I started knitting in the fifth grade, long before it was cool. It was so uncool, in fact, that I would hide my yarn and knitting needles in my locker and sneak them out at lunch for a quick knit/purl ...

The Katies are back with their softest craft yet! They’re making a tabletop Christmas tree using only a few items under $25. Step one: Hot glue the end of your loopy yarn to the bottom of your cone.

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Sitting in the basement of Loopy Yarns, a colorful and extremely organized yarn store in the Printers Row neighborhood of Chicago, Jo Anne Smith holds up a bright red, hand-knitted sweater. It looks ...

When Gini Aten Erving thought about opening a yarn shop last winter, she may not have predicted one thing people would do with the bins of colorful threads at Loopy Knit/Crochet. On Monday, fiber ...

Cyndy Aten decided a long time ago to make the most out of the life she has been given, to treasure that gift with honest introspection. To live an enriching life, she said, means embracing a work ...