Memorial Day 2021

Memorial Day 2021

I live in Somerset, WI. Just a 10 minute drive into Wisconsin from the shop.  It’s a town of about 2800 people.  Our high school has under 500 students. Each grade just over 100. Our marching band…under 30 kids. We are certainly a small...
Shop Parking

Shop Parking

It is pay parking season again in Stillwater. May 1st – October 31st.  What does that mean for us? Well, it means that the large parking lot to the South of our building is no longer free. It is a $5 parking lot.  That doesn’t mean you have to...
Perfectshun

Perfectshun

We’ve been working on our shop Manifesto. What the heck is that? Well, it’s a buzzy thing to do these days to help businesses stay true to their values and stay focused on the things that are important. It’s a declaration of our values and beliefs...
10 Things You’ll Find at your LYS

10 Things You’ll Find at your LYS

        On LYS Day and everyday, we are grateful for you. Grateful for your business of course, but also your open mindedness, your desire to learn new things, your humor, your willingness to help others, we have so many things to be grateful for. YOU help make this...
4 in 12 Arewa Tips

4 in 12 Arewa Tips

  A few quick tips for the increases in the Arewa Sweater.    The increases are simple. Just a lifted increase (M1 is the same as M1L in this pattern). Or a backwards loop increase. Both of them are easy. The trick comes in identifying which to use when. ...
Time. She marches on.

Time. She marches on.

How?! I have been driving these two best buddies around for a dozen years and today they drive themselves. Arg!! I’ll miss the constant giggling and whispering they think I can’t hear. Time. She marches on.