Last stop: Scotland!

Did you catch the Fair Isle reference in yesterday’s post?  In case you don’t understand what Fair Isle has to do with Scotland, here’s a little history for you. Fair Isle is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, a tiny island in the north of Scotland, that forms part of the Shetland islands.  This is the last stop on Kerin’s journey around the world.  If you were playing along throughout the week, we thank you very much!  If you guessed the right answers and you were the first to do it, expect an email soon!

For now, Kerin is on her way home.  What a fun vacation she has had!
The last photo that we snapped from her journey was of her arriving in Portland at the airport!  She looks happy to be home.  …

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Kerin’s Knitting in Peru!

In yesterday’s post, you might have noticed that Kerin was wearing an amazing hat with little llamas along the top.  If you guessed that she would be in Peru, you guessed right! 
While Kerin knits happily away amongst the friendly Alpacas in Peru, she daydreams of her next location.  My goodness, her Fair Isle sweater is just lovely!

Can you guess where she’ll be next?  If you have any ideas, be sure to post them in the comments before 8AM PST tomorrow morning for your chance to win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks! 
*To enter, you must have a US or Canada mailing address.

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Kerin’s Knitting in Alaska!

Did you guess correctly?  If you missed our post yesterday, we are having a contest to see if you can guess where Kerin is knitting around the world in celebration of World Wide Knit In Public Week.  Yesterday’s post showed a picture of Kerin’s trunk that contained a fishing vest.  Where better to fish than in Alaska’s beautiful rivers.  As you may have seen in our recent interview with Kerin, she LOVES to knit while she fishes.  Looks like she caught a big fish (err, sock) this time!

Now remember, something in this picture is a hint for where Kerin will be tomorrow.  Post where you think she’ll be in the comments before 8AM PST tomorrow and if you’re the first one to get it right, you’ll win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks! Good luck!

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Celebrating World Wide Knit In Public Week!

It’s World Wide Knit in Public Week and to celebrate, we’ve got Kerin going on lots of adventures!  Monday through Thursday of this week, we will be posting pictures of Kerin knitting in different parts of the world.  Friday, Kerin will arrive in her final destination and from there, begin her long trip back home.
Here’s where it gets fun for you.  Each day’s picture will include a hint to where Kerin will be the next day.  The first person to successfully guess where Kerin will be the next day (via leaving a comment) will win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks!  We will announce all of our winners on Monday of next week. 
In this first picture, you can see that Kerin is getting ready to head out on her travels. 

And in this picture, you can get a hint of all the …

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Knitting socks in tandem

Remember a couple of months ago when I was struggling with Second
Sock Syndrome. After knitting with the Magic Loop Method several times,
I’ve realized that I prefer knitting with DPNs. It’s just a matter of
personal preference. We have a selection of Magic Loop/DPN sock knitters
in the building. We’ve all tried any new method that has come
around and it’s been fun to watch who ends up using what needles for the
sock knitting.

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Podcast Episode 161: Stitch Dictionary Secrets Revealed

Jenny chats with Kerin about the wonders of stitch dictionaries! If you are new to stitch dictionaries, you will learn all about what they are, how to use them and the history of stitches throughout different cultures. Kerin also shares her own tips and tricks to successfully designing with different lace, cables, textures and colorwork stitches.
Some of the books mentioned during this podcast include the Vogue Stitchionary series, the Harmony Guides from Interweave Press and Knitting on the Edge by Nicky Epstein.
 
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Belinda Shawl ready just in time for the wedding!

This is the photo from Mason Dixon Knitting: Outside The Lines. You can
see how the pattern caught my attention. The shawl is actually very easy
to knit and it worked up relatively quickly.

I couldn’t have cut it much closer. I finished the shawl one week before
Bob’s nephew’s wedding. Thank goodness lace shawls dry quickly. I was
so happy with the results. One of those times when you have wanted to
make something for ages and it turns out even better than expected.

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Getting to know the lady behind the designs – Kerin Dimeler

Kerin is the in-house pattern designer for Knit Picks and is
one of the most talented knitters our company has ever had the
opportunity to work with. We thought that you all should get a chance to get to know Kerin the way
that we do, so how better than with an interview!  I hope you enjoy
getting to know our funny (and all-around-awesome) Kerin as much as I did. 

As
many of our blog friends know, you are the pattern designer for Knit
Picks.  This job requires that you know pretty much everything there is
to know about knitting.  When and how did you learn to knit? 

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Knit Picks yarn featured in Interweave Crochet and Crochet Magazine!

We always love getting emails from Interweave
(and any other magazines for that matter) saying that our yarn has been
featured.  We are particularly excited about the latest email we
received from Interweave Crochet annoucing that our yarn was used for the beautiful Arboretum Cardigan, designed by Annette Petavy. 

Isn’t it just lovely?  For the cardigan, Annette used CotLin DK in Lilac.  The little flowers are aslo made with CotLin in Cerise, Blackberry and Sprout. 

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