This is the best place for yarn in Northeastern Minnesota. The inventory is enormous and the staff…read moreis ultra-helpful. I couldn't recommend it more.

I left Madeline Island and convinced my shuttle driver to stop to let me go in to buy some yarn and…read moreknitting needles or crochet hook. The driver said he would stop if I made it quick. Not a soul asked if I needed any help. I looked, but couldn't find anyone. I needed some basic bulky weight wool like Brown Sheep or something similar to make a hat. I didn't recognize any of the yarn names and couldn't figure out how it was sorted couldn't what I was looking for. I also could have used some basic worsted weight yarn along with the correct knitting needles or crochet hooks. I looked for someone to ask. They weren't busy. I was the only customer. I said, "hello" and no one answered. That said, the yarn supply is amazing. The shop is stunning. I wished for more time to explore for both yarn and an employee. Im sure they were busy elsewhere. A lovely store.

If I could give negative stars I would. Three Irish Girls has had $415 of my money since March 15…read more They do not respond to email and like the reviewer below, I can't find a phone number. Stay away from this business unless you like "donating" to seemingly dishonest business people.

if I could give negative stars I would. I placed an order 2 months ago and have heard nothing about…read moremy order. they've charged my account and taken my money and won't email or social media message back. I would love to support local yarn shops but I will not be buying from them in the future.

The selection of yarn is great! The owner is helpful and has many patterns to choose from. The…read moresetting on Lake Superior is not to be missed.

We had just pulled out of the parking lot at Russ Kendall's and were back onto scenic route 61…read moredriving north when I saw a large sign with the words "YARN." Yarn? "YARN," I shouted and immediately spun to my right and into the driveway of what looked to be someone's house. Now, you probably think I'm some sort of hardcore knitting addict but that isn't the case. I just got back into knitting and am in the middle of knitting a pair of hand warmers for my brother's girlfriend. I bought yarn that was slightly thinner than the yarn I used to make my first pair of hand warmers, so it looked really "loose" on the needles. I wanted a slightly smaller set of needles but ran out of time before our trip. I sort of/definitely planned to stop at whatever yarn place there was to scratch that itch of feeling unprepared. So that's how we ended up at Playing with Yarn. I immediately found a set of size 2 bamboo needles for the insanely low price of $4.70. Granted these were not Clover's Takuma needles but they were bamboo and under five dollars. I took a look at the yarn - there is a pretty wide selection- before paying. I knit mostly in my school years, so any skein of yarn over $9 is pricey to me even if it's super nice merino wool, hand dyed, blah blah blah. It's a very small shop to be sure, but the owners are nice and the selection is good and decently priced. Also, if you go up to the second floor, there is a great view of Lake Superior!

Very nice variety of fabrics! Large selection of batiks and Grunge fabrics. Shop is small, but…read morenicely displayed to make the most of the space without being crowded. Now carrying select yarns as well, which is a bonus.

From the owner: We have individual fat quarters cut for all of our fabrics displayed alongside its yardage so easy…read moreto find. We also carry yarn and supplies and a small consignment section. We have a large selection of $8 fabrics.

Amber, the owner, is so helpful. Really knows her yarns and patterns. The selection in the store is…read moreunbelievable! You can find anything you need for your next project.

The store is absolutely wonderful! Amber, the Owner was so welcoming. It will be my FAVORITE place…read moreto hang out in coming future.

I was passing through and needed a random weird size of circular knitting needle and they had it!…read moreFound a couple of other treasures too! Not a huge chain store with limitless selection, but a lovely, local owned (my fave) shop with some of everything. I wanted to gorge myself on the seed bead selection, but was suffering from end of vacation-thin wallet syndrome. Next time!

By far my favorite craft store! The staff at Craft Connection has always accommodated me with…read morespecial orders for my Etsy shop and my personal use, let me know when my orders came in and if there were any problems, and even balled up my yarn for me with no service charge! The store has an excellent, colorful selection of yarn and other craft supplies. After a year of regularly shopping here, I've always been able to find what I'm looking for.

Specializes in unfinished ceramic figures (which honestly I know nothing about). They have a small…read moresection of flying model planes and rockets (which honestly I know nothing about). My daughter and I stopped in for model rocket supplies. The package for the rocket said we needed a launch engine and controller. Lake Superior hobby had a limited selection, but had exactly what was needed. The owner is very nice, polite and helpful too. I am tempted to return and get a model plane next!

Fun shop, really helpful staff! We stopped in to get a gift and had personal attention and great…read morerecommendations that were a good fit for what we were looking for.

What a fun little find while waiting for the train ride next door to start. This shop reminds me…read moreof some little underground treasure due to the entrance and how it is off a side street, a place only a select few know about and patronize. You walk in and are greeted by a friendly staff, you look around and notice the place is MUCH bigger than it appears from the outside. They offer a wide variety of collectibles, games, toys and comics. We spent about a half an hour in the store then headed over for the train ride. The owner was not in, his mom was working and you can tell she is a proud mother. Nice lady and super helpful - we will be back when in town!

If you like ill informed sales people who'd rather have you drive to Superior than buy the part you…read moreneed from them, this is your place. Skippy at the desk told me he was out of the item I needed. Said Superior store did. Drove over there to find he misidentified my part and that the Duluth store has plenty of the part I actually needed. Driving more than half an hour round trip to cover for an employee's incompetence is not my idea of a day well spent. But some people are into this. If your time lacks any value, this is the place for you.

We bought 2 18650 rechargeable batteries for a tactical flashlight and 1 14500 rechargeable battery…read morefor a smaller flashlight. We brought the old batteries with us and showed them to the clerk to be sure we bought the right replacements, ~$20.00 for the smaller battery and, I believe, $20.00 for the 2 18650 batteries. On installing the smaller battery at home, we discovered that it not only didn't fit, but it wasn't rechargeable. We brought the battery back and they discovered they didn't have a correct battery. O.K. so one careless mistake we can handle, even if the return seemed begrudging. We've since used the larger flashlight and found that both 18650 batteries do not hold a recharge over a hours usage. We won't waste our time returning them - we just won't shop there again and we will let other people know our experience. We're rural beekeepers and a dependable flashlight is essential equipment. We have no time to waste on an undependable store that sells supplies of inferior quality.