grandchild so has limited time right now; however, she teaches for
us when she can. Chris enjoys the new 100% organic Rowan yarn,
purelife as well as the new
Opal sock yarns,
Nashua Wooly Stripes (which Chris says make the best mittens; they are so warm!), plus everything else in the shop.
Tracy Zahn has been crocheting for as many years as her cousin, Natalie, has been knitting. Tracy is an excellent crocheter, having taught crocheting in Indianapolis. Although Tracy now lives in Frankfort, she looks forward to visiting the shop (and her aunt/cousin) whenever she can.
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