Great American Wool Festival Review

Great American Wool Festival Review

  The first annual Great American Wool Festival is in the books.  Can we all agree that for social media purposes #GAWF will work next year?  The full title is a lot to type with our thumbs!   What a great time. A perfect partner with The Yarnery.  We had...
Bags for Ronald McDonald House

Bags for Ronald McDonald House

Calling all knitters, or crocheters!   Ronald McDonald House Charity needs our help.   I’m sure you are familiar with the great work that the Ronald McDonald House does providing housing for families who are going through a medical crisis with their...
Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary

It’s coming on 5 years.  Wow.  5 years since we first opened the doors of our shop.   We purchased our point of sale computer (our cash register) exactly 5 years ago this week. It decided 5 years was enough.   So, if you’ve been in the store,...
Wool & Wisconsin

Wool & Wisconsin

Jen and I traveled to the Madison area this past weekend.  We were invited to vend at the Madison Knitters Guild on Monday.   This guild isn’t messing around!  400+ members meet once a month in a gigantic office in Fitchburg, a town just outside of...
Around Town

Around Town

  There is nothing like Stillwater, MN in the summer.   Thought I’d share a few images of why we love this town so much and can’t imagine our yarn shop anywhere else.             There are still beautiful days to be...
The Passing of Time

The Passing of Time

  It’s Minnesota State Fair time again.  Can we believe it? I was looking back at some pictures and was reminded of the passing of time. We take our kids photos every year in the same chair, by the same pigs.  We must have missed a few years but you get the...