6 Years!

6 Years!

  It’s been 6 years since we officially opened the doors to Darn Knit Anyway.  6 years of dropped stitches, great conversations & building friendships.  It’s hard to believe. We’ve come a long way.   When we opened the shop, we had no...
Wondering about Wonder

Wondering about Wonder

I’ve wondered about my kids on this blog before.  I’ve wondered if you can teach optimism?  Turns out I don’t think you can:) I’ve been wondering lately about wonder.  Can you teach a child to wonder about the world. To ask questions, to...
They may throw it away

They may throw it away

We’ve talked about this before.  How we (crafty people) make things for people and then we never see the thing again.  We may never get acknowledged even for making said crafty thing.  I wrote about it here in this letter. As the gift giving season approaches...
Basketball Refs and Us

Basketball Refs and Us

. I was lucky enough to get to watch a 4th grade girls basketball tournament on Saturday.  Big weekend for us…Maggie’s tourney on Saturday and Frozen Sing a Long on Sunday! . These games aren’t exactly played under strict rules.  If you’ve ever...
1 Hour 48 Minutes of Pure Joy

1 Hour 48 Minutes of Pure Joy

. . Frozen. The movie. You’ve heard about it right? . Well, the Pelletier house certainly knows all about it. . We’ve seen the movie a bunch of times and listened to the soundtrack 10,000 times. I kid you not. . Maggie dramatically drapes herself around...