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by Stacey on January 6, 2011
Chroma has been out for about 2 weeks now - have you tried it yet? I am honestly so in love with it. I can't stop knitting with it! First I tried the fingering weight for my Fishy Mitts that I already wrote about. But when I finished, I wanted to keep playing with it! Hats are one of my favorite things to knit (sadly, no one I know wears hats...so now I have a lot of them) so I decided to try out some different hat patterns with Chroma Worsted. First - I decided to do a Turn A Square by Jared Flood. I've actually never tried this pattern before, though I have done a few by Jared Flood. Alison has an addiction to this pattern so it seemed like a perfect time to try it out. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on January 5, 2011
Knitting the Autumn Sun shawl in Chroma worsted was completely addicting. The whole shawl is knit in garter stitch with simple increases on each end to create the triangle shape as you knit (the pattern is available on Ravelry as a free download). With no fancy stitch patterns to memorize or charts to check and re-check, I sat back and watched the colors in the Mix Tape colorway transition from yellow to green to pink to brown. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on January 4, 2011
It is with a great sigh of relief that I can finally announce that we are now selling eBooks -- each chock full of Knit Picks Patterns! Our eBooks are curated collections of past kits and exclusive patterns, as well as new patterns. There are four-to-six full patterns in each book for $9.99 - that's less than $2- $2.50 each! After a lot of hard work, we have four eBooks ready for purchase - click below to see more! |
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by Stacey on December 22, 2010
Since my Beer Pint Mitts, I've been on a SpillyJane pattern kick. I made these for my niece for Christmas: Made in Stroll Tonal Blue Violet and a bunch of scraps But honestly, they took me awhile - mainly because once I finished with the bodies I had something like a billion ends to weave in. So I threw them in a corner until I was ready to face them. I mean I love how cute the colorwork mittens turn out but...the ends... Enter Chroma. We got our early shipment in and all of us were instantly in love - I had so many ideas of things I want to make! But I ended up deciding on another SpillyJane pattern...and this went much quicker Rainbow Fishies! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on November 10, 2010
Thanks! This contest is over! We would like to congratulate Stepanie B. (# 3264)... Have you ever seen a book and there’s only a couple of patterns in it that you would really like? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just purchase just the one or two patterns? |
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by Kelley on November 9, 2010
I know it's a bit strange to think about summer knitting just as winter has begun. But, when I saw the photo samples of these Lantern Moon knitting bags, all I could think was, "Yes! Bags I can use in the summer!" Have you every noticed that summer purses tend to be small? Or, a bit gaudy? Or, made out of fabric with no support underneath so everything sags into the middle? You can begin to understand why I love these Lauren bags. The neutral colors mean that I can keep a knitting project in one and not have to worry about moving it to another bag that goes with my outfit. The size is large enough for a decently sized project but small enough to look "light" for summer. I can fold it up to fit in a suitcase for trips. The lining makes these "safe" woven bags because my needles won't poke out of the sides. The sturdy base means that the bag will stand up nicely on the ground while I eat outside at a restaurant, look at art during our First Thursday art walk or chat with a friend in the park. You may be holding a mug of hot chocolate in your hands right now, but a Lauren Bag will fill your mind with dreams of summer knitting. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on October 12, 2010
I just got back from a camping trip. I went through the Redwoods and all the way down the California coastline to Big Sur. I saw elk, otters, seals, and even jellyfish, but it figures I wouldn't spot the most legendary creature of all, the Sasquatch, until I was back in my own backyard. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on August 10, 2010
After months of planning, I can't express how excited I am to share our new yarns with you! This was our biggest yarn launch to date. We completely updated the colors offered in our classic lines, like Wool of the Andes. We filled in holes in our Palette collection to get up to 100 colors! And we are now offering an ultra soft and luxurious cashmere and Merino blend called Capra! |
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by Alison on August 9, 2010
Our lucky winner from our Win Some Cashmere contest is Leanne, with post #903 – congratulations! Name: Leanne I’d love Caviar for the main color with Harbor stripes. What a great color combo to start the fall with and I’m sure it will be so warm. I can’t wait to order this yarn! Posted Aug 4, 2010 9:59 PM We’ll be contacting Leanne by email so we can get her mailing info. Thanks to everyone for participating – I’m really excited about the Capra launch, especially after hearing all of your color combination suggestions! |
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by Kelley on August 4, 2010
We have been working on a huge surprise for you! I have had to keep it a secret for nearly a year! A Knit Picks drop spindle and two sizes of niddy noddies. Stunningly beautiful roving all ready to spin with a drop spindle or a wheel. Collections of multi-colored roving to enjoy as special treats. Honestly! It's been so much fun! But, now I can introduce you to our new fiber toys as well as the first two videos from my online "Learn to Spin Yarn" video class and a Spin-Along to make it a party!! Each week in August, I will post a new video of your next spinning lesson. The first two videos to get you started are "Learn to Spin Yarn-- Intro to Drop Spindling" and "Learn to Spin Yarn-- Drop Spindling Terminonlogy". All you need to get started is a drop spindle and a bit of roving. Here is how I am going to celebrate! |
