Help Us Name Our New Little Shop

Dear Everybody,

March’s Nash Yarn Fest was a watershed for us in so many ways. Realizing our dream of a bighearted in-person gathering unlocked other dreams that have been in the pipeline for years.

One of those long-cherished, oft-requested dreams is coming true—beginning this Friday!

We’ve finally taken the leap to have regular drop-in hours so that people can come visit, shop, and meet other knitters at MDK World Headquarters, the welcoming-est warehouse in Nashville.

Starting this Friday, we’ll be open every Friday and Monday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The address: 441 Atlas Drive, in Nashville.

Whether you’re a local or just passing through our fair city, you’re cordially invited to drop in, say hey, and look around.

What awaits you at 441 Atlas Drive?

We don’t know! Like everything we’ve ever done, this experiment is guided by one question: what would be fun for knitters, crocheters, and lovers of the fiber crafts?

But here are some things you can count on:

Seeing and touching MDK’s own yarns, Atlas and Jane, plus the new kid on the block: Atlas x Madelinetosh. Flip through our collection of sample garments, try them on, and dream of what you’ll cast on for yourself. We have hundreds of Field Guide samples to explore, in real life.

Browsing tools, kits, and special items, some of which are offered in our online MDK Shop, and some not!

Sitting and knitting while comfortably ensconced on a variety of cozy, worn-in furnishings salvaged from various team redecorating projects. Wicker or leather? It’s up to you. Just bring your knitting.

Meeting MDK folks. Ann will be around a lot, and Kay will grace us with her high-and-mighty Auntie Mame-ness whenever she’s in town. The warehouse is our team’s workplace, where the magic happens. (Magic includes, but is not limited to: shipping out orders, taking photos, and lots of typing, Zooms, and coffee.) With any luck, you’ll see Natasha, Hannah, Emily, Chris, Ashley, and Ashe—collect the set!

And most important of all—meeting other knitters. Our fondest hope is that if we build it, the knitters will come. Just like Field of Dreams, except the knitters will be living people and not the ghosts of baseball players.

Help Us Name Our Shop

Given how long we’ve been thinking about this little chunk of brick and mortar heaven, you’d think we’d have a name for it. But we don’t! There are so many options, it’s frankly daunting.

That’s where you come in! We’re running a little contest to name the shop at Atlas. Three lucky winners will each receive a $100 MDK Gift Card, redeemable in the MDK Shop—online or in real life.

The Rules

1. Suggest a name for the shop at Atlas in the comments below. One comment per person, please, but you may suggest more than one name in your comment.
2. Contest closes on Monday, May 6. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 8, in the banner on our home page at moderndailyknitting.com.
3. Two gift card winners will be selected by random drawing, and one winner will be selected by Ann and Kay.
4. Although we would be thrilled to find the perfect name for the shop via this contest, we reserve the right not to name the shop any of the winning names or any of the suggested names. Whim and caprice will rule the day.

This contest is for fun and general amusement, so don’t hold back on a name because you think we might not actually choose it for the shop.

Here we go, have fun everybody!

Love,

Ann and Kay