Last night was our late-night shopping hours evening. We’re open later the first Thursday of each month. Some Thursday nights are crazy busy, and other nights are calm and laid back. Last night, we had a great group of knitters pop over from Illinois to hang out, shop, and knit. In that group there were experienced knitters and brand new knitters, which is always fun. Some of them were just learning to knit socks and were being encouraged and instructed by the more experienced knitters in their group.
But the unique thing about this group? Some of them were the very first in-person shoppers to visit The Loopy Ewe. Here’s a photo of their first trip, back when Loopy was just a teeny tiny corner of shelves in my basement. They could stand in the middle of it and reach any shelf and any skein of yarn. (I’m not exaggerating.) The thing is, I think they had just as much fun on that first visit as they did on this visit (and all of their visits in between). It doesn’t matter how many shelves of yarn you have – just getting knitting friends and yarn together pretty much guarantees that fun will follow.
I made up a couple of extra Spring Fling Goodie Bags, just so I could share them with you in a blog contest! This year’s bag was a clear vinyl tote with shoulder straps, that came with a yellow-checked Loopy Ewe Mug, a sample of hand lotion, a Loopy sticky note set, and a skein of Wollmeise in a variety of colorways. Would you like to win one? Just leave us a comment below and answer this question: How many years have you been knitting? We’ll draw for the Goodie Bag winners next week.
Sheri hopingyourweekendbringsyourelaxationandsometimetoknit!
I have been knitting for well over 30 years. I didn’t knit for a few years and recently got into it again.
I have been knitting for 11 months, and I absolutely love it!
I would love to be entered in this giveaway.
I’ve been knitting for about 6 years now. I mostly knit lace shawls, but think I’m getting brave enough to try a sweater:)
It has been over 35 yrs. ago that I learned to knit. But I gave it up for nearly 39 yrs. and started back just about 3 yrs. ago, I never knew how to make socks or shawls and I went back to kniting because I could never find a pair of socks to fit me. Now they do and I love all the different yarns out there to make socks in.
I guess I have been knitting for over 50 years. There were many years while raising children and goats when I wasn’t seriously knitting, but there was always some yarn in the house and something fibery in progress.
I’ve been knitting for 7 years now. I can’t imagine ever NOT knitting either!
I initially learned to knit from my Aunt when I was about 12. I knit a few baby afghans for cousins. Then, I stopped knitting for about 30 years. BUT, I always wanted to pick it up again. Almost 8 years ago I started knitting. I knit almost every night.
I had to go look at my Ravelry profile, because I honestly couldn’t remember. I could have sworn that I’d been knitting for more than 5 and a half years, but it’s what I’ve recorded so that must be what it is.
I’d also like to say that I got my Mother’s Day Kit today, as a M-Day gift of course, and I love it. The color is wonderful and the little project bag just looks even better in person. Oh, and the tape measure is just darling! Thank you for putting together such a sweet kit.
I’ve been knitting for about 6 years. I learned to knit in a foreign language because I was an expat living in South Korea and my teacher didn’t speak English. The shared love of knitting transcended any communication barriers!
I would love to win some Wollmeise so I can try it! Will I get as hooked to it as Malabrigo?
I learned to knit a year before my first child was born. 6.5 years ago.
Would I like one? Oh yes!
I have been knitting since 2007, almost 4 years now.
5 happy, relaxing years.!!
I’ve been knitting for six years now, and I’ll always know precisely how long because I started when my youngest son was 2. He would grab the 14″ knitting needles out of my bag and run off with them giggling as I was trying to teach myself to knit!
45 (REALLY?!?) YEARS AGO!
I began casually knitting about 6 years, mainly scarves, with “over the counter” yarn, however when I stumbled into the wonderful world of hand dyed and small batch yarn production about 3 years ago, the hobby turned into a passion/obsession!
I have been knitting at least 41 of my 47 years.
I’ve been knitting for 12 years. I am obsessed with my knitting, books, yarn,needles anything knitting, I love knitting!
It’s 55 and counting!
42 years!!! That’s really scary!
I’ve been knitting for about 7 years & I’m looking forward to many more..I have to confess that I am a better buyer of yarn than I am a knitter.
