Inside Crochet June/July Issue 2

Interview
| SUSAN CROPPER
IC: When did you learn to crochet?
SC: Hmmm… probably about four or ﬁ ve years ago
I think.
IC: Who taught you?
SC: Bee Cinch, a woman who teaches at Loop. We
were on the train to France and we thought it
would be fun to do it then. She brought extra
hooks and I brought the yarn. We were on our
way to a design show in Paris. Bee lives in Kent
so within minutes of meeting me on the train in
Ashford, we got out our goodies and began.
IC: Going from knitting to crochet can be a bit of a
challenge for some people. Did you ﬁ nd it easy
to learn?
SC: I think I picked it up pretty quickly. The biggest
(Top left)
challenge for me was how to hold the yarn. I
Loop's shelves carry a
knit continental so I hold the yarn in my left
variety of knitted and
hand. I have to constantly remind myself to hold
non-knitted items for
the yarn in my right hand when I crochet. It’s
a relaxed, homely feel.
just a matter or remembering, really!
(Bottom Left to Right)
IC: Do you have any plans to write more books?
The choice of yarn
SC: I would love to do one more book in the future,
is vast at Loop, with
on homewares – I feel that it is important to
various weights from
have nice things around the home. I love home
40 companies.
design. I grew up with my mother in New
York City and, for a time, she was an interior
Susan loves playing
designer. So I was dragged around furniture and
around with her stock,
textile showrooms from a very young age and it
creating wonderful
must have seeped into my blood. The kinds of
things, from swatches
things I would have are throws, cushions, big
to glittery birds.
ﬂ oor poufs, etc.
Loop also sells all
IC: We all have our favourite ﬁ bres to work with.
sorts of knit and
What’s yours?
crochet accessories,
SC: Well, I absolutely love Blue Sky Alpaca Sport
from hooks and
Weight, so I guess I’d have to go with alpaca.
needles to buttons.
I just love the feel of working with the ﬁ bre.
It’s soft but strong and just wonderful to work
with. I particularly like the weight of the Blue
Sky Alpaca Sport weight and use it over and
over again. And cashmere, of course. I love
cashmere, but it can be a bit expensive. That’s
the good thing about owning a yarn shop: I
get to play around with the stock and
make wonderful things!
IC: The shop seems to be doing
really well. Do you have
any future plans for Loop?
SC: I am working with two
people and we're designing
Loop knitting kits that might
be ready for autumn 2009.
That’s a big endeavour and
very exciting for us.
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