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...
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...
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. ...
Jan 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
We’re not really sure what to say. It’s been a weird week around here with our neighbor closing it’s doors. It’s melancholy. People have been wandering in while waiting for a table talking about how much Smalley’s meant to them. We get...
Nov 15, 2017 | Favorite Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Amazon Smile. Oh Amazon. Amazon Smile is a program through Amazon that gives a percentage of sales to a charitable organization that the shopper has designated. It’s been all over social media lately. You’ve probably seen something about it. I know a few...
Aug 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today is the day, the day that we have been talking about for literally decades. Our brand new St. Croix River Crossing opens and our 86 year old Stillwater Lift Bridge closes to car traffic. We are all so hopeful downtown. Hopeful that after living...
Jun 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Kids finished school this week. 6th and 7th grades are behind us. I took a pic of them the last day of school and then compared it to the first day of school. Wha???? I knew my son grew a bit this year…but wow! Life is moving...
Jun 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
A reenactment of the daily struggle for random passersby to find the entrance to Smalley’s. Nope, the entrance to the pirate bar is not through the yarn store:) Aimee’s Oscar nomination is forthcoming we’re sure. Oh and...
Jun 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Join us Saturday, June 10th, 2017 for World Wide Knit in Public Day! As you know, we knit in public a lot, but this time we hope you’ll join us. We’ll be crafting on the patio in front of the shop in celebration of World Wide...
Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Whew! MN Yarn Shop Hop 2017 is done. What fun but we are tired! The theme for the shop hop was Inspired by Music. Our shop theme was Broadway! We were inspired by a photograph that was taken of the cast of Hamilton in Vogue Magazine in 2015....
