Category Archives: Inspiration

Podcast 279: Bare and Dye It

Beyond the meticulous color curations of our full yarn lines, it's a badly kept "secret" that Knit Picks offers a whole host of yarns in their raw state for dyeing and more: our Bare yarns. To highlight our recent expansion of these hopeful hanks I first sit down with Stacey to discuss our favorites, both new and old. After that, Hannah and I share some of our daring dyeing adventures and give some guidelines and tips on where you might get started on some of your own.

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Knit Picks Capra
Summer Yarn Sale: Capra DK

Oh Capra, my Capra. Your loveliness far exceeds your Merino/Cashmere fiber content. You provide both a plethora of gem toned colors as well as creamy neutrals. While I’ll miss you when you go, I hold hope in my heart that I may see you again one day. *wink*

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Lavish Lace

I don’t know about you, but the Knit Picks show-stopping advanced lace collections are the ones I personally always look forward to the most*, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in this year’s Lavish Lace.

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Summer Yarn Sale: Super Tuff Puff

One of the reasons I love knitting over crochet is the amazing texture that knit stitches have. When using a super chunky yarn, the texture is amplified! That is why I love our Super Tuff Puff yarn. At an astonishing one and a half stitches per inch, project knit up in no time at all. The 100% wool in a single ply with a slight twist, this yarn is perfect for making amazingly chunky home decor and accessories. My favorite chunky yarn “hack” is knitting smaller patterns in chunky ...

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Podcast 278: Knit in Public Day 2018

That special time comes but once a year, an occasion for the celebration of our skills and some crafty camraderie, a chance to let our fiber flag fly: Knit in Public Day! In keeping with recent Knit Picks tradition, we hosted a knitting potluck at a nearby park, with everything from previews to prizes. A few members of our team are here to tell us in their own words just how their Knit in Public Day went. Enjoy! Listen now… . . .or save for later! Questions for Knit Picks? Curious about life at KP? Having a problem with your knitting? From process to products, tips to techniques, send us your inquiries at podcast@knitpicks.com for a chance to have your question answered in future podcast episodes! — Mentioned in the episode: Sparkles the Knitting Unicorn, available as project ...

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Knit Picks Summer yarn sale 2018
Summer Launch: New Bare Yarns + Lace Collections!

Summer starts next week, but things are already heating up around the Knit Picks office. We’re SO excited to show off our 2 new Lace collections, as well as 12 brand spankin’ new Bare Yarns! Did we mention that we’re also kicking off our biggest summer yarn sale ever, too? It’s almost too much awesomeness for one post. Almost.

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Knit Picks Sparkles the Knitting Unicorn
We came. We saw. We knit.

Knit in Public Day 2018: Recap This past Saturday we loaded up our cars with yarn, books, and a giant unicorn and headed out to Overlook Park in north Portland to host our annual Knit Pick-nic.

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Monthly Yarn Sale: Palette

For the first time EVER we are offering Palette, our colorwork wonder, as the monthly yarn sale! This means for the whole month of June you can get of the 150 colors at 20% off.

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Save the Date: World Wide Knit in Public Day

  Photo from fanpop.com Every June since 2005, knitters around the world have been gathering together in public spaces to celebrate their craft with like-minded individuals. This year, as in years past, the Knit Picks staff is hosting an event in our own backyard of Portland, Oregon, known as our “Knit Pick-nic”, in the spirit of this day. Any and all crafters, crocheters, & knitters are welcome to attend and partake in this fun communal crafting event. We’ll be supplying attendees with loads of FREE Knit Picks yarn, raffle prizes, snacks, and other fiber-related fun. So bring whatever project you’re working on, or the tools you’ll need to start a new one (did we mention the loads of FREE yarn ...

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