Category Archives: Office Gossip

Socks? Umm, not so much

I love this yarn! I bought it at Sock Summit from Gypsy Girl Creations. The colorway is Mountain Home. But, I am not thrilled with how it is knitting up into a sock. The color change is too long and I'm not feeling the love. So, I have ripped out the sock and I am going to look for a lacy scarf pattern that will take advantage of the way the colors transition. I have two skeins. Plenty to make a scarf in colors that I will love to wear with my winter outfits.

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Oh, I just love Alpaca Cloud!

I haven’t knit with Alpaca Cloud in a couple of years. I’ve become a bit bored with my lace shawl collection so I went looking for something new. The Gail shawl in Ravelry has many fans and it seems that some knitters have made more than one! Apparently it is a relatively easy project, as lace knitting goes. What I want is a very neutral shawl. Something I can drag along with me when I travel. The Smoke colorway is perfect for me.

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Sock modeling is a tough job…

In addition to some new marketing projects, I've also added sock model to my resume since I started working at Knit Picks. I thought sock modeling sounded like a pretty cushy job. I mean, all you have to do is sit around and wear some socks and let someone take a picture of your feet, right? Little did I know...

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My top picks for Felici

Yay I can finally buy some Felici! I've been eagerly awaiting this for several months--back when we first saw the colorways for this yarn, I think every knitter in the office made a mental shopping list. And then we had to wait, and wait, and wait--but finally it's here and I think it looks AMAZING in person. These are my favorite colors of Felici yet!

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Spring Yarn Party this week!

The helper bunnies here have been busy getting ready for our event! My desk is covered with all these brightly colored yarn samples - big thanks to the customer service department who wound most of these goodies!

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