London (UK) yarn shop review - Stash

I went to Stash yarns in Putney yesterday - lovely shop full of
imported yarns, nearly all natural fibres. http://www.stashyarns.co.uk/
Very helpful staff. When I arrived there was a knitting lesson going
on and the five or six chairs in the shop were occupied by that.
There was just about room for me to look at patterns and yarn as well
and one of the owners helped me pick out a couple of very nice
patterns, one for an all-in-one romper or sleep suit - Oat Couture
BB213 if that means anything to anyone, called "rustic rompers" and
another called "pinwheel afghan" BB205, also by Oat Couture. The
patterns are not laid out in quite the way I'm used to and I'm not
sure about the needle sizes quoted, but then I always end up having to
use a smaller needle, so I'll just experiment until I get the gauge
right. Both patterns are for double knit, though the afghan also has
instructions for knitting it in a worsted weight yarn, which I'm told
equates to an Aran yarn in the UK. I decided that I needed
"bombproof" articles, so I wasn't prepared to purchase yarn that
needed to be hand-washed or that couldn't be thrown into a tumble
drier, so I left the shop without yarn, but I would definitely go back
there if I was choosing yarn for myself!

In the end I ordered some Sirdar Snuggly from Agelyarns online - now
that I have the patterns I can afford to wait for the yarn.

Baby isn't due until June so I should have time to do a few items, and
then of course, as Mum has requested second size and bigger, and the
romper suit is a 6-month size, that can wait for a few months if
necessary.

Thanks to all for the advice.

Nickie