Knit Stars Scoop

Confession time: As a knitter living in a warm climate, I've always had a love-hate relationship with tweed.I LOVE how it looks - rustic, homespun, textural. I HATE how it feels - scratchy, itchy, rough.But finally, after all these years, a tweed has come along that I've fallen truly, MADly, deeply in Loops love with! 😍😍😍Introducing Madelinetosh TML & Tweed - in a custom palette created just for Loops 💃🏽 The base for Tosh Tweed is the #1-selling, classic Tosh Merino Light, dyed by hand in Texas from wool ethically sourced from South Africa - but with the addition of...

Welcome to the Fall 2020 Hot Loops Wall! This weekend we announced our new indie dyer of the season...Drumroll pleaseeeeeeee...🎉🎉 Kim Dyes Yarn! 🎉🎉Kim has created a collection of bases and hand-dyed colors to wow and inspire us for the whole season, and the Loops Troops have curated and created perfectly paired projects for each yarn. So all you have to do is choose your favorite design, order up your favorite color, and cast on!It's a one-stop knitspiration shop.Each week we'll be highlighting one of Kim's yarns, along with our project pairings. So without further ado, let's get started! Cronut Sport...

Have you had to forgo a vacation this year, thanks to world events? You're not alone. We feel you. 💗But there just might be an upside to that lost vacation - a little extra cash sitting in the vacation fund.Might we suggest turning that missed trip into your own personal Cashmere Vacation? 🏝 Longtime Loopers will remember Tanglewood Trish, the purveyor of Tanglewood yarns - hand-spun, hand-dyed masterpieces spun from Mongolian cashmere blends.Shelley may have squealed just a bit (okay, a LOT) when she learned that the Tanglewood magic had found a new home - in Alexandra the Art of...

"Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are."-Brene BrownAuthenticity is a characteristic that draws people in. It radiates an aura of comfort and confidence. When you find your authentic self, you have the courage to smile back at the mirror in the morning.Knitting is an exercise in authenticity - in finding *your* joy.You know your favorite stitches and the colors you're drawn to like a magnet. You know the type of piece you can't put down. As you knit, you follow these feelings and turn them into...

  This week, I was in New York City filming for our upcoming Knit Stars Season 5 release. My decision to travel was not made lightly. Four airplanes. Three airports. A hotel. Cabs and Ubers in a city that’s been so deeply affected by the virus. Would I be a storm chaser heading into the eye of the hurricane? I knew I’d need to limit my contact while I was there and that, upon my return, I’d need to quarantine and wear a mask in my own home, keeping distance from my family.But something tugged at me - hard -...

 "Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on, but you keep going anyway." - Unknown Knitters find a way.When we find the fortitude to frog back 50 rows. When we forget our cable needle, and find a paper clip does the job in a pinch.We find the strength to keep moving on.And as simple as it sounds, a beautiful yarn in a cheery color can give you something to look forward to, even on the cloudiest days. These kits that Beata from Hedgehog Fibres dyed up for us really fit the bill. This melon-colored Hedgehog Sock...