Category Archives: Yarn

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Yarn Sale of the Month – CotLin

Once again it’s time for our monthly yarn sale, and this month it’s CotLin!  The blend of 70% Tangius Cotton and 30% Linen gives this yarn a wonderful lushness that endures even through the demands of daily use.  Each wash makes these fibers softer, which makes CotLin an excellent yarn for a wide range of finished pieces.  From marvelously breathable garments to luxurious, yet durable kitchen and bath accessories, it’s absolutely perfect for anyone who’s looking to knit or crochet projects that will stay with you day in and day out.

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Winter Color Palettes

Now that the holidays are over you may need some color inspiration for your next projects. Here are some beautiful winter photos that are paired beautifully with our Knit Picks yarn lines. If you have a great project in mind but are stumped on what colors to use, I suggest you try a few of these beautiful winter color palettes out.

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New Yarn Line – Dapple!

Dapple is our newest yarn and it's a cushy, cozy delight. Filling a gap in our Super Bulky selection, it's the only yarn Merino yarn we carry in that weight, and also adds a novel spray effect to the solids that make up most of the yarns in that weight. Make that wool Superwash for added convenience, and you've got a yarn that fills all the right niches for something you'll really want to get your hands on. Literally. It feels amazing.

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Luxury Yarn Sale, Save up to 40% off!

Over 500 of our most elegant yarns are currently on sale! Now through January 2nd you can find silk, cashmere, alpaca, and mohair all on sale and ready to be lovingly crafted into beautiful, stylish designs. From our regular radiant dyes, and handpainted colors, to the limitless potential of an undyed bare, our luxury yarns come in a dynamic range of colors helps you to realize your project's most deluxe potential.

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Podcast 268: Simply Superstitious: New Yarns and Old Traditions

With the recent additions to Knit Picks line up of traditional, undyed yarns, Simply Wool and Simply Alpaca, we've been thinking a lot about knitting days long past. These quintessential yarns demand classic techniques, so first Hannah and Daniel talk about their experiments with them and share some ideas for how to really make them shine. After that, Stacey and Alexis bridge those yarns of yesteryear with today's traditions, contemplating knitting superstitions and sharing fiber beliefs old and new.

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Ready to Wrap

The staff at Knit Picks loves the holidays because we get to share all our crafty expertise with friends and family from baking treats to knitting with steeks. We also know that ambition can get the best of us, therefore, this year we designed for our gift giving-loving customers a menagerie of Ready to Wrap Gifts!

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Our New Yarns – November 2017

November for Knit Picks means launching a few new yarn lines to compliment our Big Sale and ever growing collection, plus the return of our favorite self stripping yarn: Felici with six new colors in both fingering and worsted weights.

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Monthly Yarn Sale – Capra & Capretta

Not one but two cashmere yarns are on sale this month! Save 20% on both Capra and Capretta for the month of November. Whatever your stash situation, we've got you covered with our cashmere yarn sale. Need some inspiration to get you started? Read on for some of our favorite patterns!

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