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by Knit Picks Podcast on July 18, 2013
This week, Jenny and Kerin sit down for a chat about their easily-enabled world of crafting. From knitting and spinning to beading, weaving, crochet and tatting, it's sometimes just too easy to get sucked into a whole new craft. Our recent obsession: crochet! Having attempted to learn crochet several times, both Kerin and Jenny share their prior attempts before finally mastering the basics of crochet. And after getting the basics, our enthusiasm obviously didn't stop there! After moving onto different projects to expand our skills, we of course had to try our hands at making doilies with Curio. Next, we chat about different project ideas and interesting types of crochet - like Filet and Irish crochet - to inspire your next project. 3 easy ways to listen... |
Category Archives: crochet
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by Jenny K on July 16, 2013
A calming neutral color palette, stunning photography and gorgeously simple projects - I'm not sure which of these qualities drew me to this book first, but I instantly knew that Simple Crocheting by Erika Knight needed to have a home on my bookshelf asap. Highlighting the wide range of finished fabrics and textures, you'll find everything from chic accessories like fingerless mitts, shawls, and jewerly to home decor and even a cardigan. |
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by Heidi on July 15, 2013
The feeling must be similar as to when one welcomes their first child into the world: you waited soooo long for it, upon its arrival you giddily parade it before all, and many people - even strangers - want to hold it, again and again. Yep, I just finished my first crochet 'child', the massive Billow blanket. Well, the first crochet child of mine that I like (ugh, you messy cowl!). |
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by Hannah on July 10, 2013
So, as I've mentioned before that I have an incredible amount of lace weight yarn just lurking around in the shadows of my yarn stash. Everyone else in the office seems to have learned their lesson (aka that they just won't ever get around to knitting with lace weight yarn) so they steer well clear of it whenever a stray skein winds up in the office. I, on the other hand am more than happy to snap each and every one of them up and take them home with me. Well... almost anything, and by anything I mean just the blues! This means that I'm always prowling Ravelry, our own pattern section and all the available books in the office for lace weight patterns. ANYTHING to put this lovely, light yarn to good use. Eventually I found A. Westbrook's free crochet Lacy Feather and Fan pattern on Ravelry. I loved how open the pattern was, the simple two-row repeat and that I could really easily turn this into a cowl. SOLD! |
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by Hannah on July 7, 2013
I'm pretty sure that I just took my crochet skills to a whole new level this past launch when I released my very first pattern (the Luminarie Cozy and Hanging Planter Pattern) as part of Knit Picks, for free! I can't tell you how excited I am to share what I've been tinkering with since we got our first samples of our new Curio crochet thread in the office. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on July 5, 2013
To understand the doily, you must make the doily.I really get this now. As a kid and even into adulthood, my brother and I would use 'doily' as a way to denote that something was old fashioned or fuddy-duddy. (e.g: "geez, dad, why don't you put those vinyl records with your doilies?") But then along came Curio, and everything changed. Since beginning my crochet quest earlier this year, I've really come to love the intricate patterns in fine gauge crochet items like doilies and trims. Not that I didn't find them beautiful before, but being able to really see the work in them was a new experience. With Curio gleaming like a new day on my desk, I couldn't help it. I looked for some free vintage doily patterns, and started wading through my first attempt. |
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by Stacey on July 2, 2013
In honor of KP Crochet’s launch, the Knit Picks staff is taking this week to focus on all our favorite, hook-tastic products and projects. I, like my fellow coworkers, love to crochet. So I'm so excited to present Serenity, our first very first crochet collection! This gorgeous book has 8 patterns by 8 different independent designers and I can't tell you how wonderful it was to work on. We wanted a variety of types of patterns included and we especially wanted to include garments, which is somewhat difficult to find for crocheters. We also wanted to highlight lighter weight yarns - everything from lace to worsted. |
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by Jenny K on July 2, 2013
In honor of KP Crochet’s launch, the Knit Picks staff is taking this week to focus on all our favorite, hook-tastic products and projects. The introduction of KP Crochet just wouldn't be complete without a whole set of brand new video tutorials! We were lucky enough to work with knit and crochet designer Kalurah Hudson from While They Play designs, who kindly shared her wealth of crochet knowledge with us to create our series of crochet tutorials. Spanning a wide range of topics, complete beginners can learn about the anatomy of a hook or check out different ways to hold a crochet hook and yarn while those more acquainted with crochet can learn new techniques like broomstick lace! |
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by Jenny K on July 1, 2013
In honor of KP Crochet’s launch, the Knit Picks staff is taking this week to focus on all our favorite, hook-tastic products and projects. Having fallen deep into the crochet rabbit hole, it only seemed natural that I was completely intrigued and enamored with Curio from the moment our samples arrived at the office. And although it was a big departure from my usual size H or I hook, I decided to dedicated myself to Curio and a 1.5mm crochet hook for an entire weekend. Curio in the color, Lichen |
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by Knit Picks Staff on July 1, 2013
In honor of KP Crochet’s launch, the Knit Picks staff is taking this week to focus on all our favorite, hook-tastic products and projects. When I began working at Knit Picks, I was fascinated by the way people would knit during office meetings; their focus so smoothly divided, yet free! Now, nearly two years later, there’s something a little different about our meetings: At any given time, about half the staff whips out crochet projects (yours truly included). Granny stripe blankets, cotton thread lacework, crochet toys, cowls, slippers and shawls—it’s basically a bonanza. |
