“It’s Nan”

“It’s Nan”

If you’ve read our blog at all over the last 5 years, you’ll know about our beloved Nanny Jean.  She is Carly and my grandmother. We called her Nanny or Nan.  There are plenty of blog posts about our Nan.  This is a great one..and this…heck, just...
Sun Shower Blanket

Sun Shower Blanket

We’ve had the perfect baby blanket knit up for a year or more now and I realized I hadn’t shared it here yet!   Sunshower Baby Blanket by Melissa LaBarre.   It’s knit on circular needles in the round. A fun easy little lace pattern at the...
Tahiti Shawl

Tahiti Shawl

Perfect summer knitting!  Cast on 5 stiches and increase as you go. The yarn does the real work! Click here for the yarn Click here for the pattern
To shred or not to shred

To shred or not to shred

As I was doing our usual shop shredding the other day I got to thinking…do we really still need to shred? Now don’t get me wrong, I like to shred.  I find it satisfying to put in a piece of paper, hear the blades working and get a pile of tiny paper out....
Kool-Aid Yarn

Kool-Aid Yarn

  We cleaned out our storage room a few weeks ago and found a gem. On a way high up shelf, way in the back we found a mason jar with some yarn in it. It brought back some memories. A few years ago, we did some kool-aid yarn dyeing classes with kids… Our...
Socks on Sunday

Socks on Sunday

We are so excited to have Lara Neel back at the shop this weekend!   Lara is a local knitter and author of the great book sock construction Sock Architecture.     We have 2 classes coming up on Sunday, May 31st.   The first class is Beyond the...
Peanuts and Crackerjacks

Peanuts and Crackerjacks

My niece Brooke is obsessed with the MN Twins this season. And when I say obsessed, I mean 15 year old obsessed. She has apps on her phone that alert her to game scores and big plays. She knows all sorts of stats. She has even started following baseball players, and...
Ch ch ch changes

Ch ch ch changes

I’m just going to come right out and say it.   Jennifer is leaving Darn Knit Anyway.   She has decided it’s best for her family at this time to not have the business stress of the shop.   There are no other issues, no one is mad, no one is...
Knit in Public Day 2015

Knit in Public Day 2015

Join us Saturday, June 13th for World Wide Knit in Public Day!   We’ll be knitting in public!   Truth be told, 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...
Garage Sale Birthday Party

Garage Sale Birthday Party

It’s spring cleaning time at the yarn store!   We found so many things we just don’t need that we decided to have a garage sale.  We don’t have a garage, but we do have a big classroom that will be full of interesting finds.   This...