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by Holly K on January 29, 2016
If you're a lover of color, you'll love this free pattern! Employing all 150 colors of our Palette Yarn, the Ultimate Crochet Palette Blanket is a truly unique addition to your home. |
Category Archives: Inspiration
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by Jenny K on January 28, 2016
The Knit Picks 2016 calendar is just the thing to keep your inspired with beautiful yarn - all year long! It's only one month into the new year, and now you can get the calendar at 60% off regular price. And at just $3.99 $3.99 (reg. $9.99) - Save 60% |
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by Holly K on January 19, 2016
We love knitting and crochet books around here. From our newest book of small accessories Petite Presents, to crochet books new to our shelves, we love to browse and use pattern books to make items to keep or give away. We also, however, love books about crafts we've never considered trying before. Here are 3 new books with some creative ideas, new techniques, and adorable patterns you might like to try. Go out of your comfort zone and pick one up (now for 40% off in our book sale) and create things you never considered before! |
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by Holly K on January 13, 2016
There's been some outstanding crochet books stacking up here at Knit Picks. With our book sale now on, you can stock up on titles you might not indulge in otherwise. Every single book is 40% off! Here are 3 books I think are pretty extraordinary. They all have projects I can't wait to make. |
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by Holly K on January 8, 2016
One of the most popular things on our site has been our free dishcloth patterns. For two years, each week, we featured a new dishcloth that so many people used to practice new stitches, develop their skills, and of course, wash their dishes! These free patterns will always be on our site, but for 2016, we're changing it up a bit. Every first Thursday of the month, we're releasing a home set ebook - patterns for your kitchen or your bathroom, or anywhere else you'd like display or use these lovely items! We're calling the series "Keeping Home", and January's set, called "Not Your Granny's Kitchen" is just so sweet! |
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by Holly K on January 7, 2016
Do you like knitting and crocheting with alpaca yarn? I love it. Everything I make is so soft and light. I'm not a lace knitter, so when Alpaca Cloud Lace Yarn came out in such a stunning array of colors, I lamented that it was a bit too thin for anything I've got in my queue. Enter Alpaca Cloud Fingering Yarn, in such an amazing palette and fingering weight for lightweight (but so warm!) sweaters, shawls, and amazing colorwork. |
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by Holly K on December 30, 2015
One of my favorite things to see coming through the office, this past year, has been our selection of great, free ebooks. Packed with useful, charming, hilarious patterns, they get me excited to cast on as soon as one comes out. Just in case you missed them this past year, here's a recap of our top 5! A Very Danger Christmas contains adorable ornaments that aren't just for Christmas! Those monsters would make fun toys for children of all ages! |
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by Holly K on December 29, 2015
If you were lucky enough to receive our Learn to Knit Club Level 1: Dishcloth Kit for Christmas, please don't forget that there is a great online tutorial ready to show you every step of making your first dishcloth. Whether you're new to knitting or not, we thought you might want to get to know Alison, the Director of Knit Picks and teacher of the class, a bit better. So I asked her some questions, and was surprised to hear some of the answers, below! |
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by Jenny K on December 28, 2015
The holidays have come and gone - and chances are that many of you were lucky recipients of a Knit Picks gift card, yay! But now comes the eternal dilemma...how to most wisely spend your gift card: yarn, new needles, patterns and books for 2016 inspiration? As always, we're here to help and have rounded up our favorite splurge-worthy ways to use Knit Picks gift cards! 1. The Luxury Yarn Sale What can we say, after spending months and weeks crafting handmade gifts for others - it's about time for you to indulge a bit! And what better way to treat yourself than with our favorite luxury yarns, up to 40% off. *Select yarn lines and colors only. Limited to stock on hand. Ends Jan. 5, 2016. |
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by Jenny K on December 23, 2015
Have you seen our annual gift guides? We just love putting together gifts for everyone on our list - especially when we are able to combine handmade gifts with a few special finds to round things out. In this case, we put a few of our favorite things together for the Moms on our lists. We chose an easy-wearing poncho, a cute tote bag and an adorable print that speaks the eternal truth (Home is where Mom is) in addition to cozy boots and even a family gathering conversation stater game - perfect for the holidays! |
