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by Knit Picks Staff on April 29, 2010
I finished the scarf I was making for my very good friend Andrea. As you probably guessed by the title of this post, I used Comfy Worsted Yarn in Cypress. The pattern is a free pattern from Ravelry, you can find it here. This pattern is really fun to make and takes no time at all. I used about 1 1/2 balls of Comfy–it’s just a matter of how long you want your scarf to be. You’ll see in the photos of others who have made this pattern that they often use multi-colored yarn–it would be really good in our Stroll Multi Sock yarn I think. My friend loved it by the way. She’s one of those super fashionable women who wears a scarf every day as part of every outfit–thus using cotton so she doesn’t get too warm. |
Category Archives: Inspiration
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by Knit Picks Staff on April 29, 2010
I love my job so much! Introducing, my favorite kit, ever: Seriously, how could I not be totally thrilled when my boss lady says, “Knitted robots are a great idea, you should get right on that”? I’ve never been so happy with something I designed as I am with these little guys. There’s usually many elements of surprise in the design process, where something looks just a bit different from how I pictured it, but once I had the pattern for these robots on paper, they came to life just as i was hoping they would. Shall I introduce you? From left to right they are Oscillatrix, Mr. T and Squatty, named by our very own NoKnitSherlock, who knit the samples pictured here. Honestly, I’m impressed that she was able to part with them once they were finished! I love that each one is different and unique, that they ... |
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by Kelley on April 29, 2010
Just joking! I couldn’t resist a little pun! Enjoy this next lesson in the Knittin’ Mittens KAL! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on April 29, 2010
Your March catalogs should be arriving any day now, and hopefully you have noticed new kits that Kerin and Nina have designed. We have created designer interviews about each of the kits to tell you a little more about the behind the scene stories, details, and inspirations for these kits. If you have any kit related questions, leave a comment and we can help you out! |
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by Kelley on April 28, 2010
It seems that the Knitting Gods feel I need a lesson in the benefits of embracing the act of ripping out my knitting. First, there was the Stonington Shawl "lesson". Remember that the Stonington Shawl had been my "mindless" portable project. I was in desperate need of a simple project to knit while we were out to dinner with friends. I had planned on starting over with my new square shawl plans. |
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by Alison on April 28, 2010
Dan and I recently bought a house (our first!), and the last few weeks have been full of packing, lifting, more packing, more lifting, and painting. The sweaters I knit for Dan also made the journey - I saw this box that he had packed and labeled yesterday, so I snapped a quick photo to share. Good on so many levels! Learned Lesson 1: Don't pack a box full of nothing but books - you won't be able to lift itLearned Lesson 2: Include a warning if your box contains precious cargo (such as HANDMADE SWEATERS!)Learned Lesson 3: Don't forget underpants! :) |
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by Knit Picks Staff on April 28, 2010
So, the hubster and I love to go fishing. Well, he loves fishing, I love having an excuse to sit on my kiester and knit all day! A couple of weekends ago, we decided to pack a lunch and head an hour away to a lake he used to fish with his dad. Well, in typical Northwest style, it was in the forties in the morning, though it was going to be in the upper 60's in the afternoon. So we dressed in layers. I had on my favorite hand-knitted alpaca sweater with a wool sweater over it, some new fingerless mitts I'd made, and an alpaca hat I made on a previous excursion. As for hubs - well, it turns out he's good at losing gloves, and had to borrow a pair of mine. Now, this could be ok, as they were pretty unisex-looking gloves. Except his hands are twice the size of mine. It was downright comical, like his hands were the unwitting passengers in a knitted clown car. I took pity on him and grabbed a ball of unlabeled alpaca I'd found in the free box here at work, and we took off for the lake. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on April 28, 2010
Since hubby and I have spent so many chilly mornings out on the lake recently, I had considered that maybe I should get him a nice sweater to wear under his jacket as another layer. And then I thought, DUH, I knit! I'll just make him one! As it turns out, I'd bought yarn to make him a sweater several years ago, and never got around to it. Why? Because he's a lot bigger than me, and that is just a ton of knitting. At the time, I was still riding public transit, so lugging a big sweater around would have been quite a challenge. But now that I have my mobile S.T.A.S.H. Acquisition Unit (aka my car :)) I'm ready to tackle the challenge. So, last Monday, I looked at what I had: 26 100-gram balls of bulky weight yarn. I swatched, got a gauge I liked, and cast on. Last night, I made it up to the armscyes! |
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by Kelley on April 23, 2010
Early this week I received a package from a dear knitting friend. Inside I found this note... |
