Knit Stars Scoop

Have you ever snuck away to a hiding place to knit, dear reader?The car…the craft closet…maybe even the bathroom?When my kids were small, I would make deals with myself. I’d allow myself to knit after all the laundry was done (but is laundry really ever done???) or if I got the kids in bed by 8 (but then I was so exhausted, I often fell asleep before I could finish a row!)Why do we do these things? And what will it take for the makers of the world - especially women - to prioritize our making as the superpower and...

A few months ago, Sophie took the world by storm.It was easy to see why. She was classically chic. Feminine. And simple, in the best possible way. Photo by PetiteKnit The Sophie Scarf by PetiteKnit is worked back and forth from tip to tip, in simple garter stitch (all knit stitches) with an easy, built-in i-cord edge that gives it a polished look.I’ve seen Sophie made up in all kind of yarns, from speckles to self-striping and beyond. But in my humble opinion, she’s made for a classic neutral, in the softest and most luxurious fiber possible.And that’s where Vicuña yarn...

Hello dear reader,This is so embarrassing!After 30 years of knitting sweaters - due to an absolute brain fart - I made a rookie mistake and had to completely start over on my Balloon Cardigan. 🤦‍♀️I know a bunch of you have cast on to make your own beautiful Balloon Cardi along with me…so I promise to “lift my skirt up” and unpack my mistake in just a minute, in hopes of saving you from a similar fate. But first, let me put off that moment just a little longer and share another make-along idea with you!Around the Knit Stars Flagship...

What’s on your summer reading list right now?I just finished up “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus which was a fun and feminist beach-read break from my usual nonfiction reads.To me, the long, lazier days of summer are a great time to depart from the norm and read something you wouldn’t usually have time for.Which brings me to this week’s pre-order opportunity.Recently in the Yarniverse, our special guest was Jake of Kenyarn fame. Maybe you remember the amazing yarn he dyed for Masterclass Season 7? Well, Jake recently decided to pivot from dyeing yarn and has been focusing on his...

Hot Luke and I are not moving to Montana, y’all. Not that there’s anything wrong with Montana. It’s just that, for more than a year, we’ve lived in a 300-sq-ft temporary space in South Florida where I didn’t know a soul, and he left each morning before sunrise and returned after sunset from the same high-risk, high-stress job that had kept him from having a real home for more than 30 years. And every moment we longed to be at our home by the sea that sat empty, 500 miles away.When that job wound up last month, his boss told us we were...

This past week, I was in Tulsa, hanging out with the awesome Flagship crew.If you haven’t been in lately to chat with my kind and helpful teammates, pet the new Hot Loops projects and get a heapin’ helpin’ of inspiration, you’re overdue! ⏰To give our team a bit more ease and flow through the summer months, we’ve implemented new Summer Hours. We’ll be open 11am-5pm Wednesday through Saturday, now through August.  Flagship Team member Stephanie in her new Sophie Scarf made with one skein of Twisted Ambitions DK. Pattern by PetiteKnit on Ravelry. The store is brimming with new projects...