Yarn shop opens near campus
New store offers knitting gear, advice in cozy atmosphere
Lauren Smith
Issue date: 3/21/07 Section: The Mix
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Five out of five stars
Knitters of Columbia, rejoice and raise your double pointed needles in triumph! You no longer have to drive out to Irmo to get your yarn fix!
In the Loop is a new yarn shop on Devine Street that opened in January. The shop is housed in a deceptively tiny cottage, but it contains more yarn than anyone can shake a pointy stick at. Stock includes everything from Debbie Bliss to Blue Sky Alpaca in all sorts of colors. New yarn is shipped in every week, making it easier to stock up your personal supply.
If your favorite yarn isn't in stock, In the Loop can order it for you from its Charleston-based sister shop, Knit.
There is also a large selection of knitting books and needles. An entire section of the cottage is dedicated to books alone, though this may not be the case for long. In the Loop's owner, Lara Clark, said she is planning to condense the book area to make room for even more yarn.
"There's always more room for yarn," Clark said.
In the Loop also offers beginner's knitting classes. Future classes include a sock knitting class, a felting class and a traditional sweater knitting class.
There is also the possibility of classes for more advanced knitters.
"If you're daring enough to try something, you can do it. You can do anything," said Clark, who opened In the Loop because she felt that knitters in Columbia needed a place to just sit and knit.
"It's always been my dream to open a yarn shop," Clark said. "I also wanted to support my yarn habit."
Clark said she received help with opening her shop from the owner of Knit.
"She lent me her knowledge of yarn shops and offered advice ... she's like my guardian angel entrepreneur."
That same "guardian angel" also taught Clark how to knit three years ago.
Clark encourages knitters to come by the shop to meet other knitters and to work on their own projects, or even start new ones. After all, no one wants to be left out of the loop.
Knitters of Columbia, rejoice and raise your double pointed needles in triumph! You no longer have to drive out to Irmo to get your yarn fix!
In the Loop is a new yarn shop on Devine Street that opened in January. The shop is housed in a deceptively tiny cottage, but it contains more yarn than anyone can shake a pointy stick at. Stock includes everything from Debbie Bliss to Blue Sky Alpaca in all sorts of colors. New yarn is shipped in every week, making it easier to stock up your personal supply.
If your favorite yarn isn't in stock, In the Loop can order it for you from its Charleston-based sister shop, Knit.
There is also a large selection of knitting books and needles. An entire section of the cottage is dedicated to books alone, though this may not be the case for long. In the Loop's owner, Lara Clark, said she is planning to condense the book area to make room for even more yarn.
"There's always more room for yarn," Clark said.
In the Loop also offers beginner's knitting classes. Future classes include a sock knitting class, a felting class and a traditional sweater knitting class.
There is also the possibility of classes for more advanced knitters.
"If you're daring enough to try something, you can do it. You can do anything," said Clark, who opened In the Loop because she felt that knitters in Columbia needed a place to just sit and knit.
"It's always been my dream to open a yarn shop," Clark said. "I also wanted to support my yarn habit."
Clark said she received help with opening her shop from the owner of Knit.
"She lent me her knowledge of yarn shops and offered advice ... she's like my guardian angel entrepreneur."
That same "guardian angel" also taught Clark how to knit three years ago.
Clark encourages knitters to come by the shop to meet other knitters and to work on their own projects, or even start new ones. After all, no one wants to be left out of the loop.
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Sue Von Aschen
posted 5/07/07 @ 12:31 PM EST
I live and work in Piqua so I am excited to hear of yur yarn shop. I couldn't find a direct address or exactly where the shop is. I have knitted for over 40 years and am very excited to see the knitting trend return. (Continued…)
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