“Peter held a little bit of magic in his hands: a completed sweater, warm and soft, but most importantly, a reminder of his late wife. She had begun the sweater for him in 2011 but passed away in 2013 before she could complete the project. Beate, his daughter, safeguarded the partially finished garment for years, until she discovered Loose Ends. Paired with a “finisher”—an expert knitter in her hometown—Beate turned over the remaining yarn and needles. A few weeks later, she had the sweater back, finished and ready to wear. It was the perfect gift for her father’s 99th birthday! That is what Loose Ends is all about.

Founded in 2022 by Masey Kaplan (Falmouth, Maine) and Jennifer Simonic (Seattle, Washington), Loose Ends has grown to more than 28,000 finishers in 65 countries, with over 2,500 completed projects to date. Though Kaplan and Simonic started the nonprofit organization as a volunteer initiative, it has grown quickly. Thanks to a sponsorship by JOANN Fabric and Crafts, they both now work for Loose Ends full time.”

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