Needles 'n Pins' Thoughts & More

WHAT A MONTH!!!

It seems like May was here and then.....gone in a flash!!  We had so much fun celebrating our 30th Shoppe Anniversary!!  Thank you to all of you wh...

Update from Doreen.....April 30, 2023

I guess it is true as the saying goes that the 3rd time is a charm!!  My scheduled surgery on April 24 to replace my left knee actually happened th...

SHOPPE NEWS--MARCH 15, 2023

Greetings everyone!! First off, I apologize for it being so long between blogs.  My "non-knitting" life has been in such an uproar since last fall ...
Sale, Sale, Sale!!!

Sale, Sale, Sale!!!

I just realized how long it has been since I last did a blog. So sorry!  I've had my knee replaced and, after some ups and downs with recovery, I a...

Done with one....onto another!!!

Christmas stockings are finished.....final count was 22!!!  I think it will be sometime before I feel the urge to knit a Christmas stocking again. ...

Grandma Lou is Making Progress!!

I have been busy working on the Christmas Stockings I told you about in my last post.  So far I have finished 11.....and those have been picked up ...

Dang---It's been way to long!!!

After much encouragement...and pushing (and "nagging" from my Wednesday knitters/crocheters if I'm being honest), I have decided to once again atte...
First Woolsia Shawl Completed!!!

First Woolsia Shawl Completed!!!

I did it!!  I finished the first KAL, that I was not in charge of myself, yesterday.  I immediately put it on the blocking board and had Bailey  ph...
Decision Made!!

Decision Made!!

I am so excited to get started on this KAL!  Since I usually make multi-colored shawls and will be doing the test knitting on a different multi-col...
First Time for Everything!!

First Time for Everything!!

I just now decided to do something that I have NEVER EVER done before!!!  I signed up to do Ambah O'Brien's latest KAL!  While I really have no rig...

Did someone say SALE?!

It seems like forever since I last wrote a blog.....and I apologize for not doing so.  I have started numerous times and then I have gone back and ...

GREAT NEWS!!!

Great News!!! As of this afternoon, Wisconsin Governor Evers announced that retail businesses located in strip malls and stand alone buildings will...