Needles 'n Pins' Thoughts & More

WHAT A MONTH!!!

by Doreen Marquart
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

by Doreen Marquart
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

by Doreen Marquart
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!!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!

by Doreen Marquart
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?!

by Doreen Marquart
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!!!

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