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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
Have one pair of socks in progress at a time! Last weekend I finished off the second pair of Ric Rac Socks from The Little Box of Socks. After that I took a critical look at the two pair of socks that had been languishing in my knitting pile. I made myself be honest about why I had been leaving them sitting for so long. It turned out that there weren’t any excuses, I just ended up not liking that patterns once I got started. If I am completely comfortable giving up on a book I’m not enjoying because I know there are thousands of other books out there waiting for me, why do I get all worked up thinking about abandoning a project? Particularly one as small as a sock. The other justification for ripping out the two pair of socks is that I ... |
Category Archives: Inspiration
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
It’s officially fall, and it’s time for me to pick up my City Tweed sweater that was a little too hot to work on over the summer. City Tweed is a great yarn for fall knitting. It’s warm enough to be outerwear before you have to break out the winter coat. It’s soft enough to wear next to your skin, so you can be cozy in a sweater whether you are raking leaves or sitting in front of a fire. The yarn colors range from rich harvest tones to bright jewel tones with several neutrals as well, so it’s sure to match your fall wardrobe. I found some wonderful inspiration when I was perusing City Tweed HW and DK projects on Ravelry. Thanks to everyone who gave me permission to use their photos! In this slide show, each picture has the knitter’s Ravelry user name, the name of the pattern, and a ... |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
In September, we announced a contest so members of the Knitting Community could help us find all of the pickle ornaments hiding in the Knit Picks online catalog. There were 20 pickles total, and we received a lot of correct entries! I randomly chose 5 winners with correct answers, and they will each receive a complete Tidings of Joy Holiday Ornament Kit so they can knit their own pickle ornament, as well as the other 21 ornament patterns in the kit. The winners of our Pickle Sleuth contest are: dinasmiles2 archercrafts emcknits Sunshine PurlGirl All of the winners of the contest have already received an email from me. Congratulations! Also, this picture is of the pickle ornament hiding on top of a ball of Hazelnut Palette that I put in my cabled coffee mug. < |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
We got so many amazing entries for the Mr. Foster Halloween contest, it’s taken us longer than we originally thought to narrow it down to just three finalists! The patterns for our finalists aren’t available, but you can still download the original Mr Foster Sock Monkey pattern and get patterns for the Mr. Foster Doll, his pajamas & robe for those lazy days, and three outfits for his many career paths: Dr. Foster’s scrubs & labcoast, Officer Foster’s cap, shirt & pants, and Sailor Foster’s pants, shirt & cap. After lots and lots of deliberation, I’m excited to present you with the following 3 choices: Zorro by Deb Thomas, aka Freelance King Kong by Cheryl Waters, aka cherylbwaters Spock by Elisa Willis, aka ClosetGeek |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
In an attempt to justify my current sock knitting I’ve decided to recruit more sock knitters. If everyone knits socks then my behavior will become the norm. This is the first of five videos in the first segment of the sock knitting videos. These five videos will get a new sock knitter up to casting on and working the leg. My plan is to follow up with the second segment to work the heel flap, heel turn, picking up the heel flap stitches and starting to work on the gusset decreases. To finish off, the third segment will show toe decreasing, Kitchener stitch and fun ways to continue with sock knitting. To make it easy to reference the videos, I’m going to start a Discussion topic for each video with the knitters in our Sock Knitting KAL. That way we can talk about each step in its own Discussion forum. I have structured these ... |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
This week’s podcast featured Nina talking with Kelley about hems. Nina was kind enough to allow me to film her explaining three different hem types that you can use on your knitted sweaters. Also, I love her scarf. 🙂 (If you’re interested in knitting any of these sweaters, check out our Design Your First Sweater kit. You just choose your color, and then you get to make all sorts of design decisions – hem type, neckline, all sorts of details that allow you to make a custom sweater.) < |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
My friend, Elizabeth, spied on me during Sock Summit and kept notes on the colors I enjoy wearing. When she got back home she made me this lovely wet-felt, silk scarf. I have been waiting for it to be cold enough to wear it! Well, please notice the turtleneck I’m wearing as well as the scarf. I am even wearing my lovely Imagination socks. It’s definitely cold! < |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
I was so excited about the Every Way Wrap when it came out in the Fall 2009 issue of Interweave Knits. I had never knit reversible cables before (unlike regular cables, this cable pattern looks good on both sides; there isn’t an obvious front and back – which means you’re crossing stitches over while purling as well as while knitting), so I thought it would be a good knitting challenge. And, I love the scarf/wrap’s versatility – you can wear it so many different ways. I’m knitting the wrap in the Mahogany color of Gloss HW. This yarn has excellent stitch definition and the shine of the silk in the blend makes the cables reflect the light so prettily. I’m really glad for the Zephyr needles I’m using for this project. Some of the cable crosses are kind of tight for me, probably because I’m new at reversible ... |
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by Alison on May 25, 2010
Hey everybody! I don’t know if you’ve seen this feature on the website yet, but we’ve started adding video interviews for each of the new kits. I sit Nina or Kerin down in a locked room with nothing but the kits they’ve designed, then I don’t let them out until they’ve spilled all their secrets about the design process, pattern features, and tips for knitting the project. Each video is added to the product page for the kit under the “Video” tab, and you can watch the video without even leaving the page you’re on. Spiffy! Here are a couple of my favorites: < |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
OICyarn! Congratulations Sonja! I hope you enjoy your City Tweed HW yarn. Maybe a nice hat? I am working on my next Knitting Buddy project! As soon as it is finished, I’ll share it with you and have another drawing. < |
