by Kate M on July 15, 2019
We’re dedicating this episode to our love for the timeless and oh-so-wearable SHAWL! The ultimate knit accessory, shawls are fun to make and easy to style in any season. That being said, summer is our favorite time of year to break out our lace weight yarn and cast on our most epic shawl projects. The perfect roadtrip companion or portable poolside project, a single skein of yarn goes incredibly far when it’s used for open, lacey motifs. Stacey joins Hannah in the podcast studio to chat about Sojourn, our new knit lace collection. Designed to inspire with 14 patterns, including a few fingering weight gems, there’s something for everyone, from die-harddedicated enthusiast to newbie. We’re also ... |
Category Archives: Inspiration
by Hillary E on July 11, 2019
Are you over the hot Summer weather and craving some snuggly knitting weather? Now is the perfect time to start prepping your knitting queue for holiday gift-giving! Holiday Inspiration Our Knit Picks Exclusive Holiday books have plenty of projects to jumpstart your inspiration. Some of my favorite Holiday themed projects are ornaments! Mostly everyone in my family has Christmas trees and ornaments are quick and personable projects that are appreciated year after year. Adorn is a series of 4 mini-collections of holiday ornaments from mini hats, wintry creatures, mittens, to nerd-centric designs. These knits will ... |
by Stacey on July 10, 2019
Have you seen our cute little Brava Mini Packs yet? |
by Lee Meredith on July 2, 2019
Sojourn: A Knit Lace Collection is a book (or eBook) of fourteen delicate lacy shawls, stoles, and wraps, with lots of variation, making it great for experienced lace knitters as well as knitters looking to up their lace game! |
by Morgan B on July 1, 2019
Check out the free calendar downloads for July! Hooray! |
by Knit Picks Staff on June 28, 2019
Not to toot our own horn, buuuutttt, we are kinda in love with our exclusively made, in-house designed tools. We are constantly striving to create things that not only look cool, but that make our knitting/crocheting/crafting pursuits easier, and thus WAY more enjoyable. Have you ever cried over a tangled hank of yarn, or spent hours searching for a particular set of needle tips? We have, too. Do you prefer your storage and notions to be adorned with cute critters? We do, too. If you’re curious to know what our favorite KP tools are, then by all means, read on! Hannah – Brand Director ... |
by Kate M on June 28, 2019
Today is a celebration of everything that makes Knit Picks unique. One of our core missions is to surprise and delight our super fans with new tools, yarn and patterns. We’re always working on new biz for you and rarely take a moment to think back and appreciate all that has come before. In this episode, Hillary and Hannah share their favorite Knit Picks exclusive tools. Listen in as they chat about our tried and true ball winders as well as our new Needle binders, a labor of love over a year in the making. The best part? You can shop our sale on all Knit Picks exclusive tools on the site right now! Until July 1st, save 25% on your favorite ... |
by Kate M on June 26, 2019
We’re positively over the moon (or should we say rainbow?) with our new sock lab colors! Our latest sock lab creations, 5 unique rainbow colorways, are here to brighten your day, whether you prefer your rainbows on the light and bright side or dark and stark. Handpainted on our best-selling Hawthorne sock yarn base, these yarns are perfect for a whole closet full of brilliant rainbow-inspired socks and accessories! Allow me, if you will, to make a few pattern suggestions for these wild skeins, in the spirit of getting one’s creative juices flowing. |
by Lee Meredith on June 24, 2019
We’ve just released a couple of new pattern collections—Sojourn: A Knit Lace Collection and Best of Knit Picks: Pullovers & Cardigans—and the wonderful Claire Slade has patterns in both! In the Best of collection is a re-release of her adorable Professor Meow, a fan favorite for sure, and her beautiful new shawl Crystallize is in Sojourn: |
by Knit Picks on June 17, 2019
While we love welcoming exciting new yarns, it’s so hard to say goodbye to other yarns, even though it’s a necessary part of our pledge to bring you the best products at the best prices. We have to discontinue some products to make room for new ones, so we are sad to see our sparkly luxury 66% Baby Alpaca and 34% Lurex yarn, Alux, go away. |