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Romni Wools
Romni Wools overwhelms with its rows and rows of baskets filled with all colours and textures of yarn. The aisles can get a little narrow, but if you don't mind being surrounded by every kind of wool imaginable and aren't claustrophobic, it can be a knitter's dream.
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If you know what you want, have all your numbers (yardage, gauge, etc.) with you, and can ask direct, precise questions, it's a great shop. It's not the sort of place you wander into and say, "Yeah, I want to make a sweater, I think, a blue one. What yarn should I use? Oh, and I don't want to make anything too difficult. And can you help me read the pattern? I don't know what all the terms mean."
I'm not saying that the people who posted above about rudeness were like that, but I *have* seen the staff get snappish when confronted with someone who wants to be coddled.
On the other hand, I have had some great conversations with staff about colour and yarn choices when I came in knowing what I wanted down to a few variables. If you know enough to talk shop a bit and show you have your own opinions (and aren't just parroting what the popular bloggers are saying), you'll be fine.