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Business Spotlight 

Welcome to the Business Spotlight: 
 

Join us as we shine the spotlight on a local business each month so you can learn more about what sets them apart. You will also find our LOCAL LOVE DISCOUNTS listed Below with each interview so you can start shopping and saving today!

Introducing: Ball & Skein and More

About the Owner:

Annie has a serendipitous story.  She worked for Amazon in the IT dept. and could work from anywhere, so she chose to move to Pacific Grove during the COVID years of 2020-2022.  Walked into the local yarn shop and the woman’s name was Ann and she had a Bernese mountain dog, named Bash.  Annie also owns the same breed of dog, and her dog is named Beverly.  A friend asked her to visit who resided in Paso Robles and told her that Cambria had a fabulous yarn shop called Ball & Skein.  She walked in and there was a sign on the counter that read: Would you like to buy a yarn and crafts store?  Felt this was meant to be ---  she calls it the Retirement Recon trip ; visited in Feb 2023  and signed transaction paperwork for the purchase in March.At that time, Annie was not ready to move and purchase a home here, so the original owners carried the store for her until October, when she was moved into her new home in Cambria and is here for good.  Different vibe for sure, and she feels she was always meant to do this. She kept the original name of “Ball & Skein and More”  because  why mess with perfection ?!

Some fun facts:

Building and working on her website is an on-going project and she is enjoying every new process!

 

Adding new classes everyday and different ways to assist her ever growing clientele.

 

Annie grew up in Baltimore, Md ( pretty far from any ocean) and learned to knit from her neighbor at 13 yrs. old.

 

All of her employees knit and/or crochet and they take different roles in creating perhaps the displays, organization of product and giving incredible advice to fellow knitters that venture in to the store.  Of course, lots of shoppers and visitors stop by just to see Beverly, the store mascot !

Some inside information:

  • What is your favorite word ?   Serendipity

  • What is your least favorite word ? Moist

  • What brings you joy ?  Beverly

  • What turns you off ?  Mean people

  • What sound or noise do you love ?  Ocean

  • What sound or noise do you hate ?  Dyson hand dryers in public restrooms

  • What profession other than your own would you like to attempt ?   Fashion designer/ glass blower

LOCAL LOVE DISCOUNT: ​

 

Customer Rewards Program

Get Rewarded every time you shop at Ball & Skein & More!

Every time you spend $200* you will receive a coupon for $15 off that never expires! If you've shopped with us in the past, you are already signed up and your rewards have started accruing automatically. If you are a 1st time shopper, provide your name and email address at checkout and you're enrolled!

 

*Excludes Classes, Sale Items and Sales Tax

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