Knito-info!

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OK more information...
A lot of people living here in the UAE have a hard time finding good yarn. So far most of the yarn found here is acrylic, craft yarn. So i did a bit of search and here are places which sell yarn (I have also listed these in the comments section of my first post):

Abu Dhabi:

1. Malik & Shaid (behind Madinat Zayed shopping center) -they have chunky, Turkish yarn, German tweed yarn, some metallic as well as cotton yarn.
2. Bastaki (also behind MZ shopping center) - they have a variety of yarn, including this wonderful 100% acrylic, kind of mohair yarn that is worsted weight (which my friend discovered, bless her!)
3. Green Branch (on Electra Street) -slightly more expensive than the two shops above but they have a large range of yarn and knitting tools (I bought my cable needles here)
4. Emirates General Supermarket (Hamdan Street) -100% acrylic yarn
5. and a couple of shops in the Zayani area (the area behind Al Mariah Cinema) - I don't know the names of these shops but they have good wooden needles and you can get a good bargain if you know how to (bargain, that is!)

Dubai: (I have never tried these shops)

1. The Sirdar website says that Magrudy's sell their yarn
2. I heard that Fida's (telephone number: 04 344 4008) in Satwa area, Dubai do sell yarn

So all you UAE-ians (if such a word exists) go search for yarn in these places and tell me what you think, also feel free to write about any of your yarn discoveries in the UAE!