Needles 'n Pins' Thoughts & More

Sweater Nightmare!!

by Doreen Marquart
Have you ever knitted a sweater that was supposed to be basic/easy and have it turn into the “sweater from hell”?  Well, I just finished custom kni...

Life's Simple Pleasures

by Doreen Marquart

Random Thoughts

by Doreen Marquart
First off, I would like to thank everyone who came to see us during our month-long 25th Anniversary Celebration in May.  The weather was not the be...
Quick Getaway!

Quick Getaway!

by Doreen Marquart
Last Wednesday I was fortunate to get to go to Galena, IL with a group of fellow knitters……The Knitting Mermaids…from the Kenosha area.  Even thoug...
MOVING RIGHT ALONG!!

MOVING RIGHT ALONG!!

by Doreen Marquart
  The updated Lacy Knit Poncho is completed and hanging in the shop!  The pattern is available either through our website or on www.ravelry.com  Th...
FINISHED PROJECT!!

FINISHED PROJECT!!

by Doreen Marquart
 I finished the Katia Ombre Cotton Shawl!!  It was such an easy, fast crochet….plus it blocked out wonderfully.  I actually wore it in the shoppe...

I CAVED----

by Doreen Marquart
So much for finishing all my “in progress” projects.  I couldn’t resist any longer.  Thus, I have started not 1, not 2, but 3 new projects in the l...
Withdrawal Pains

Withdrawal Pains

by Doreen Marquart
I think I am going through withdrawal!!  I haven’t started a new project in almost 3 weeks!!!  That has to be an all-time record for me.  I am tryi...

What's in your basket?

by Doreen Marquart
How many projects do you currently have in your basket?  I find that I need to have several different types of projects going?  Here my justificati...

April 9, 2018---HERE WE GO!!!

by Doreen Marquart
My customers have been asking me for quite a long time why I don’t do a blog.   Quite honestly, I wasn’t sure that anyone would really be intereste...