I heard that Lila and Claudine’s recently completed a major renovation and expansion, so of course my peeps and I had to check it out. When we hear of such things, our first response is, “Field trip!!”
They opened up several rooms upstairs, each with a different theme or focus.
Two views of The Sock Room:
The Sparkle Room with sequined and metallic yarns, and lots of bling (though bling was EVERYWHERE!):
A room full of just super cute stuff:
The “I’m Too Cute for My Shirt” room:
They have really expanded their gifts and jewelry and still stock an amazing amount of yarn. It was obvious that a lot of thought, care and elbow grease went into their new concept. Polly is such an artist — which really shows through. And it’s not that long of a drive from the Cities — maybe 20-30 minutes? Definitely worth a visit!
It was already a fun place to visit. Unfortunately, it will have to wait until my next field trip to Minneapolis.
Comment by surly — October 17, 2011 @ 10:16 pm
Where exactly is this shop? The pictures are beautiful! I’m 3 hours north of the Cities, but do get down there occasionally. This looks like one of those occasions!!
Comment by Linda — October 18, 2011 @ 7:35 am
OMG! It looks fantastic. Thanks for the peek.
Comment by rebecca — October 18, 2011 @ 10:28 am
Gah! I want to go and live in the Sock Room!
Comment by Emm — October 18, 2011 @ 2:24 pm
Hands down, the most CHARMING shop ever! 🙂 Wish I were closer. . .
Comment by Kym — October 18, 2011 @ 2:35 pm
Wow! I wish it was close to me. This is the prettiest shop I’ve seen.
Comment by Beverly — October 18, 2011 @ 5:49 pm
What a cute shop!!
Comment by sue — October 19, 2011 @ 1:00 am
I promised a friend, who is coming into the Cities from Ashland next weekend, that I would wait until she got here to explore the new shop. These pictures are not making it easy to keep that promise. I loved it before, but this is so amazing. And fun. I suppose now it will be hard to find a chair to just sit and knit with all the customers flocking in. But what fun.
Comment by 2muchfun — October 19, 2011 @ 6:54 am
What a cool way to designate the rooms…love it!
Comment by Penny — October 19, 2011 @ 10:32 am
Here’s Lila & Claudine’s website for navigation: http://lilaandclaudines.com
Comment by Betty — October 19, 2011 @ 6:48 pm
I was there last week to see the renovation/additions and was completely overwhelmed! I definitely need to go back when I have time to spend in each room and see all that there is to see. I love this shop!
Comment by Jen — October 23, 2011 @ 12:47 am
What a cute store! I’ve not been there yet, but a Lila & Claudine’s detour is being built into the return trip for our Rochester knitter’s retreat in December, so I’ll get my chance then. Looking forward to that!
Comment by RuthieJ — November 1, 2011 @ 11:45 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE the look of this sweet little shop! Thanks for taking the time to show it off! We (Twisted Knitster) and I will be in the Twin Cities this weekend and plan on going to see it for ourselves! 🙂
Comment by susan — November 3, 2011 @ 9:00 pm