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 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...
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...
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...