Knitters’ Paradise
Ellington, NY – Knitting and community service are being woven together at the Cala Lily yarn shop, 28th Creek Road in Ellington.
Examples of completed pieces, with the patterns and materials close by, Sue Cala, the shop’s owner, brings much knowledge and expertise of knitting and fibers. A reading teacher at Southwestern Elementary School, Mrs. Cala became interested in knitting about 10 years ago, and as she puts it, she “was hooked.” She and her husband planned the yarn shop as a retirement project, but then decided to go ahead with it earlier than planned, so that at their retirement the shop would be established. They sacrificed walk-in traffic for the convenience of having the shop on their own property, right next door to their home, instead of renting facilities elsewhere.
“Our shop is unique,” Mrs. Cala said. “It’s in this beautiful location, and, as we have learned, people interested in fibers will go anywhere.”
