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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
I’m on vacation this week, but I thought I’d share a video I took last week while I was home during the photoshoot day. I recently reorganized my yarn stash (and frankly am rather embarrassed by the meagerness of my stash, but now that I can see it all, I’ll be much more inspired to start projects!). I got those great tubs at Target. And, here are links to some other knitting supplies I find indispensable: Jacquard Acid Dyes and Sock Yarn Dye Blanks Yarn Swift Yarn Ball Winder Needle Binder Cases Knitting Needle Coil Wraps – you can see these holding my DPN sets together in the binder pockets – I love these little things! Yarn Scale < |
Category Archives: Inspiration
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
A lot of components go into creating great photos for our catalog and web site, and one important component is location. (It’s not just true for real estate!) We like to get out of the studio as much as we can to capture the natural lighting and inspiring backdrops of the area in which we live. Since we’re headquartered in Vancouver, WA, we do a lot of shooting in Portland, the gorge, Camas, and Vancouver. It really brings that “Pacific Northwest” feeling to our photos I think. Anyway, remember my blog post a while back about our October photoshoot at Hopworks Urban Brewery? Well, now that the October catalog is out, I can show you some of my favorite shots from that location shoot. Line-by-Line Mittens to Gloves Kit Biker’s Silk Scarf Pattern from Knitting and Tea Twisted Rib “Reversi” Socks ... |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
I’m done! I’m done! I calculate that my Classic Lines Cardigan is the most stitches I’ve ever knit for one project–coming in around 76,000 stitches (38 size). Eeep! I’m glad I didn’t make that calculation before I started! I squeeked this one in under the 6 month mark, and it fits like a dream, so I’m quite proud. Angela helped me take some photos. It’s very windy outside, so it was quite the challenge to get the lightweight sweater to lay flat. It’s supposed to be 90 degrees today, but our office is always chilly, so I’m wearing my cardigan now. The only modification I made to Alison’s great pattern is to knit the sleeves longer for my monkey arms (mine are 20″ instead of 17″), and to finish the bottom hems while I knit instead of at the end. My favorite part about this pattern is how ... |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
Even though I’ve missed a couple of Tuesdays, I am pleased with the results of setting aside one day a week to share my Classic Lines Progress with you. It usually inspires a burst of knitting on Sunday or Monday night. But, I believe you will see a surprising amount of progress over the next two weeks. Bob is on a long business trip which translates into evenings with audio books as I knit and knit and knit. It may not always be my CLiC sweater but it will be one of the “projects of choice” over the next couple of weeks. I have a few more inches to go on the second sleeve. I know that joining the sleeves with the body will be energizing. It will feel like a sweater even though there will be a lot more work still left. Tonight I ... |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
Sense and Sensibility read by Juliet Stevenson takes Jane Austen to a whole new level. I thought I knew the story – I’ve read it several times and seen the movies – but I was wrong. I spent hours this weekend knitting and listening to Juliet. Ok, I baked some bread and chocolate chip cookies. Can you tell Bob is on a business trip? What are those lines of cream colored yarn running up my Ric Rac socks? That’s my little trick for getting my socks to match when I’m using DPNs. After I finish the first sock I put a long piece of contrasting yarn on a blunt needle and make a running stitch in increments of ten stitches until I get to the end of a particular section. For example, I stranded down the leg and ended up with 8 sections of 10 ... |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
I don’t know about you, but when I catch that first whiff of fall, all I can think is COLORWORK! There’s just something about the changing seasons that makes me want to sit back with a cup of coffee and several richly colored yarns and make some knitted art. I’ve started my very own Corrie Vest, though I’ll have to admit to taking a few liberties with the color – hey, designer’s prerogative, right? I’m not that far into it yet, but I’m really looking forward to wearing this all winter. I’m a total geek for sweater vests, but I only have one. Just one! It is so hard to find one that’s short enough for me. With that in mind, I wrote the pattern for Petite, Average and Tall heights. I’m definitely knitting the Petite size! 😉 Since this is totally colorwork season, we ... |
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by Kelley on May 25, 2010
I fell in love with the Nutmeg hat by Norah Gaughan. I love her designs. The hat is knit at a perfect gauge for City Tweed Heavy Worsted. I am determined to expand my hat collection and the range of “warm” toned colors in my wardrobe. What could be easier than this quick knit hat in a “new” color for me – Morning Glory. I think it is a nice “warm” purple that looks good against my face. Check out the lovely details of this hat. It was a new experience for me because it was knit flat and then seamed to form the hat. A bit of a problem because I have no experience seaming knit fabric because I am a knitting-in-the-round fan. I decided that I needed some help to finish my hat. And look how well it turned out! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
In addition to some new marketing projects, I’ve also added sock model to my resume since I started working at Knit Picks. I thought sock modeling sounded like a pretty cushy job. I mean, all you have to do is sit around and wear some socks and let someone take a picture of your feet, right? Little did I know… That’s me, standing in a field next to our office, balancing one foot on a ladder that I’m holding up myself while I also hold up a screen to try to get the lighting right. The yoga class I took at the gym is finally paying off! And here’s the final shot of the Lindsay Sock that’s in the catalog. Kerry and Melissa never cease to amaze me. How’d they do that? ... |
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by Alison on May 25, 2010
Can you help us out? (To find the pickles (and enter for a chance to win a Tidings of Joy ornament kit) head over to our newest online catalog. You have to enter by October 5th, 2009, and we’re giving out ornament kits to five sharp-eyed pickle sleuths. The instructions on how to enter are listed on page 6 of both the online and paper catalog.) < |
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by Knit Picks Staff on May 25, 2010
It’s not too late to start Melissa’s mystery colorwork project! I’m one of the test knitters, so I’m a little ahead of the public pattern release (which is why I covered up part of my project in the photo) and I can tell you that it’s fun and beautiful! Melissa designed it so you don’t have to do very much knitting each week – it’s pretty easy, so that you can keep up (or catch up – the first installment of the pattern was released last Friday, and the next will be released this Friday). Here are the colors of Palette that I’m using: Foreground (photo center) – Currant Background, in order (clockwise from lower left) – Brindle Heather, Marsala, Sweet Potato, Turmeric, Cornmeal, Golden Heather, Mai Tai Heather, Conch, Rose Hip, Raspberry Heather ... |
