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by Stacey on January 17, 2014

We’re coming to the end of the NFL season, and while I am definitely more of a baseball fan, I do enjoy a lazy Sunday watching some football. And, as of this moment, my two favorite teams are still battling to make it to the SuperBowl (that would be the Seahawks & the Patriots, mainly due to my Seattle & Boston connections). If you’re reading this after January 19th, and neither team is in the SuperBowl, just picture me being very sad.

Since I have a lot of friends who are also sport fans, I’ve gotten requests for some knitted/crochet items in team colors so I thought I’d share some of my favorites patterns

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Tags: gift knitting, Independent Designer Partnership, Inspiration

Podcast Episode 232: Inside the Making of Knit Picks Pattern Collections

by Knit Picks Podcast on January 16, 2014

It has been officially three years since the launch of the first Knit Picks pattern collection, a program that has grown into over 30 collections to date and has expanded to include printed books in addition addition to digital ebook downloads. This week, Kelley chats with Alison to talk about our book program, which includes collections that feature both our in-house design team as well as independent designers. Alison shares a behind-the-scenes look into our pattern collection process including the long planning stages, collection design, photography, styling and the development of larger, curated collections as well as printed books as an option.

Be sure to check out our three newest collections, in addition to our past collections!

Under 100 Knit Collection
Under 100 Crochet Collection
Gloss 2014 Collection

You can also find more KP collections here:

eBook pattern collections
printed pattern collection books

3 easy ways to listen…

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Tags: behind the scenes, Books, Exclusive KP Collections, Knit Picks Designers, Podcast

Bee’s Knees Dishcloth

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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Tags: 52 weeks of dishcloths, free patterns, New Products, Yarn

Northern Dreams Crochet Pullover

by Hannah on January 15, 2014

I’m about to start on my first serious crochet garment. I stumbled upon the Northern Dreams Pullover during a long Pinterest session trawling for new crochet ideas. In two shakes, I had the Best of Interweave Crochet book on order from our warehouse to replace our missing office copy and I headed straight for the Wool of the Andes Sport yarn bins. I had a few color palettes in mind that I wanted to see in person before I settled on one.

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Tags: crochet, Works in Progress

Felici, how do I love thee? – Let me count the ways

by Kelley on January 15, 2014

For me, our Felici yarn line is like a box of Godiva chocolates. I am always drawn to each year’s new collection of colorways. But, as I discovered a few weeks ago. I’ve lost my enthusiasm for stripes.

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Tags: Inspiration

A Glossy New Collection

by Knit Picks Staff on January 10, 2014

Wondering what to do with those holiday gift certificates? Treat yourself to some luxurious Gloss DK yarn and the six beautiful patterns in our new Gloss 2014 Collection!

This collection shows off the beauty and versatility of our signature silk blend yarn in six sweet projects.

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Tags: Exclusive KP Collections, Inspiration, New Products

Under 100 Collections

by Stacey on January 9, 2014

I decided this is year to get my yarn stash under control. I have been pretty good the last year or so with using my stash for projects but then suddenly, several new skeins of yarn will find their way into my yarn closet and my bins will be overflowing again.

A lot of my stash ends up being single skeins – yarn leftover from projects or a skein I just really needed to buy because it was so pretty. So when we came up with the idea of our Under 100 Collections, I was so excited – 40 patterns that all use under 100 grams of yarn!

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Tags: Exclusive KP Collections, Independent Designer Partnership, Patterns, stash

Ridge Washcloth

by Hannah on January 9, 2014

Say “hullo” to the second installment of our Dishcloth-along! The Ridge Washcloth features springy rows of garter stitch in Comfy Sport.This is a simple pattern with a four row repeat that’s easy to memorize and quick to knit.

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Tags: 52 weeks of dishcloths, free patterns, Patterns

Cobblestone Christmas Sweater

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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Tags: favorite patterns, Finished Objects, gift knitting, Yarn

The Winter Blues Have Arrived!

by Heidi on January 4, 2014

I’m embracing the long winter months ahead with a delicious wintery blue Brava project. Like most everyone, I have a major crush on any rainbow palette – be it a full-on Crayola extravaganza or a subtle monochromatic transition. I was delighted when we expanded our Brava acrylic worsted palette to include just the perfect hues for my dream crochet blanket.

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Tags: crochet, Inspiration, Works in Progress

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