Carroll

Carroll

Guess what I just found out! Carroll’s been working at DKA for 5 years! WHAT? 5 years! The shop wouldn’t be the same without her. Her technical knitting knowledge is beyond compare. Carly and I can fake it with the best of them, but...
Snow’ver it!

Snow’ver it!

We’ve had it up to our ears with snow and cold. Haven’t you? We are Snow’ver it! We’re all going a bit stir crazy, so let’s have a party. Join us this Saturday, March 2nd from 10am – 5pm. We’ll have coffee and cocoa with all...
Polar Vortex 2019

Polar Vortex 2019

It’s been cold here in MN and WI. Like really cold. The kids have been off of school for 4 days this week. It’s been crazy! Luckily my kids are teenagers now and are happier in the house without us. So our lives went on with work as normal. We opened the...
165 people WHAT?

165 people WHAT?

So I was talking to someone the other day about the beginning of the year and how we are working hard to make this our best year ever in the shop. Anyway, I was telling her that we probably will have “like 50 people” take classes before the end of the...
Under Construction

Under Construction

When we updated our website, our blog tagged along for the ride. We have some work to do. Links need to be repaired and photos need to be reloaded. So, we know the blog isn’t as great as it could be. We are working on it! It’s a New Year’s...
5 Things!

5 Things!

Buy local.  Shop local.  It’s all the rage right now right?  We hear it everywhere. We feel like we should shop local, but it’s so darn easy to click and buy online.  I know, I do it too.  It’s hard not to buy from them sometimes.  The price is right...
Be Katie this Holiday Season

Be Katie this Holiday Season

I had the nicest thing happen to me this week. Katie came in. Here’s the story. A few weeks ago, during a very busy time at the shop, Katie asked me to order some yarn. I told her I would. I forgot to write it down. I forgot to order it. I didn’t remember...
Knit the River Cruise Sept 2018

Knit the River Cruise Sept 2018

River Cruise Info Sept 2018 Sunday, September 16th Cruise time from 12 – 2:30pm Boarding begins at 11:30am The boat leaves at noon promptly. It does not wait for anyone…trust us, come early!! The shop will be open at 9am but will be closing from 11:30...
Democracy up close

Democracy up close

I volunteered last week to be an election inspector at my polling place. You should too! One of our customers is an election judge in my town. Our town has a population of 2700. I asked one day if they ever needed more volunteers..ha…funny question right? Of...
PEEP 2018

PEEP 2018

    This year’s PEEP event runs from Saturday, July 28th through Sunday, August 5th. Yep, you heard right…it’s 9 days long. Here’s the deal… Laura, from 3 Kittens Needle Arts, has designed a shawl using 6 mini skeins and 1 full...