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by Alison on April 16, 2014
My son Nate is growing like a weed, and keeping up with his increasingly-large clothing is a bit of a challenge. I tend to get all wide-eyed from sticker shock when I see baby and toddler sweaters in stores, so most of my knitting lately has focused on little pullovers and cardigans. |
Category Archives: Yarn
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by Stacey on April 10, 2014
Well our Yarn Madness is over...and Wool of the Andes came out on top with 60% of the vote! |
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by Hannah on April 9, 2014
Eight new colors are here to spice up your knits! Stroll Brights Special Reserve is the same wonderful sock yarn base in set of super bright colorways. Remember, Special Reserve means they'll only be around while we have stock so grab some while you can! I snatched one ball of Pucker as soon as we opened the box of samples because it's just SO BRIGHT and wonderful, there's no way I could pass it up. I knew right away that I wanted to do a Color Affection shawl with a bright pop of color and the screaming pink was perfect for it. |
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by Stacey on April 2, 2014
I love our new yarn Hawthorne. You probably could tell because I wouldn't shut up about it on our latest podcast. Since I've been using it like crazy in several projects, I thought I'd share some tips & tricks for working with what can be a challenging yarn to some people - hand painted yarn. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on February 25, 2014
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat in Tacoma, WA. Hundreds of fiber enthusiasts attended classes in knitting, spinning, weaving, as well as other great subjects. There also was a great market place that was hard to resist! My focus that weekend was Intarsia and Fair Isle knitting. My first class was a 3-hour class, "Learning to Love Intarsia" with Sally Melville. I have been so intimidated with Intarsia. This class definitely changed my mind! Here's the swatch I created. |
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by Hannah on February 3, 2014
I've struck again! This time I used the luxurious Aloft to make a quick and easy headband pattern for a vintage-esque accessory. Introducing the Rhoda Headband! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on January 16, 2014
A new week, and a new dishcloth for our 52 Weeks of Dishcloths extravaganza! This is my first contribution: Bee's Knees. |
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by Hannah on January 6, 2014
Jared Flood's Cobblestone Pullover has been haunting me for years. I think most knitters have a pattern that has lingered in their mental list of things to knit for far too long and at some point it becomes this obstacle that needs to be conquered. I bought my very first issue of Interweave Knits way back in 2007 during my first year of college and the early days of my knitting adventures. Over the years I've sifted through that single issue so many times that it's falling to pieces. Without fail, I would head straight to the Cobblestone Pullover whenever this issue resurfaced on my book shelf, and I would find myself wishing that I had either the yarn or the fella to knit it for. The stars never quite aligned for this pattern... until now! |
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by Knit Picks Staff on January 3, 2014
I'm usually not terribly tempted by sales, but this year I just had to treat myself to the limited edition Wool of the Andes colors that we had for Cyber Monday! Apparently I wasn't the only one who had that idea, considering that by the time I placed my order, one color was sold out and two more were just a few skeins away. So, I got what I could! And it was a lot. |
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by Knit Picks Staff on December 6, 2013
It's really feeling wintery all over the country, and we got a little taste of that today in the northwest. It actually snowed! Now I'll admit it's not much snow (nothing like we used to get in upstate NY!), but it still evokes a 'hot chocolate kind of day'. On days like this, I just want to curl up on the couch with a warm mug of cocoa and some woolly knitting. if this weather keeps up, I might just be able to finish my Full Circle sweater! |
