Knit Stars Scoop

  Some big things are happening in the Loops and Knit Stars worlds. Fifteen years ago, I founded Loops as a local yarn store in Tulsa. Then, 7 years ago, we found a way to turn the Loops experience into a membership called LoopsClub. A year after that came my biggest passion project to date - the first global online knitting masterclass event, Knit Stars.Each step in this journey with you has brought us closer to fulfilling our mission to Knit the World Together. 🌎💙And now, we’ve decided to bring all of our communities - the store, club and masterclass...

  When it comes to knitting, we all have our challenges.Whether we're making our first lopsided scarf...tackling our first steek...or simply just trying to make time for ourselves and our craft.So we're excited to announce something NEW and FREE:💫💪🏽The 7-Day Knit Stars Challenge! 💪🏽💫Each day for 7 Days, we'll focus on one specific aspect of your knitting life - your space, your stash, your tools, your body and mind...And we'll be sharing some of our Knit Stars' best celebrity tips along the way!This is a great way to honor the fiber artist in you...because YOU are the Star of your own...

Our featured dyer for this month's pop-up shop, Julie, lives in a beautiful part of Australia. We asked her to share with us a little more about her part of the world. Read below to learn more about her daily life and what inspires her. I live on a 83acre/33hectare rural property near the little town of Buchan, located in the bottom right-hand corner of mainland Australia. Some of the land is cleared but much of it is native re-growth and a small patch of old growth native eucalyptus forest. From the many windows of my two story house I...

You and me, my friend.We're the creators. The innovators.We're the colorful ones pushing the envelope. Making stuff. Getting stuff done.And often, that can mean we get lonely. Never more so than over the past year.So I'd like to take this moment to let you know I see you. I honor your creativity, your struggles, your stash, your WIPs and your finished objects. I honor our connection, here in this little newsletter, in our store, in our Club or in Knit Stars - it's all so important to me.As Maria Shriver wrote in this week's Sunday Paper newsletter, "No one does...

Has this ever happened to you?Has the universe ever seemed to just plop a person directly into your path...and you knew, instantly, that person would become a friend?A couple of weeks ago, a familiar face popped up in our free Knit the World Together Facebook group.She introduced herself to the group, and her words humbly downplayed her familiarity:"My name is Jen and I was famous for a hot second about a month ago because I made Bernie Sanders’ mittens (you know, the ones from the memes...)"Yeah Jen, we know! And so does the whole world! 😂🤩Jen's been working on a book...

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...