Summer Hours

May 30, 2010

Our Summer Hours begin today with just one small change to our schedule. We’ll be closing at 4 pm on Sundays now through Labor Day. Otherwise, we’re still open 7 days a week and every day, but Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm. We will close for the following Summer holidays: Monday, May 31 [...]

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Grace’s Fine Line

May 28, 2010

The Fine Line is the first knitting pattern book by former Loop staffer Grace Anna Farrow. It contains patterns for six beautiful shawls that exemplify Grace’s elegant style. You can see the shawls in person when Grace visits us on Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6. She’ll have all six shawls, swatches of alternate [...]

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Euroflax Sport for a Re-Usable Market Bag

May 27, 2010

With just 1 hank of Louet Euroflax Sport yarn, you can make the Ilene Bag, a re-usable market bag. Euroflax Sport is 100% linen made from flax-fiber. The yarn is wet spun and steam processed to give it a softer hand. Euroflax yarn is strong enough for market bags and soft enough to wear against [...]

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Phoebe’s Sweater

May 12, 2010

Phoebe’s Sweater is a wonderful children’s book about a young mouse and the cardigan her mother knits her. After the story, the book includes knitting patterns for a stuffed toy version of Phoebe, a sweater for the toy, and the same sweater for little girls. Phoebe’s Sweater is written by Joanna Johnson and illustrated by [...]

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Fruit Stripe Socks

May 7, 2010

Yesterday I finished the Fruit Stripe socks that I began last month. Shepherd Sock yarn is a dream to knit and I love the Lime Stripe colorway from our Fruit Stripe Collection. I’ll admit that I lowered the a/c a bit so I could wear them right away. Shepherd Sock is a tightly spun 4 [...]

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Petal Shawlette

May 4, 2010

Petal is a pretty shawlette knit with one hank of Farmhouse Cotton Blossom yarn. It provides a little warmth on chilly evenings and a shot of color to brighten any outfit. Cotton Blossom is a cotton yarn with a lovely crimp. A thread of rayon glides along the waves of the yarn, giving it just [...]

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Stephen West at Loop!

April 30, 2010

Stephen West is one of the youngest and newest of today’s knitwear designers. His hat and shawl designs use texture and color to create accessories that are fun to knit and stylish to wear. Stephen is at the forefront of the current small shawl trend and is almost single-handedly responsible for their appearance on male [...]

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Clara Parkes this Weekend

April 21, 2010

Clara Parkes will be at Loop this Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. Join us Friday evening from 5 to 7 pm for a book signing to celebrate Clara’s latest publication, The Knitter’s Book of Wool. Come meet Clara and have her sign your copy. Bring your copy if you already own it, or [...]

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Fruit Feet Socks

April 18, 2010

Fruit Feet Socks are striped baby socks knit with just one hank of Shepherd Sock Fruit Stripe Collection Yarn. The knitting pattern is free and the socks are fun and easy to knit. Earlier this month I showed you the baby sock I’d started in the orange stripe color of the Fruit Stripe Collection. The [...]

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Kathy’s Wedding Dress

April 14, 2010

When our co-worker Kathy became engaged at the end of last June, she embarked on a knitting journey many would not take. She decided to handknit her wedding dress. To add to the challenge, the wedding was just three months away. For the pattern Kathy chose Shirley Paden’s Lace Dress. Published by Vogue Knitting, the [...]

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