'What's Needling You' Serves a Tight-Knit Group
Downtown yarn store hooks onto trend
Debbie Zelechoski doesn't have much time to knit anymore, but that's OK with her. "If you want to stop knitting, open a yarn shop," she quipped, having turned her one-time hobby into a business – What's Needling You in Toms River -- in 2007. "Now I knit samples for the shop, not so much for myself." "I started knitting in 2005 and I got totally hooked," Zelechoski said, pun intended. "(Daughter) Shannon was graduating from high school. I had become kind of obsessed with knitting and it seemed like a good time to try turning it into a business." What's Needling You, 313 West Water Street, sells patterns, yarn and needles – including the new KnitPicks needle, which used to be available only online. It has interchangeable tips and cables so …
anndow
9:35 am on Thursday, December 23, 2010
This is so well deserved! Found What's Needling You on the internet in July 2008 - looking to take up knitting again. Spent two hours at the shop, knitted a swatch, met great people, ate lunch, left with a project I as able to complete in a weekend and a hobby to enjoy for a lifetime. Debbie and Shannon are the best! If you haven't been, do yourself a favor and drop by. more ›