Knit Stars Scoop

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,...

Grab a cuppa.Take a slow cleansing breath.Caravan from Crave Yarn is a yarn that can't be rushed: an extraordinarily soft, lustrous blend of merino, cashmere, camel, and silk. With a firm twist and subtle, sophisticated palette, Caravan is destined to become your go-to, "everyday luxury" choice when a pattern calls for a sport weight yarn.Melanie Berg's "Caress My Soul" shawl is an elongated semi-circular shawl with a garter stitch body and a bold lace edging. Pick three skeins of Crave Caravan and indulge in this soothing shawl.Explore Crave Caravan here.P.S. - Through the end of January, we are hosting a Crave Caravan trunk...

When things unravel, it’s a good time to take a closer look, an honest look at how you knit your piece to begin with.So you don’t keep making the same mistakes.Unraveling is hard. No one likes to go backward. But in the end, it’s really the only way to move forward.This Tuesday, January 12, my story will be published - in hardcover, Kindle and audiobook formats.In it, I tell the unvarnished stories of my unravelings….the failures, the fear, and the frogging back.The release date was set by the publisher more than a year ago. With the tumult of this past...

If you’re like me and most knitters I know, you don’t really need “resolutions.”We're already driven. Goal-oriented. Productive. And often, more than a little hard on ourselves.Sound about right?So instead, I’m going to suggest that we begin this year a different way…Let’s start with a Party…and Possibilities 🥳This Friday, January 8th at 5pm Central, join me and some of your favorite Knit Stars for a FREE, LIVE Book Premiere Party over Zoom!Together, we’ll talk about strategies for getting our needles moving and putting our passions first in 2021...• Real talk about personal goals, knitting goals, biz goals and how they can...