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by Stacey on February 4, 2013
Have you liked the look of shawlettes but feel intimdeded by the thin yarn they use? Well Joyce Fassbender has a free pattern for you! Meet Tsidfy! (Which is proununced Sid-Fee by the way) Knit up in Swish DK and on size 8 needles, this pretty little shawlette works up quick! |
Category Archives: Independent Designer Partnership
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by Stacey on January 14, 2013
This week's marks the opening of the About.com 2013 Readers Choice Awards! From now until February 11th, you can nominate your favorite blogs, designers, books, yarn company, and needle brand for the award! We look forward to this every year so I thought I'd show you some of my suggestions - you can nominate up to 3 for each category! |
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by Stacey on December 6, 2012
3 years ago this week, the first IDP patterns went up on the site! We started with around 20 patterns and a handful of designers; since then the Independent Designer Partnership Program has grown to nearly 2000 patterns and over 550 designers! Wow! I'm so excited I get to be a part of this. Alison came up with the idea in fall 2009 and I came aboard the Knit Picks team in November. My first month was spent working round the clock to make sure everything was ready to go! Since then, this has been my main job at Knit Picks and I honestly couldn't be happier - I've loved getting to know the designers and helping them bring their patterns to you. We've grown the IDP to include kits, ebooks, and our newest venture, IDP Designer Collections. Plus I can't wait for you all to see what our next IDP projects is - believe me, you are going to love it! Since we're celebrating our anniversary, I've been asking my coworkers to pick their favorite IDP patterns. While it was like pulling teeth ("I like so many of them!") they finally narrowed their choices down. To be honest, I also had problems picking a favorite pattern, but I finally went with the one I've made many times - the Boo Bear Hat by Terri Kruse. |
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by Stacey on November 26, 2012
Believe it or not, the only time I have ever taken a knitting class was at Sock Summit 2009. And I only took 2 classes (you can see my write up here, my very first Knit Picks blog post!) So this time around, I decided to fill my schedule - I took a total of 4 classes, one each day, plus I attended Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's lecture as well. I was very busy all weekend but it was a lot of fun (of course!) |
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by Stacey on October 30, 2012
This time of year, I always start stressing out over gifts I want to make for the holidays - I, like many knitters I know, love to make handmade gifts for loved ones. But around the end of October, I discover my time management skills are pretty poor and there's no way I can make elaborate cabled sweaters for everyone on my list so I start looking for smaller items to knit. Well, thank goodness for the new Holla Knits Accessories eBook - 6 little patterns that I'm sure will work for several people on my list! |
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by Stacey on October 25, 2012
All of us here have been a fan of Stephanie Dosen AKA tiny owl knits for quite awhile - from her bunny slippers pattern hopsalot to her adorable deer with tiny antlers hat to her super popular & addicting beeskeeper's quilt, her whimsical patterns have delighted us for years. Now we are so excited to have her newest collection - The Woodsy Association! |
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by Kelley on October 16, 2012
How many times have you fallen in love with sock yarn skeins that have been hand-dyed by a talented independent artist know as an “Indie-Dyer”. Oftentimes, I am drawn to more than just a couple of skeins. I find myself wanting nearly everything that particular artist makes. I call it the “sensibility” of an artist.Attending the two Sock Summits that have taken place here in Portland highlighted the concept of sensibility. Think of it as walking through a huge museum of Indie Dyers. Each booth full of yarn and fiber had a definite sense of color and style. |
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by Stacey on October 9, 2012
Contest is now closed - thanks for entering! We'll draw the winners on 10/9! This week on the podcast I was so delighted to talk to two fantastic designers - Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochiland and crochet designer extrodiner, Deja Jetmir. Both of them have brand new books out that I'm really excited about (if you couldn't tell from the podcast). |
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by Stacey on September 28, 2012
This week's Freebie Friday features one of our favorite designers: This is Jennifer Thompson's Roadtrip Shawl - a beautiful semi-circular shawl. It is knit from the top down with ragalan style increases - and is perfect when you are the passanger on a fall road trip! |
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by Knit Picks Podcast on September 26, 2012
In this week’s podcast episode, Kelley gets a chance to talk with designer Audrey Knight about her newest book Reversible Scarves! Audrey began knitting in 2004 and quickly began exploring the world of design. Hear all about her transition from knitter to knitwear designer, and how she came up for the idea for her book which features reversible patterns that are sure to “cure the wrong side blues” as Audrey says. Kelley walks through each chapter of the book, and chats with Audrey about the unique patterns and techniques for creating your own reversible patterns and designs. You can find Audrey’s newest book here: Reversible Scarves eBook Reversible Scarves (printed version) And don’t forget, Audrey also has several designs in the IDP program which you can find here: Audrey Knight’s patterns 3 easy ways to listen… |
