Chunky Boy Yarn Shop closing in town of Amsterdam | therecorder | dailygazette.com

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TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — The Chunky Boy Yarn Shop is shutting down after less than a year operating in the Polar Plaza on Route 30.

“We have so enjoyed being a part of the community and will miss you all,” read a sign on an interior window inside a locked entrance vestibule at the store on Monday.

Another posted “FAQ” sign attributed the closure to insufficient depth of market and community support despite the best efforts of owner Beth Ressel.

“I threw everything I had at making this shop work,” the sign reads. “I appreciate all of you who gave us your business while we were here so, so much.”

The store was to remain open until inventory was liquidated, but no specific hours were posted at the shop or on its Facebook page.

It’s unclear if the shop has already closed its doors for good. A Google business profile lists the yarn store as permanently closed.

Multiple attempts to contact the Chunky Boy Yarn Shop for comment for this story were not returned.

Ressel opened the shop with supplies for knitting, crocheting and other needlework in October.

The space also housed production of the patented Chunky Boy craft handle created by Ressel.

Production of the ergonomic silicone handle to comfortably hold hooks for crocheting and other needlework will continue and expand despite the closure of the yarn shop, according to a recent Facebook post.

“For those of you who have fallen in love with the Chunky Boy craft handle, that portion of my business isn’t going away and will actually be growing this year,” the post reads.

In January, Ressel said manufacturing of the craft handle would be moving off-site this year to a subcontractor outside of Albany in order to increase production.

The craft handles sold in the store and online would often sell out within 10 minutes of being restocked, Ressel previously said.

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