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We hope you’ll have a great long holiday weekend if you’re in the US. Even if you’re not, we have some suggestions for some great patterns, snacks, drinks, and music that will make your American Dreams come true! Set up your Fourth of July Chill Zone, and find your Summer happy place, even in the heat!
This week’s free dishcloth pattern reminds me of all the years my family would go camping over the long 4th of July weekend – check out Marjorie Dussaud’s Campfire Dishcloth.
Our newest monthly yarn sale makes me so happy – it’s Chroma! Both fingering and worsted weights in all colors are now on sale for 30% off – it’s a perfect time to stock up on this wonderful and colorful yarn.
Read more »Summer is in full swing and we’re celebrating July with our new, expanded selection of Alpaca Cloud lace yarns! There are now over 60 brilliant shades to choose from – perfect for creating endless color combinations and subtle gradients.
To get the free July 2015 wallpaper calendar background of your choosing (for smart phones, tablets and desktop computers), simply click the applicable device icon below. Enjoy!
Emily, Hannah, and Alison have been working hard on some new sweaters for themselves, and their handmade garments have turned out so, so well! Made in fingering weight, worsted, and bulky yarns, these garments are perfect for every occasion – from a day at the lake in the hottest weather, to cool nights camping in the forest. Check out some recent projects made by Knit Picks staff, and if you’re inspired to make a new garment, now is the time to buy the yarn! With 40% off over 600 yarns in our Summer Yarn Sale, you’re sure to find a fiber that will make knitting your next sweater an absolute joy. Now, let’s begin!
To accompany our new and expanded selection of Alpaca Cloud lace yarns, we’ve update of our all-time favorite lace designs – the Spring and Summer Seasons Shawl! This colorful shawl is knit with 2 strands of yarn held double throughout, in different combinations, to produce graduated color changes.
Spring and Summer Seasons Shawl Pattern
And with over 60 colors of Alpaca Cloud to choose from, you can get as bright and bold or soft and subtle as you want. And to kick start your creativity, we’ve put together 6 color palettes that would be stunning for this dreamy shawl.
Nothing says summer quite like the gradient of a tropical sunset – get transported to island time whenever you please with this glowing color combo.
Have you checked out our Summer Yarn Sale? You’ll save up to 40% on over 600 yarns! Isn’t that amazing? It’s a great chance to stock up on your favorite yarns, and one of our favorite staff yarns here at Knit Picks is Hawthorne. There’s multicolored Hawthorne Fingering Yarn, also available in sport weight as Hawthorne Sport Mult Yarn , as well as Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye Yarn – there’s a colorway you’re sure to fall in love with! We love Hawthorne for its amazing stitch definition, sturdiness, ease of care, and softness. Here’s a round up of three staff projects we’ve made recently, in Hawthorne!
Cute, easy and fast – those are magic words for me when working up dishcloths – I’ll often wait until my current ones are in tatters before knitting or crocheting some replacements! So when I need a new dishcloth quickly, simple knits and purls are the way to go. And our newest free dishcloth pattern is a perfect example of that – Chelsea Berkompas‘ Simple Lines Dishcloth.
Whether you’re new to sock knitting or have knit countless pairs for yourself and loved ones, you’ll be delighted at the endless options and combinations that you’ll be able to create with our new book, Socktacular! Mix & Match Socks for Fancy Feet.
Here’s how it works:
And that’s how easy it is to create hundreds of unique and customized hand-knit socks.
Read more »We’re focusing on charity crafting this month, with the release of our new book Helping Hands: Made With Love, Given With Heart. You can buy the book (on sale for just $5.99!), or download the ebook for free! It contains six patterns in both knit and crochet, that are perfect for donating to a charity who could really use your help. In the book, we highlight some worthy campaigns, one of them being Knots of Love. We wanted to learn a bit more about them, so we asked Christine, from the organization, to answer some questions. Click through to read all about it!
