It's in the water.

Yeehaw, it's been a super crazy week at Loops. Starting with last weekend, when the "dream job" article came out featuring Loops in the front section of the Tulsa World...and Jason Wright did not one, but two style stories, two days in a row with Loops mentions (thanks, Jason!)...then mid-week, Yarn Market News came out with a quote from us about websites...and on Wednesday, we got a call from none other than Vogue Knitting, requesting a copy of our Holiday Knit To-Do List for an article on blogs in the Winter Issue! All this, plus the SWTC Boot Camp for Socks and 3 other trunk shows. So, will you forgive me if this blog is a bit disjointed? I mean, er...more disjointed than usual?

I'll start with this cute photo of Lily, baby daughter of our own Billie Anne. Lily has taken to squinting whenever she sees me or hears my voice, knowing that a flashbulb is coming. Note how she averts her eyes:

Lily is Billie Anne's first baby since her son, Ian, was born 9 years ago. And now we're starting to think there could be a special something in the Loops water (perhaps placed there by certain members of the Loops staff, who love any excuse to knit for babies, but whose biological clocks have safely timed out)...because Kristin is also now expecting! Congrats! Here she is holding Lily and already looking maternal:

Next here is cute Paula, who wisely avoids our water, and thus avoids the swollen legs of pregnancy, which could put a crimp in her passion for legwarmers:


These legwarmers were made with Highlander, the supersoft new tweed alpaca/wool blend from Alpaca with a Twist. Coincidentally, we just got four new colors in yesterday. Did you know that some of the best colors in the best yarns tend to trickle in later in the season, because they are the ones that are always on backorder? That's my story and I'm sticking with it. Anyway, you just cast on 44 sts using a #6 needle, and work in K2P2 rib for the whole legwarmer. One skein per 'warmer!

Another tidbit, I just put a massive amount of Colinette Tagliatelli on sale 50% off. This hand-dyed ribbon is actually 100% wool which is cut into thin, wavy strips resembling tagliatelli pasta. It is fantastic (and fast) for throws, pillows and wraps. Here are a couple of designs from the book "Rock Gods and Movie Stars":


Tagliatelli's not for sale online, but we have a new toll-free number, so you can call anytime during regular hours and we'll tell you what we have in stock. Same goes for the Highlander and well, pretty much any yarn that's not yet in our online store. The toll-free number is 1-877-LOOPSOK (1-877-566-7765) and our holiday hours are Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 12-5.

Lucy says, "Buy more yarn! My grooming ain't cheap!" :)

- Shelley