It’s time for inventory!
We will be closed on March 31st for inventory. If you are taking Alana’s sock class at 2:45 pm, please note that the class is still proceeding. We’ll re-open for normal business at 10:00 am on April 1st!
The Shetland Wool Week hat pattern is here, and we have new stuff too!
As many of you know, we LOVE our Shetland wool here at The Loop. Our re-stock of Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight is here, and so is the 2019 hat pattern for Shetland Wool Week! Every year there is a patron, and this year’s is Oliver Henry. Oliver has lived in Shetland for …
Marjorie’s Mittens!
Marjorie recently took Kate Bostwick’s Kicking Horse Mittens class. She was kind enough to let us post her finished product so you can all see it. Didn’t she do a great job?
Spring is officially here!
Happy first day of spring, everyone! Enjoy the sunshine!
A Pi Day Party plus new stuff!
Divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter. The answer is 3.14 (and so on, and so on), or π (Pi)! Some fun facts about π are: – Both the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians knew about the Pi ratio. – Pi is an infinite decimal. – The numbers to the right of the decimal …
Two by Two, times 4?
Joanne knitted four wonderful hats, using Diamond Luxury Pure Wool Superwash yarn. The pattern is Anne Gagnon’s Two by Two hat, available on Ravelry. Great hats, Joanne!
Pom Poms!
We have a bunch of pom poms for you! These faux fur cuties (tribbles anyone?) are available in a variety of different colours. They have a handy dandy tie that you thread through the hat and knot, so you can take your pom pom off when you wash your hat. Genius! We also have a …
There’s a New Mitten in Town!
We’d like you to meet Correna’s mitten baby! It’s called “Labakinnas,” it was inspired by a vintage chart she found, and then created her mitten pattern from. We think it’s really pretty, and thought you might like to give it a try too. You can download it free from our website here. We hope you …
Mitten Number 5!
Wow! We are on mitten number 5 of our Knit-A-Long! Have you checked out our Ravelry group thread? There are lots of great photos of everyone’s mittens, it’s worth checking out. Also, if you’re on the old Instagram, tag your photos with #marilynns2019kal and we can see them there as well! Here is Marilynn’s mitten …
Mitten Station Experimentation!
For mitten number 5, Annie thought she’d try a little experiment. When knitting her mini mittens, she used a 2.25 mm needle and Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight yarn, which is a fingering weight. This gave her a gauge of 34 stitches over 4 inches, or 8.5 stitches per inch. Plus an adorable …