Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
I live in Somerset, WI. Just a 10 minute drive into Wisconsin from the shop. It’s a town of about 2800 people. Our high school has under 500 students. Each grade just over 100. Our marching band…under 30 kids. We are certainly a small...
Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
It is pay parking season again in Stillwater. May 1st – October 31st. What does that mean for us? Well, it means that the large parking lot to the South of our building is no longer free. It is a $5 parking lot. That doesn’t mean you have to...
Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’ve been working on our shop Manifesto. What the heck is that? Well, it’s a buzzy thing to do these days to help businesses stay true to their values and stay focused on the things that are important. It’s a declaration of our values and beliefs...
Apr 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
On LYS Day and everyday, we are grateful for you. Grateful for your business of course, but also your open mindedness, your desire to learn new things, your humor, your willingness to help others, we have so many things to be grateful for. YOU help make this...
Apr 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few quick tips for the increases in the Arewa Sweater. The increases are simple. Just a lifted increase (M1 is the same as M1L in this pattern). Or a backwards loop increase. Both of them are easy. The trick comes in identifying which to use when. ...
Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
How?! I have been driving these two best buddies around for a dozen years and today they drive themselves. Arg!! I’ll miss the constant giggling and whispering they think I can’t hear. Time. She marches on.
Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
We thought maybe you would enjoy a recap of some of the most popular stuff from DKA in 2020. Yarn, needles, notions, gifts, projects, patterns…we’ve got your most popular below! Our most popular yarns of 2020? 1. Uptown Worsted2. Berroco Vintage3. Berroco...
Dec 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, a new year begins in a few days and we are all ready to see 2020 come to an end.It’s easy to gloss over the year isn’t it? To say good riddance and to simply try to forget.We try not to spend time on the losses we’ve all experienced this year....
Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Is anyone watching The Crown Season 4? We are. We noticed the sweater Diana was wearing in episode 3 and thought it looked familiar! Our Nanny knit it for herself many years ago. Carly found the pattern online and after reading it, we realized it was fingering...
Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are so glad to be back teaching classes. It has been quite a different year for our yarn store.Our shop used to be full of knitters and crocheters daily. Sitting around working on projects, talking, laughing and learning. We miss that so much. We do still see some...
