Category Archives: Yarn Madness

Podcast Episode 316: All About Yarn

Each project has a beginning. Sometimes inspiration starts with a new pattern, but our favorite knits always begin with a surprise “I have GOT to have that!” skein. Today’s episode includes our favorite ways to pick patterns when you’re starting from your stash. First, Erica and Hannah discuss all the information on yarn labels! Each label has everything you need to know about a yarn if you know how to parse the mysterious lingo. (We’ve included a label here so you can follow along as we go through each section.) 

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Spring Clearance Sale!

Our Spring Clearance Sale is here! We're making room for a bunch of exciting new products, so that means great savings for you! We're offering up to 70% off regular prices, and you'll be sure to find fabulous deals on tools, yarns, and books--it's a great time to stock up.

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Knit picks fall Felici 2018 colors
Fall Felici colors are here!

Sound the alarm! Our Fall Felici colors are FINALLY here and they are SO SO GOOD. Instead of 12 new colors, we switched things up a bit and created 5 fun new colorways and brought back 7 of our best selling varieties from years past. You know the drill; these are limited edition and will be flying out of here, so hurry and see all the self-striping amazing-ness while you can!  

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Summer Yarn Sale

Break open those stash piggy banks and thank you cards for the mail carrier, because its Knit Picks Annual Summer Yarn Sale!

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Top Five Yarn Lines 2016

I bring you our first top five list for 2016 – The Top Five Yarn Lines. As the merchandise planner For Knit Picks I especially enjoy analyzing what keeps your needles and hooks active and wanted to share what YOU made our most popular yarn lines. There weren’t too many surprises, basics are key with this crowd, and I’m sure we all have a hank or two of these in our stash.

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New Felici Colors Winter 2017 www.knitpicks.com
New Felici colors are here!

{frolic!} Felici is Back Top Row: Toucan, Pinata, Unicorn, Jamboree, Slumber Party. Bottom Row: Beyond the Wall (returning), Chickadee, Soft Serve, Limeade, Saltwater Taffy[/caption] Felici lovers, rejoice! Your favorite self-striping sock yarn is BACK with 9 new colors, and 4 returning favorites. There is something for everyone in this winter's limited release of colors, including plenty of bright color combinations (your faves), plus several muted colorways well as a couple of the more masculine colors you asked for. We are pretty excited about this selection of NEW Felici colors, and we think you will be as well.

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Knit Picks Big Sale is Happening….Now!

By now many of you have filled your carts with enough balls, hanks, and notions to inspire amazing creations for months to come, but for you late risers and curious shoppers here is a brief overview of what we have in store for the week ahead.

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Yarn Madness Round 6 – Final 2!

All right folks, this is it!  After a grueling few weeks of battles, we have our Final 2!  The Final Four were so close - only had a handful of votes between the winner & loser in both battles.  But, Wool of the Andes prevailed over Alpaca Cloud and Comfy had a hard won victory over Cotlin.  So here is your updated bracket!

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