About 6 years. 🙂
I learned to knit 30 years ago, while pregnant with my first daughter-I felt all moms should know how to knit (even if my own always used to say “I flunked” knitting-the truth was she could never sit still for that long!
I have been knitting for almost 6 years. I taught myself so that I would have both hands busy in the evenings while watching TV… that way I couldn’t snack, and it would help me lose weight. I’m happy to report I’m still knitting and I’m 60 lbs lighter and much healthier – I was on my way to being diabetic 6 years ago! (eeek!)
I’ve been knitting five years (I think?) A dear friend from Australia taught me how to do the basic knit stitch and once I mastered that (after a few scarves) I taught myself how to purl from the internet. I love knitting it is my “calming therapy”; my yoga with string 🙂 I also love the Loppy Ewe; my FAVORITE on-line store; I would love to make to the Spring Fling some year soon!!!! 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
I’ve been knitting 8 yrs., 5 mos., since I learned I was pregnant with my first child. Call it hormonal, but I went to my LYS to learn to knit, knit a few baby things, met a spinner, and that was it. I haven’t stopped since. I’m always knitting…and Loopy Ewe is my favorite yarn store. I just wish Spring Fling were closer to me! And I tend to like dark, understated colors– just sayin’….blues, greys, burgundies.
I learned to knit about six years ago while I was working as a church secretary. I knew that the minister was a knitter, so I walked into her office one day and asked for instructions. It couldn’t have been more than three or four minutes later that I was holding a set of needles and casting on my first scarf. Although she and I have both since retired, the gift she gave me has grown in leaps and bounds (and socks).
I’m proud to be a Loopy and working toward my SABLE status. (You know Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy!)
I have been knitting for 45 years. I learned by watching teenagers in my community knit for their home economics class!
I’ve been knitting for just about 4 years.
I’ve been knitting for 15 years. I love it?
I’ve been knitting for 30 years.
I have been knitting for more than two years. It will be three years in August as I learned to knit a month after I began working at my job. The hazards of working at a craft store!
55 yrs and still at it !!!! Scary but true …
I have been knitting for about 10 years and love it!
I’ll cop to more than 30. That’s my story & I’m stickin’ to it.
I learned to knit 8 years ago and although (as you know!) my knitting has slowed down since having three kids, I still love to knit. Looks like a fun contest, Sheri:)
Been knitting about 10 years and I’m still learning new things. Just finished an Icelandic Sweater, so that was my first fair isle project. Loved it.
I’ve been knitting for about 8 years!
My mom taught me how to knit 43 years ago! 🙂
I’ve been knitting for 15 years now- since a friend taught me during grad school.
My mom taught me to knit when I was about 8…. then I “forgot.”
Then I knit a horrible, misshapen, oversized red sweater when I was home from college one summer…. and I promptly “forgot” how to knit again.
Then I knit a baby blanket for my godson in 2002…. and I haven’t been able to stop since. Third times a charm, I guess.
So… maybe 10 years total? 9 years consistently? Something like that.
I’ve been knitting off and on since I was twelve. I’m 29 now so I guess that makes 17 years! Wow.
My grandmother taught me to knit about 40 years ago and I made a few potholders. Then I knie a baby gift for a sister in law when I was in my 20’s. I started again two years ago when my daughter was going to present me with a grand daughter. Now I am truly hooked!
Wow! What an amazing number of comments! My Aunt taught me to knit when I was 8 or 9, but I didn’t start knitting addictively until 12 years ago. Before knitting, I crocheted for about 15 years.
Almost too many years to count… 32 years now. I must have started before I was born – being forever 29…. 🙂
10 years!
I don’t actually know. My sister taught me before I could read, and I’ve been on and off since, which I will sheepishly admit is more than 40 years….
My grandmother taught me to knit when i was 190 year old, but I became serious about knitting only some 4 years ago, when my older son was a baby.
I learned to knit almost 26 years ago (I was 17), but only picked up knitting again 10 years ago and sock knitting 4 years ago!
I learned to knit about 50 years ago (at the age of 9). My first project was a pair of mittens. My second was a pullover aran sweater in a shocking pink!
My mother taught us to knit when we were kids. That was probably 40 years ago! But I didn’t get serious about knitting until 6 years ago!