One of our New Year’s intentions is to blog more in 2018. We kind of fell away from blogging last year as we got busier with shows and travel. And today is the perfect day to blog because it’s SNOWING! It been a snow drought this winter here in Saint Paul, so a snow […]
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If you place an order, please know that it will be given our full and complete attention AFTER we set up in our new studio on Sept 15, and it will be all the more beautiful for that!
ModeKnit Yarn Dye Studio is MOVING! Read More »
Why this even REMOTELY matters to you, our beloved customers, is that once her house is on the market, Annie won’t be able to use their basement to dye yarn. The goal is to get the house listed by early May.
…So they loaded up the truck… Read More »
This weekend we: Dyed yarn. Annie and Becca are dyeing up a storm, getting ModeKnit Yarn ready for Interweave Yarn Fest March 31, April 1 & 2. Labeled yarn. We’re finishing up a large wholesale order; twisting skeins and writing out labels. Did bookwork. I’m getting the MKY books ready for our accountant. It’s almost
This is the view over my house in Saint Paul right now. It’s clear and cold, and the snow missed us this time. I don’t think we’ll be this lucky later in the week. What’s your Saturday look like?
Saturday Sky in Saint Paul Read More »
I’ve been cleaning out my office, trying to consolidate paper, photos, and stuff from my mom’s house. It’s been an epic job, and it’s ongoing. I keep coming across things I forgot about, especially photos. I found my kindergarten class photo from 1973, and it’s pretty cute. Here’s me wearing a crocheted granny-square vest made
Throwback Thursday-Crocheted Vest Edition Read More »
One question Annie and I are asked all the time is How did you two meet? Another question is How/Why did you start ModeKnit Yarn? The answers to both are intertwined. Annie and I met back in May of 2008 (I think). My friend Karen and I took one of Annie’s knitting classes at Shepherd’s
Throwback Thursday: Our ModeKnit Yarn Story Read More »
I’m usually terrible at taking selfiies. I throw my chin up at weird angles. I took this one back in February at a show we did in Madison, WI. I like that it shows off my Slippy Cowl. And my chin looks fine. Just a short post tonight. We were at Fall Fiber Fest all
A selfie on Saturday Read More »
It’s very retro! 1970’s colors in all their glory. But I made sure I brought it home from my parents house in Florida. It’s the only thing I have that was knit by my mother, and I truly treasure it. It’s heavy and scratchy, and when I’m sick all I want to do burrow under
Kathleen’s Family Treasure Read More »
Our next event is this month right here in Saint Paul, at the Midwest Weavers Association Conference. The market is free and open to the public (hours below, and a coupon for our booth!) we hope we’ll see you there! We’ll have some amazing items available at our booth!
To Market, To Market Read More »
The winner of the skein of ModeWerk Bulky is Shelly D!! Shelly you have been emailed. Your “blue batwing” comment made us smile! Life continues to roll along here in Saint Paul. We are smack in the middle of the MN State Fair. Kathleen headed over there on Friday last week, and what did she
Winner winner chicken dinner! Read More »
Or, What will I buy with my coupon? We will have our mini skein sets in “MidWife Speaking” and The Knitting Dead. We will also have some mini skeins sets not available online known as A & K Choice. These are 8 15g skeins of complimentary colors for your small projects. We will also have
Featured at Shepherd’s Harvest! Read More »
Good morning ModeKnitters! One week from today we will be vending at Shepherd’s Harvest in Lake Elmo, MN!! Saturday, May 17th 9:00 – 5:00 Sunday, May 18th 10:00 – 4:00 Do you receive our newsletter? Sign up for the newsletter to receive a special something for the Shepherd’s Harvest Weekend! We will be showcasing several
Shepherd’s Harvest 2014 Read More »
On Saturday we were vendors in the market at Yarnover. Yarnover is an annual event here in Minnesota, put on by the Minnesota Knitters Guild. This was our very first show, and it was tons of fun!! We met new friends, reconnected with old friends, and sold lots of yarn, books and patterns. The mini skein
What an amazing week. WOW. I have a kind of heady exhaustion right now I haven’t felt in a long time. It’s the kind of post-show-opening buzz one feels the day after first night of a hard theatrical production. A few things I did this week, each requiring varying amounts of mental and/or physical
So Tired, So Happy! Read More »
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