KNIT STARS BLOG!
🧶 Nothing in the way
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The funniest thing happened this past week, and I think it might hold a valuable little nugget for you. I took Charles Barkley out on an early morning beach walk like we usually do. It’s his favorite part of the day. Dogs are allowed on the beach in the early morning and late afternoon. So…
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🧶The Sunday Yarn: Mattie’s Story
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Last week I talked about a rollercoaster of emotions, but that was nothing compared with this past week. Wherever you may live in the world, and whatever your beliefs, no doubt you have felt the intensity of emotions in the wake of the US elections. So in this week’s Sunday read, I would like to…
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🧶C’mon take a ride with me
| Knit Stars
On our first beach walk after flying back from Tulsa, Charlie just sat and watched the sunset. How’s your week been? For me it’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. 🎢 The day after I flew back home to Florida from Rhinebeck, I hopped on another plane to Tulsa, where my dad had just…
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🧶How to take a compliment
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My whole life, I’ve struggled with compliments. Not the giving part (I love love love making others feel good), but the accepting part. And to get really vulnerable for a minute…I’ve spent a lot of time in therapy over the years trying to understand why. My therapist has a couple strong theories, going back to…
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🧶The most important one
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This feels like the most important newsletter I’ve written all year. I really want to get it right…for you to feel what’s in my heart and for it to touch your own heart, deeply. So here goes… (deep breath)… This past week I met with some dear friends from around the world. We are a…
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🧶The no that launched thousands of yeses
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Pull up a chair and get comfy, because this week I have a little longer yarn that I’ve never shared publicly before. When was the last time you had to build up your courage for weeks to ask something of someone you really admired, and they told you no? Or even worse, just ignored you?…
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🧶Revive your whole wardrobe
| Knit Stars
Happy Sunday! Is there one compliment you love getting more than any other kind? Over the past 9 years of producing Knit Stars Masterclasses, there’s one customer comment that’s my absolute favorite to read… “This workshop alone was worth the price of admission for the whole Season!” And of course I feel that way about…
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🧶Is this a “crazy” idea?
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This week, let’s talk a bit about “crazy” ideas. Knit Stars Season 5 was the high Season of COVID. I had planned the ultimate travel bucket list year, with plans to film in Australia, Japan, Mallorca, Copenhagen and points all across North America. It all fell away in a heartbeat as all the countries closed.…
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🧶Join the inner circle
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You know how last week I talked about dissolving the “nots” in our knitting? Well this week, it’s confession time. Because there was an insidious “not” that ensnared my first couple decades as a maker. I was NOT going to touch circular knitting! I made dozens of adult and baby sweaters, all seamed. I was…
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🧶Goodbye, nots!
| Knit Stars
Lately I’ve been doing some deep thinking – about knots. You’re a Yarnie, so you know the feeling. You’re flowing along in the zone on your project, and all of a sudden you hit a dreaded knot. You have to stop, decide whether it can be undone or cut, leaving two more ends to weave…
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🧶Your next capsule wardrobe
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It’s that time of year when my WIPs begin that eternal battle with one another… Crank out one more crochet crop for those last dog days of summer…Or cast on a new knit sweater in fall hues??? Right now for me, the latter is winning out – especially after I took a peek at the…
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🧶Do you wanna go faster? 🎢
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The year was circa 1978. It was my first time visiting Bell’s Amusement Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was nervous to ride Zingo, the big wooden roller coaster. So I decided to work up my courage on an easier ride first. “The Himalaya” was one of those rides where the cars fly around in a…
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🧶A different kind of love story
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I’ve been a dog lover for as long as I can remember. Our first pup as a young family was Lucy the Lhasa Apso. Longtime readers will remember my beloved Purl, who survived a horrific attack and went on to grace our home with so much love, wiggles and furry hugs, that before we knew…
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🧶What a surprise!
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Striking my best Olympic pose after finishing my new crochet top! Hey there, If you’re like me, now that the Olympics is over, you’re looking for your next escape. I’ve been thinking, and it’s occurred to me that every Knit Stars Masterclass is like three of my favorite escapes, all rolled into one. There’s the…
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🧶Turn stash into kindness
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Dear reader, this week I’d like to introduce you to a real life Soap Star. 🤩 Stacy Wiener is the founder of S.A.C.K. – Supporting A Community with Kindness. She was nominated by TWO of our Yarniverse members to be a Rising Star – and in the exact same month that I found out about…
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🧶 Get to know Emma
| Knit Stars
I first saw Emma Fassio’s name many years ago, on a pattern my friend Gina Hills was working on. Many of you might remember Gina, a manager at our Loops stores for more than a decade. Gina was (still is) a style inspiration of mine, a big fan of iconic Italian fashion houses like Missoni.…
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🧶Catching the Doodle bug
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Jamie Lomax took up knitting in 2020 as a COVID hobby. She was working as a senior project manager for a large retail and food service company in Seattle at the time. “We all got sent home, and I was on Teams calls all day every day. I have ADHD so I was struggling to…
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🧶Something new is blooming…
| Knit Stars
Happy Sunday, beautiful reader! Do you ever have those moments like I do, when you’re scrolling social media, and an image makes you stop and audibly gasp – causing anyone else in your household to run in and see if you’re ok? This past week I had one of those moments, and (after assuring said…
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🧶Sprinkle that stuff on everything…
| Knit Stars
TW: This week’s newsletter includes sensitive mental health topics. Sending all of our love our beautiful readers, family and friends ❤️. “I had two options. I could either let it wreck me and disrupt my life, or I could inspire myself and others, share my story, and use it to help raise awareness.” These are the wise words of…
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🧶Back in the saddle
| Knit Stars
Hello dear reader, How’s it going in your creative world? These past few weeks have been even more whirlwind-y than usual for me, as Knit Stars Season 9 filming has kicked into high gear. I made a commitment to go to all the filmings this year, which means I’m up in the air, upside down,…
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🧶 Nothing in the way
| Knit Stars
The funniest thing happened this past week, and I think it might hold a valuable little nugget for you. I took Charles Barkley out on an early morning beach walk like we usually do. It’s his favorite part of the day. Dogs are allowed on the beach in the early morning and late afternoon. So…
Read More
🧶The Sunday Yarn: Mattie’s Story
| Knit Stars
Last week I talked about a rollercoaster of emotions, but that was nothing compared with this past week. Wherever you may live in the world, and whatever your beliefs, no doubt you have felt the intensity of emotions in the wake of the US elections. So in this week’s Sunday read, I would like to…
Read More
🧶C’mon take a ride with me
| Knit Stars
On our first beach walk after flying back from Tulsa, Charlie just sat and watched the sunset. How’s your week been? For me it’s been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. 🎢 The day after I flew back home to Florida from Rhinebeck, I hopped on another plane to Tulsa, where my dad had just…
Read More
🧶How to take a compliment
| Knit Stars
My whole life, I’ve struggled with compliments. Not the giving part (I love love love making others feel good), but the accepting part. And to get really vulnerable for a minute…I’ve spent a lot of time in therapy over the years trying to understand why. My therapist has a couple strong theories, going back to…
Read More
🧶The most important one
| Knit Stars
This feels like the most important newsletter I’ve written all year. I really want to get it right…for you to feel what’s in my heart and for it to touch your own heart, deeply. So here goes… (deep breath)… This past week I met with some dear friends from around the world. We are a…
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🧶The no that launched thousands of yeses
| Knit Stars
Pull up a chair and get comfy, because this week I have a little longer yarn that I’ve never shared publicly before. When was the last time you had to build up your courage for weeks to ask something of someone you really admired, and they told you no? Or even worse, just ignored you?…
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🧶Revive your whole wardrobe
| Knit Stars
Happy Sunday! Is there one compliment you love getting more than any other kind? Over the past 9 years of producing Knit Stars Masterclasses, there’s one customer comment that’s my absolute favorite to read… “This workshop alone was worth the price of admission for the whole Season!” And of course I feel that way about…
Read More
🧶Is this a “crazy” idea?
| Knit Stars
This week, let’s talk a bit about “crazy” ideas. Knit Stars Season 5 was the high Season of COVID. I had planned the ultimate travel bucket list year, with plans to film in Australia, Japan, Mallorca, Copenhagen and points all across North America. It all fell away in a heartbeat as all the countries closed.…
Read More
🧶Join the inner circle
| Knit Stars
You know how last week I talked about dissolving the “nots” in our knitting? Well this week, it’s confession time. Because there was an insidious “not” that ensnared my first couple decades as a maker. I was NOT going to touch circular knitting! I made dozens of adult and baby sweaters, all seamed. I was…
Read More
🧶Goodbye, nots!
| Knit Stars
Lately I’ve been doing some deep thinking – about knots. You’re a Yarnie, so you know the feeling. You’re flowing along in the zone on your project, and all of a sudden you hit a dreaded knot. You have to stop, decide whether it can be undone or cut, leaving two more ends to weave…
Read More
🧶Your next capsule wardrobe
| Knit Stars
It’s that time of year when my WIPs begin that eternal battle with one another… Crank out one more crochet crop for those last dog days of summer…Or cast on a new knit sweater in fall hues??? Right now for me, the latter is winning out – especially after I took a peek at the…
Read More
🧶Do you wanna go faster? 🎢
| Knit Stars
The year was circa 1978. It was my first time visiting Bell’s Amusement Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I was nervous to ride Zingo, the big wooden roller coaster. So I decided to work up my courage on an easier ride first. “The Himalaya” was one of those rides where the cars fly around in a…
Read More
🧶A different kind of love story
| Knit Stars
I’ve been a dog lover for as long as I can remember. Our first pup as a young family was Lucy the Lhasa Apso. Longtime readers will remember my beloved Purl, who survived a horrific attack and went on to grace our home with so much love, wiggles and furry hugs, that before we knew…
Read More
🧶What a surprise!
| Knit Stars
Striking my best Olympic pose after finishing my new crochet top! Hey there, If you’re like me, now that the Olympics is over, you’re looking for your next escape. I’ve been thinking, and it’s occurred to me that every Knit Stars Masterclass is like three of my favorite escapes, all rolled into one. There’s the…
Read More
🧶Turn stash into kindness
| Knit Stars
Dear reader, this week I’d like to introduce you to a real life Soap Star. 🤩 Stacy Wiener is the founder of S.A.C.K. – Supporting A Community with Kindness. She was nominated by TWO of our Yarniverse members to be a Rising Star – and in the exact same month that I found out about…
Read More
🧶 Get to know Emma
| Knit Stars
I first saw Emma Fassio’s name many years ago, on a pattern my friend Gina Hills was working on. Many of you might remember Gina, a manager at our Loops stores for more than a decade. Gina was (still is) a style inspiration of mine, a big fan of iconic Italian fashion houses like Missoni.…
Read More
🧶Catching the Doodle bug
| Knit Stars
Jamie Lomax took up knitting in 2020 as a COVID hobby. She was working as a senior project manager for a large retail and food service company in Seattle at the time. “We all got sent home, and I was on Teams calls all day every day. I have ADHD so I was struggling to…
Read More
🧶Something new is blooming…
| Knit Stars
Happy Sunday, beautiful reader! Do you ever have those moments like I do, when you’re scrolling social media, and an image makes you stop and audibly gasp – causing anyone else in your household to run in and see if you’re ok? This past week I had one of those moments, and (after assuring said…
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🧶Sprinkle that stuff on everything…
| Knit Stars
TW: This week’s newsletter includes sensitive mental health topics. Sending all of our love our beautiful readers, family and friends ❤️. “I had two options. I could either let it wreck me and disrupt my life, or I could inspire myself and others, share my story, and use it to help raise awareness.” These are the wise words of…
Read More
🧶Back in the saddle
| Knit Stars
Hello dear reader, How’s it going in your creative world? These past few weeks have been even more whirlwind-y than usual for me, as Knit Stars Season 9 filming has kicked into high gear. I made a commitment to go to all the filmings this year, which means I’m up in the air, upside down,…
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6 more days…
SIX DAYS! 😅 We’re just 6 days away from opening the doors to the culmination of a lifelong vision. The new Knit Stars Flagship Store is my 6,000-square-foot celebration of yarn lovers everywhere. A place where we can come to connect with others like us. Squish the yarn. Play with color. Create. Dream. Stargaze. There…
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🎉 In person or virtual…
It’s getting real… and really REALLY exciting! We’re just a couple weeks away from the Knit Stars Flagship Store Grand Opening, October 1-2. Folks from all over the world are flying and road-tripping in. Including 10 of my favorite Knit Stars and dyeing Stars. We just found out Tina Tse is joining us too! And the…
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🎉 The party they’ll be talking about for years
There are parties. And then there are parties… You know, the parties you remember for decades. The “I was there!” parties. Like Woodstock, or Y2K, or that perfect destination wedding. This is what our Knit Stars Flagship Store Grand Opening Celebration October 1+2 is shaping up to be. On opening day, we’ll reveal the new Hot Loops wall.…
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Mystery Guests revealed! 🥸
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…
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Plan your trip to Tulsa 🧶🧳
You are so much a part of this Knit Stars movement of modern makers & it just wouldn’t be the same without you here! Please R.S.V.P. below for the new 6,000 sq. ft. store grand opening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. See you soon! ♥ CLICK NOW TO RSVP BE OUR GUEST, ALONG WITH THESE KNITTING STARS: …
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Come hang out with these 9 Stars 💫🎉
“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 into…
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Two-color cables with Vincent 🤩
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…
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Meet Lavender Lune Yarn Co. 💜
Operation Constellation has begun! 💫 Our big move to our new location at Center One / 35th + Peoria in Tulsa is coming up August 23rd! We’ll be in the process of moving for several weeks, with the goal of a “soft opening” a week or two before our Grand Opening weekend October 1-2. And…
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LolaBean + Frenchie join the Club! 📫
Our newest Knit Stars collab is HERE, and today is the LAST DAY to get in on the fun! Featuring colors dyed by Lolabean Yarn Co + a new pattern design by Francoise Danoy, this is one you don’t want to pass up! If you aren’t a Knit Stars Club Member, here’s what makes our “Blue…
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Pardon our stardust ✨
You. Me. Each of us – we’re all works in progress. And so is our new Knit Stars flagship store. It’s all coming together at Center One in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA – the ultimate destination experience for yarn lovers. Meanwhile, while we grow, please pardon our stardust 💁♀️✨ For a sneak peek of what’s to…
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[SCOOP] If only…
Right about now, you might be gazing at this gorgeous photo of this fabulous “Lovebirds” sweater and thinking, “if only.” “If only I were a better knitter.” “If only I had more time.” But here’s the thing, my fiber friend. If you love it, you CAN make it. And in the case of this particular design by…
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Kitties, road trip knits and (psst) a sale! 🤗
Announcing our July Pop-up Shop: Kitty Pride Fibers! 🐈🧶 We first got to know Chastity Dunlap of Kitty Pride Fibers (@kittypridefibers) when she collaborated with Knit Star Francoise Danoy (@arohaknits) for Season 5. This curated selection from Kitty Pride’s Summer Dreams color collection was dyed on a base made just for us. Rag Doll 2-Ply is a beautiful blend of…
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Aren’t parties grand? 🎉
The stars are aligning. It’s coming together. And so much is coming soon, as Loops becomes Knit Stars. If I could wave a magic wand, it would all happen overnight. Growing pains are real, my friends – but also really exciting! ✨ That’s okay. It gives us a chance to make sure all the things…
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Welcome to LoopsTown!
What to do, see, eat, and pack for your big visit to Tulsa. You’ve always dreamed of a trip to the land of Loops…hand-dyed fibers, exclusive patterns, and friendly faces as far as the eye can see! But can you make a weekend of it? You betcha! Tulsa is a booming city full of green,…
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Knitting gone viral: Shelley’s TED talk! 🗣
Our “weird little hobbies” have much more power than we realize. By connecting with others who share our passions, we truly can save the world. ❤ Shelley wrote this TEDx talk last year, just before COVID hit. The talk was postponed by the organizers again and again…but finally, she got to deliver it on stage…
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The irresistible Mr. West 💫
Ask and you shall receive! 🧞♂️ Ever since Knit Stars began six years ago, so many of you have asked us to offer Stephen West’s wildly popular workshop from Knit Stars Season 1 as its own standalone course… So here it is! 💃🏽 In the just-released Stephen West QuickStars workshop, Stephen empowers you with his “Westknits Bestknits”…
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Dad’s hat + easy poolside knits 👙
So, we got all the graduates across the stage. We took care of gifts for all the June brides. Now it’s time for Father’s Day. Did that sneak up on you, too? 😳 It happens to me every year. I’ve just started to relax into summer when – boom! – I need a gift for…
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Big news (the biggest!) 🌟
Remember when Louisa Harding visited Loops Utica? Dear loyal Scoop reader… We’re sharing some really big news this week. Like, REALLY big. For some of you, it may feel bigger than for others. If you’ve been with us from the earliest days of the Loops Utica store (16 years ago!)…if you remember moments like the…
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A free boredom-busting pattern 👯♀️
You know when you come to that “slog moment” in a project? You go from all “wooohoooo let’s cast on!” to “this is so relaxing” and then all of a sudden it’s like “when will it ever ennnnnd?” 😩 Because I dread that slog moment, I designed this cowl awhile back to show off the…
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The kit we’ve been waiting For! ⏰
This is an exciting time of year for Knit Stars Club Members… The Blue Bags are coming soon – in mid-June! 💙🎉 Our coveted Blue Bag kits contain: 📫 Supersoft, luxury yarn hand-dyed exclusively for us by Knit Stars dyers, 📫 On-trend, easy-to-follow patterns designed by Knit Stars 📫 Extra surprise gifts, and 📫 Collectible…
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