The author and her friend Alecia knitting up some Loopy Mango kits on a past New Years Eve. Photo: Kerri Kenney Silver 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 before stuffing them back in. I was taught by an OG knitter — a family friend in a nearby nursing home — long before YouTube how-to videos brought knitting lessons to the masses.
Loopy Mango My First Hat Kit $58 Photo: retailer Who doesn’t love a pom-pom? This hat is an excellent project for first-time knitters . It takes about two hours to complete and, like all of Loopy Mango’s kits, you can choose from a cornucopia of colors when it comes to the yarn, which is 100 percent merino wool that’s made in the U.S. The price shown includes the required knitting needles and a pattern.
$126 at Etsy Buy Loopy Mango 28” x 40” Nantucket Throw Kit $242 Photo: retailer I have these all over my house. It’s the perfect little throw in the yummiest, chunky yarn. There are more sizes of this beginner blanket kit, too, and the included pair of needles are so big that it knits up in a flash — the whole process should take no more than three hours. I gave my best friend this kit as her first-ever knitting project and I believe now she’s on her fifth one.
$470 at Amazon Buy $470 at Loopy Mango Buy Loopy Mango Long Mohair Dress Kit $254 Photo: retailer While Loopy Mango has lots of fantastic beginner kits, there are options for every level of expertise. For the knitter with some practice under their belt, I recommend this intermediate dress kit that I’m working on right now. The mohair yarn is thinner, but it still knits up quickly because it’s a looser knit.
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