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During the cruise, the store will have adjusted hours. Online shopping and shipping will happen as usual. The store will be closed on the following days: Thursday, August 31 Monday, September 4 Thursday, September 7 Friday, September 8 Thursday, September 14 All other days during the cruise will be hours as usual.

The sun has come out and it looks like it will be a lovely day! A couple of notices and some new items to the store. 1. Because I will be in my current location until the Spring at the earliest, I am scheduling a FALL IN STORE RETREAT for the weekend of SEPT. 29- OCT. 1, 2023. For the first time in almost 20 years I am raising the cost to $30 for the weekend.  We will have 5 patterns, a shop bag and you will receive a 20% discount on most in stock yarns. We are taking sign ups now.  Your...

Are you ready? Come on down this weekend for the 35th Anniversary Sale. Four days of 35% off yarns: excluding MAKS (Advent Calendars), Wabash Woollen Works, and Created 4U by Laura. Store SALE Hours: Thursday 11-6 Friday 11-6 Saturday 10-4:30 Sunday 12-4 Stay-at-home shopper? Here's your code: (MAKSis35) Make a day of the festivities, bring a project, and sit and knit. You can pack a lunch or visit one of the many lovely restaurants within walking distance. Doorprizes!!!! YAY! See you...

Celebrate 35 years of MAKS with our Annual Anniversary Sale: June 22-25, 2023. We're planning some great times and amazing ideas for our annual sale this year. We're 35 years old! We are featuring four days of 35% off yarns, excluding MAKS (Advent Calendars), Wabash Woollen Works, and Created 4U by Laura. Come stop by the shop and visit (bring some knitting and sit a while). Or if you'd rather, you can do your shopping online with code (MAKSis35). Hours for the sale this year are Thursday and...

FUN NEW STUFF FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE! 1. Baah LaJolla Monthly This color is just amazing, as it is alway is! 2. Knitted Wit National Parks / Memorials-Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve, Bandelier National Monument, Oregon Caves National Monument,and Fire Island. The fingering weight yarns has 420 yards per skein. 80% Superwash Merino and 15% Nylon. Each month, for 2 more months, we will have 4 new Parks! Check it May parks as well. 3. Emma’s Yarns- the fiber for this month is Splendid...

Hello Knitter Friends, We're halfway through another week. Do you have plans for this weekend? Join us this Saturday, May 20th for the Ruby and Roses Trunk Show. Our guest this weekend is from Lafayette, Indiana and they are also dyeing our Advent Calendar for Christmas 2023. Addy from Ruby and Roses will be with us from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, so come on out and check out the beautiful colors and fibers. You can also pre-order the calendar now in-store or online. Delivery will be...

Due to the forecast for tomorrow, April 5 th, we will not have Beginning Knitting Class. STAY SAFE! -Susan

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! by Susan | Jan 5, 2023 | 0 Things have been very busy at the shop! The sale of the building did not go through, but there is new interest🤞.  I will keep you posted if anything changes.  I will be in the Virginia Ave. Location for a while longer. However, we have many new and fun things combining up starting this Friday! 1. Westknits Jigsaw Puzzle Blanket- this Friday Jan. 6th and Sat. Jan. 7 at 10 am.  We will work through the first 4 sections of the pattern.  We will meet the...

Happy Holidays MAKSFriends, While you're cooking/knitting/wrapping/decorating for the holidays, don't forget it's almost time for the After Christmas sale at MAKS. We are offering 30% off all online purchases (MAKSACS2022) and 25% off all in-store purchases, excluding MAKS and Wabash Woollen Works and Sale Room yarns. Store hours for the After Christmas sale: December 26-30th 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. December 31st 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For last-minute Gift Cards, we will be in the shop on...

Black Friday Sale We will have in-stock yarns for 30% OFF online starting NOV. 24 at 12:01 AM through Sunday NOV 27 AT 11:59 PM. Your code is MAKSBF22. IN-STORE discount will be 25% OFF FRIDAY 10 AM- 6, SAT. 10-4:30, AND SUN. 12-4. LEADING MEN FIBER ARTS Leading Men Fiber Arts will be having a trunk show in the shop on December 3rd, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come see all the amazing stuff (and buy some too!) Advent Calendars The Advent Calendar project knit will start on December 1st at...