Knit Stars Scoop

Somebody please, pinch me.No really…Has this all just been a dream?Did Joji really make a bag just for us? And is it really the style I love the very most, the Santa Cruz with its modern square shape and exposed seams, big enough for a big sweater project plus all my other everyday bag stuff (wallet, phone, ridiculous number of lip balms and random stitch markers) too?In case you’ve been too face-down in your project queue the last few years to notice, Joji + Co bags are on a whole new level from any other bag in your closet. Imagine your favorite couture designer...

Sometimes in life, you just want to keep things simple. In fact, I believe that the appeal of simplicity is the very thing that brings most of us to knitting to begin with.Taking sticks and string and a simple repetitive motion and creating something beautiful.That’s why we’re all here together, isn’t it?Over the past year, as my life first became exponentially more complex - and then just as fast, dramatically more simple - I've developed a deeper appreciation for the simplest parts of my life.Home cooking.Good sleep.Long walks.The sound of waves, in and out, in and out.Garter stitch.Love.So in the...

"I want to help you make that sweater you’ll wear out to lunch - not just to that knitting festival.” - Amy Herzog, Knit Stars Season 2 Raise your hand if you’ve ever cast on a sweater design just because everyone else on Ravelry was making it? If you finished it, how often did you end up wearing it?If you’re like me, you’ve got a closetful of makes you never wear…It’s a dang shame.So this week, I’m coming in hot with a reminder to think of your makes as clothing. Because that’s what they are! When you choose the project, think of where you’ll...

Ghost Ranch Hat by Andrea Mowry, made by Sunnie. You need 1 skein Spincycle Dyed in the Wool + 1 skein Rowan Felted Tweed. Raise your hand if you remember your first skein of color-changing yarn!✋ In the early days of Loops, it was Noro Kureyon. The yarn was scratchy AF, but you didn’t care… Because the way the colors slowly melted into one another was pure, unadulterated magic. Then came a slew of copycats, proliferating on craft store shelves…And then, along came Spincycle. These folks broke the mold with truly innovative yarn: slow color changes, super softness, and the look of a handspun.No wonder...

“My favorite project I made this year was the Brookline Blouse by Kate (@mezzomakes) in Loops Luxe Plant-Based Princess in the colorway Cottonwood.” This project kept my mind calm and hands busy in the days following a bad car accident. It was also my first non-wool project and kept me stylish all summer long. -SunnieOperations Manager, Carlisle, PA, USA Dear [First Name], For us yarnies, this is an especially wild time of year. And for retailers, it’s even wilder! So I’ve had to develop a practice of reminding myself all through the season…Holidays aren’t for “stuff.” Holidays are for being with the...

This week’s Moving the Needle is authored by Knit Stars Ops Manager Sunnie - shown here, "finally getting to meet Knit Stars Season 2 alum Andrea Mowry at Rhinebeck after test-knitting for her for 2 years! As you can see, I definitely played it very, very cool.” 2023. Wowza.I don’t know about you, but while I do set some intentions for the New Year, I also love reflecting back on the past year; to sort of run an evaluation of what filled my cup, what drained it, and what I’d like to try next to keep it from going completely...