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
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!
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
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
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
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
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...
Eulogy for a Good Man
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...