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Eulogy for a Good Man

Jul 5, 2018 | About Us

Dick Pelletier was good. He was a good man who made a good life. He was a good neighbor. There are many stories about parties in the Pelletier basement back on Florence St in White Bear Lake. The neighbors there were tight knit. 20+ years of raising...

Knit the River Cruise June 2018

Jun 26, 2018 | About Us

We are becoming Knit the River experts and so are you! What fun! Thanks for joining us! We still have room on our September cruise. Click here and grab your seat! We were so busy chatting up all of you that we didn’t get many pictures! Thanks to our awesome...

Construction Info

Jun 10, 2018 | Uncategorized

Update: Hwy 95 is reopened!! ————————————– We have been LOVING downtown Stillwater since the new St. Croix River Crossing opened last August. This is our first summer without the Lift Bridge...

May Makers’ League Mitts

May 7, 2018 | Uncategorized

We have been having so much fun with our May Makers’ League kits. One skein of Urth Yarns Uneek Worsted makes the set of mitts or the hat, or even 1 set of mitts AND the hat. So fun to knit! We split the skein into 2 balls and alternated every 2 rounds. These...

First Annual LYS Day

Apr 21, 2018 | Uncategorized

Yeah! It’s LYS Day! What the heck is that? LYS is Local Yarn Store…that’s us! Stop in for drawings every half hour to some of our awesome indi businesses on Mainstreet Stillwater MN! Buy something (online or in store) and you’ll get...

Shop Hop 2018

Apr 17, 2018 | About Us

We were so proud to share our Shop Hop 2018 theme this year. The theme for the hop was Inspired by Heroes. Our heroes…Military Families. We asked for and you sent us, and brought us, photos of your military heroes. We posted them on our bulletin board. We loved...

Shop Hop 2018 – By the Numbers

Apr 16, 2018 | Uncategorized

Shop hop 2018 by the numbers Completed Cards turned in: 503 (our most ever!) Incomplete Cards turned In: 302 (our most ever!) Average number of hoppers per shop: 815 (our most ever…well…you get the idea) Approx number of patterns handed out: 12000 Food...

When did this happen?

Apr 16, 2018 | About Us, Uncategorized

I am a terrible sports parent. I didn’t play team sports (just doubles tennis). I don’t really love to watch my kids play team sports. I get nervous. I hate confrontation. So I hate when umpires, or refs, or coaches get yelled at or talked about in the...

SKOL

Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized

Wanna knit something SKOL? Here’s your chance. We made a chart that fits perfectly into our Wherever It Points Hat pattern. Click here for the chart. ...

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