Miriam’s Well

I was driving down Paseo de Peralta and saw a bright yellow «Yarn Etc.» sign poking out of a yard — so I drove around trying to figure out where to park and didn’t find anything obvious, so I went about my day. Later while looking up yarn stores on Unilocal I found the listing for Miriam’s Well and saw the location was right where that sign was, so I called to ask about parking. Miriam answered and told me where to park (the first driveway past the sign while going clockwise on PdP, you have to go down the alley to the end then turn right and then you’ll find her shop and a couple places to park in front of it.
She has a great little yarn shop with supplies for weavers as well as knitters and crocheters. Miriam is a very nice lady with a great selection of yarns — standards like Berroco, Cascade, Plymouth, Noro as well as a lot of more hard-​to-​find and more local options as well. Some really gorgeous stuff! She has many sample garments prepared, I’m not sure if they were for sale but there were so many I suspect that some of them are. I myself came out of there with a skein of Great Adirondack sock yarn and a skein of Plymouth Yarns «Happy Feet».
Prices were pretty standard compared to other similar shops, she did have a couple specials as well.
I will be sure to visit every year when I’m in town!

I was here twice in two days. Gorgeous and unusual yarns, and more. Miriam teaches weaving and is an accomplished knitter. She patterns and styles are artistic and she sells kits for her projects, too. I highly recommend!

Miriam’s Well is not an art school, as listed here, though she does offer classes in knitting and weaving. The shop is a lovely building on Paseo de Paralta (there is parking behind – accessible via Castillo Place). Miriam sells gorgeous yarns, including local yarns, along with hand knitted and hand woven garments. She does some design of her own, and she has offered knitting kits featuring her own designs. In the warm weather, you can enjoy her pretty garden, where you will sometimes see knitters relaxing. She also offers knitting supplies, including lovely shawl pins.