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We've been waiting almost a year for this luscious, luxury yarn from Malabrigo to arrive! "Caprino" is Spanish for "goat," a nod to the 20% cashmere combined with 80% superfine merino that makes this yarn next-to-your-neck soft.Loretta made "Doo Wop" by Lisa Hannes using 2 skeins each of Natural, Plomo, and Matisse Blue on Size 6 and 7 needles. Big color blocks, garter stripes and a graphic mosaic motif create a fascinating interplay color and texture in this eye-catching shawl. Tassels at the tips give it a fun finish!Loretta chose Natural, Plomo, and Matisse Blue for her piece.   Crocheters...

Six years ago, we started a little Club that's become so much more than yarn... It’s literally a whole world of of support for your personal yarn journey - wherever you might be on the path. 🌎 💙Daily connection and 24/7/365 encouragement from fiber friends around the world...Concierge support from your favorite local-turned-global yarn store...And now, it’s about keeping the fun of Knit Stars going all year long, so you finish more projects you love 💕And it’s all just $19/month.Plus, one of the super-special perks of being a LoopsClub member is the Star-curated kits! 🌟 Our Blue Bag Kits are an extra-special...

A few months ago, Shelley and her friend, Knit Star Gaye "GG" Glasspie, were chatting about their mutual love of cashmere - specifically, Bespoke 100% Cashmere from Clinton Hill Cashmere!GG was lamenting that Bespoke Cashmere wasn't yet available in her favorite color...🧡🧡🧡🧡 Orange! 🧡🧡🧡🧡Well, Shelley loves a good surprise...so she called up Rebecca, founder of Clinton Hill...and together they conspired to create the newest color of Bespoke. Drum roll please.... We named the new color "Orange You Glad it's 2021!" Because, really - aren't we all glad?! 😆 And Rebecca created an easy scarf pattern with adorable mini-fringe - yours free...

This month we are welcoming Lichen and Lace to our February Pop-Up Shop! An independent dyer from New Brunswick, Canada, Megan has slowly grown her dye studio - from hobby, to passion, to art. Her colors have made her a favorite of knitters across the globe. To introduce Lichen and Lace to you, we chose their single-ply Superwash Fingering. It's 400 yards of color and possibility. We love this organic texture in shawls and cowls. It is so soft- on the needles, under the fingers, and those *colors* 😍 😍 😍These tonals and speckles glow in Joji Locatelli's crescent shawl, "Ebba's Garden."...

As we reach the end of "selfish knitting month" we have one more squishy-soft, instant gratification project to share, that you'll probably want to keep for yourself....This cowl has been a favorite at Loops. We love the combination of that speckled robin's egg blue and mustard gold. And these bulky fisherman's ribs stand up and say, "I'm on a mission of warmth today!"This design is a modification of Susan B. Anderson's "Co.wl" which is available on Ravelry. We cast on 64 stitches on a size 11 needle for a piece that hugs your neck and fits right inside your coat.We've been selling out...

If you're like me, your knitter's mind is in a state of constant motions.The movement of our needles help still our thoughts...And drops us, blissfully, into the moment.Keep that movement in your needles and watch it reflected in Tif Neilan's "Soulful Blanket Cowl."This is a piece that stays in place, is super easy to style, has just the right amount of easy, engaging colorwork...and is a guaranteed compliment magnet!   This yarny hug will jump off your needles in Queensland's Kathmandu Aran 100, a tweedy merino blend with a dash of silk and cashmere for strength, softness, and drape.To make your own,...