Yarn, bowls, classes, and goals...

... this is the name of my donation campaign.
I need help keeping my store open, and you all can help me! I have great incentives... check them out!



I have been struggling with the store - I know, I know, it takes a while for a new business to get started. BUT... without help, I'll close early... and lose money... LOTS of money...
So, please help.

I'm also having a HUGE sale!! In the store and online!! https://squareup.com/market/leslies-crochet

The sale is on until all of the yarn is gone! I have to make room (and money) for new stock.

As far as items I'm working on and patterns I'm in love with right now: 

Lacy WrapAround Shawl
https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/160067758/lacy-wrap-around-shawl-crochet-pattern?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

I love the versatility of this shawl! It's perfect for fall - and winter here in Charlotte

Prarie Point
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/prairie-point

Simple yet beautiful skirt with great edging. 

I can't wait until I finish these projects. I'll show them off soon. 

Please check out my donation sight and my sale. 

Thanks!

It's Christmas in July!!!

And that means...

Yes! We are having a 50% off sale from now until July 31st! 

I don't have much stock, so you'd better get here fast! You can check my Square shop like on the side of this post to check out a sampling of what I have and order online! 

Oh, don't let me forget.... we're also having another giveaway! This time for 

FIVE SKEINS OF YARN! 

Yes, that's right! You can win five skeins of banana fiber yarn! You know I love this yarn, and I want everyone else to love it as well! 

Here's your chance to win!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Another giveaway!!

I love my giveaways, and I am giving away another two skeins of my favorite - Darn Good Yarn Banana Fiber Yarn!! Here's the info!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Good luck!!

Vacation time! (pattern link for Fernanda Shawl)

I am on vacation until 6/16.

Yes, I just opened on 4/19.... BUT my kids are graduating. My 5th grader on 6/10, and my 12th grader on 6/11. We're running around preparing for that, cleaning for company... and the in-laws will be in town. Well, maybe I'll go to the store ONE day this week...

Since I'm going to be closed for so long, I wanted to have another giveaway!! This one is for two balls of Adriafil Knitcol yarn! It's such a pretty yarn with great color repeats.

Baabaa in her sweater made from Adriafil Knitcol

Here's what you need to do to enter the contest:
a Rafflecopter giveaway



Good luck!!

Also, I wanted to share my new pattern obsession. No, it's not the c2c (although I'm almost finished my second), it's called the Fernanda Shawl.

The pattern is on Ravelry, the link is here - Fernanda pattern by Ana Luisa Galvan. 

For me, the pattern was a little tricky at first - I actually had to read each step out loud while starting the shawl. But once I figured it out, it worked up so fast! 

I used 3 hanks of Phymouth Yarn Covington 100% mercerized cotton yarn. I didn't make it as big as the photo in the pattern, and I didn't do the shell edge - just the picot. It's a great spring or late summer night shawl. 

In love with the C2C, big event, contest, and discount code!

First - let me tell you about my new website and online store - www.lesliesloops.com. From now until Monday at 5pm, you can go on the site and get 20% off your entire order. Type KNIT20 for the coupon code, and that's it!
Why only until 5pm on Monday? Well, after 5pm, I am having a huge event that no one wants to miss! Check my Facebook page - Leslies Loops - for more info. I also have contest running where if you like my page, you can get two skeins of Plymouth yarn and a $10 Starbucks card! Check it out!!

Have you visited The Crochet Crowd website? I follow them on Facebook, and LOVE the patterns and tutorials they post. 

It's been up on their site for a while (and on Youtube), but I finally created the corner to corner afghan! 

It's an amazingly easy pattern. It works up so quickly, and the color combinations with this are endless! 

I'm working on my second one right now, but here's my first one - 

Here's the youtube tutorial link:

Corner to Corner afghan link

I hope you make one just as nice (or nicer), and check out my contest! 

Until next time!

The store is OPEN!!

Yaaayyy!!

You are all invited to my new store - we're located in Matthews, NC. The address is 167 S. Trade Street, Unit I, Matthews, NC. Store hours are 10am - 7pm, Monday - Saturday and 1pm - 6pm every third Sunday.

At my grand opening on Saturday, one of my customers asked me to make her a large beret out of the yarn she purchased.
The yarn? Darn Good Yarn's thick 3-ply silk yarn. The color she chose was Unicorn Kisses. The color is muted while hanging, however as I was creating the hat, the colors became more vibrant! It's beautiful!

I loosely followed the Beret with a simple cable stitch pattern from Cat's Rockin' Crochet (who has great patterns, by the way). If you decide to make this hat, you'll see where the differences are. 

Let me know if you have any questions, and check out my new website, www.lesliesloops.com! 

I just quit my job (and made a shawl)!

After almost 5 years of working for Habitat Charlotte - a great ministry - I decided I needed to move on and mainly focus on my future as an entrepreneur.

I am SO excited!!!

My store doesn't open until April 19th, so in my spare time, I get to crochet! This shawl is the Zinnia Flower Shawl (click for pattern) from the Fiber Flux Blog. I LOVE how it looks!
I made two small changes - I used worsted weight yarn from Darn Good Yarn, which is starting to be my go-to yarn. Their reclaimed silk cloud yarn and their banana fiber yarn is so great to work with.

Here are the pictures:

(adorable pants! Lol!)

All links are provided above.

I hope you like it!