Sock groupies and new Karabella book.

What IS it about socks? Is it the endless sock yarn colorways? Is it the way you can get endless hours of knitting fun out of a single ball? Is it the thrill of sitting at Starbuck's and wow-ing all the passersby with your double-pointed needle skills? Whatever it is, you love them...and we love that you love them. Our Tuesday night Sock Loop Group has definitely gotten off on the right foot (and eventually, the left one, too). Gina Yates (far left in photo) holds court over her growing sock kingdom, patiently talking them through this heel or that. Right now, they are all about the Magic Loop:


One of our other free groups is focused on the opposite end of the body - heads! Our 3rd Sunday Charity Loop Group has decided to focus on making preemie hats. Already, we have several dozen of the tiny little head-warmers, and more are underway. Our goal is to have 100 preemie hats to deliver to an area hospital this fall. This is a great way to use up leftover DK weight yarn - especially if it's really soft. Come by or e-mail me and I'll get you a free pattern. Then just drop off completed hats at Loops and we'll keep you posted of the progress!

For a complete listing of our May classes and free groups, click here.

Carl the UPS guy has brought us some great little goodies this week. The Addi lace needles are in, plus a new shipment of Filature di Crosa Bon Bon baby yarn, and this new gem of a book from the owner of Karabella yarns, Berta Karapetyan. In case you didn't know, Karabella got their start by supplying luxury yarns to top-name fashion designers for their couture garments - and they continue this business today. So when Berta says she knows the runway, she's got the street cred to back it up! If you knit to be noticed, this book is for you:


BTW, Karabella yarns are now available on the Loops website. Click here to check out the great patterns and yarns.

Have you knit anything with Karabella yarns? Post a comment! We want to hear about it!

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- Shelley
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