If you’ve had your head down knitting this week, and have missed the crucial conversation around George Floyd in your fiber community, please tune in, take it in, learn, and find a way to support.  If you’re not sure where or how to begin, here are some suggestions: This very simple but powerful infographic series is…

Dream a little dream today. You just never know when it will come true. When I started a little yarn store 15 years ago, I never dreamed that we’d one day have our own yarn brand. Never imagined I’d journey up into the mountains of Peru, hang out with these fuzzy fellas at 15,000 feet,…

The wrinkles and little imperfections in these sweaters? Take them as a very good sign. These are my 3 all-time favorite sweaters in my personal hand-knit wardrobe. One is at least 7 years old. I wear these All. The. Time. And they’re all made from the same yarn: “Sparrow” 100% linen (link) from Quince & Co.…

Do you and your stash have a love-hate relationship? 😇😈 You’re not alone! Now – with so many of us at home – is the perfect time to organize your stash and works in progress, and rediscover the treasures that are hiding within…✨ This week, to celebrate Loops’ 15th Anniversary, I’m doing a series of…

By now, you know that our health care workers are running short on masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). We want to help! Join us in a make-along and help raise funds for PPE for our health care workers on the front lines. Fifty percent of all sales of this yarn will go to…

When you’re starting your climb up the mountain, the people at the top of their game seem to sit in the clouds. In your wildest dreams, you won’t ever reach the clouds… But despite the obstacles, you begin to take those steps up the hill, one foot after another. And you keep reminding yourself, those…

Wow, what a world we are living in. What we knew to be true changes almost daily, and… If you’re like me, your yarn has been a lifeline through it all. I believe knitting is truly a superpower. It’s creating. It’s healing. And best of all, it connects us. This is why I’m so pleased…

What does the world need now (besides a vaccine)? In a word: Yarn. Or to put it closer to the famous song…What the world needs now is love. Loops love! 💙😉 If you’re reading this, you’re likely feeling grateful for your yarn and all the benefits that come with knitting. With so many stuck at…

Since everyone could use some extra smiles and yarn in their lives right about now, we’ve put together a slightly extended version of the Scoop for you this week. Last Friday we revealed our new Hot Loops wall for spring – 12 new, pretty projects with yarns hand-dyed for us by Emma’s Yarns. We were…

While our Loops store remains closed to protect our loved ones, we’re shipping a whole lot of happy yarn packages around the world. And this tells us one thing: We all need our yarn right now, more than ever. And even more than that, we need each other. So we have decided to re-open our…

By now, you know that our health care workers are running short on masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). We want to help! Join us in a make-along and help raise funds for PPE for our health care workers on the front lines. Fifty percent of all sales of this yarn will go to…

Dear friends, All around the world, as we brace for the worst yet hope for the best… We have put together this little message that we hope will be a lifeline in the form of yarn. With resources and pretty pictures to help you pass the time more peacefully, immersed in your passion. Free Stars…

We know of a place… A place where knitters support…laugh…learn… A safe place to show off your creativity, and to be inspired. You’ve had the power to go there all along 👠 – you just have to believe in yourself… And join us in LoopsClub! This week *only* we are opening signups for LoopsClub…it’s the…

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…

By now, you might have heard that 8 knitting superstars will be attending the Grand Opening of our Knit Stars Flagship Store, Oct. 1-2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (We’d love for you to come too, and join us in the celebration! You can get more details and RSVP right here). But I bet you’re also wondering about…THE…

This past couple of weeks, the knitting world fell in love with Tom Daley, the Olympic gold medalist and British diver who knits to calm his nerves between dives. At about the same time that Tom’s story went viral, I was in Atlanta filming with another Knit Star on the rise – Vincent Williams, the visionary behind…

“If you build it, they will come.” Remember this line from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams? In the movie, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can’t ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. With the help of his wife, he begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield…