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Your Ticket to Spring Hot Loops! π₯
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: π«πͺπ½The 7-Day Knit Stars Challenge!Β πͺπ½π« Each day for 7 Days, we’ll focus on…
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Julie Boydell and Dyed by Hand Yarns
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…
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Getting closer π
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…
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Dyes from Down Under π¨ + Hedgehog! π¦
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 freeΒ Knit the World Together Facebook group. She introduced herself to the group, and her…
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Sharon’s knitalong and a freebie π»
This just in from Sharon from Security… Casapinka has just announced a new Mystery Knitalong! This one might be a little different…Sharon from security (pictured below π») had a big hand – paw? – in the design for this new mystery knitalong! The Sharon Show will be an approachable and fun rectangular shawl with four…
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Surprise bags, anyone? π₯³
Who doesn’t like a surprise…a mystery?! Loops loves curating and giving fiber lovers a smile in their mailbox π«π We have a new way to curate and share our fiber love – Surprise Bags! We have four on-trend *effortless* Loops projects for you to choose from…you pick the pattern and we will surprise you with…
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There’s no place like… π
It’s kind of a conundrum… You’re looking ahead to sweater weather, but you’re not yet in the mood to work with heavy wools. Loops Trooper Evelyn solved the puzzle with this super-cute, transitional top in Gusto, a lightweight tonal merino dyed especially for Loops! “Tilly” by This.Bird.Knits is a wearable little top with airy lace…
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Give me Liberty [yarn]…and 3 free patterns!π
Sometimes life can be a tangled skein. You know what I mean… A series of “what the what?!” moments that keep you from getting to the fun part that you love the most. So we’ve made it our mission to do the untangling for you… Coming soon… …wait for it… (Are you excited yet?????) *It’s…
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Knitters find a way β‘οΈ
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 thatβs been so deeply affected by the virus. Would I be a storm chaser heading into the eye…
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Put more rosy in your day βΊοΈ
Β “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…
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Leaning into authenticity π
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” -Brene Brown Authenticity 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…
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Vacay, anyone? π
Have you had to forgo a vacation this year, thanks to world events? You’re not alone. We feel you. π 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?…
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