A brand new Hue!
by Knit Picks Staff on October 11, 2013
One of our most popular kits, the Hue Shift Afghan, is back – and with two new colors!
Podcast Episode 225: Interview with Megan Goodacre
by Knit Picks Podcast on October 10, 2013
This week, Kelley had the pleasure of chatting with the wonderfully talented Megan Goodacre! In addition to her pattern collection Study Hall Knits, Megan’s long list of knitting accomplishments includes authoring the brand new Idiot’s Guide: Knitting! After talking about Megan’s inspiration and design process for Study Hall Knits, Kelley discusses the book writing process with Megan and highlights a few of her favorite parts of this wonderful guide to knitting.
You can find more of Megan’s work here:
IDP Patterns by Megan Goodacre
Study Hall Knits eBook
Study Hall Knits printed book
Idiot’s Guide: Knitting
Tricksy Notebook Knitters Graph
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Christmas Scarf Fiesta!
by Heidi on October 8, 2013
Christmas is almost here. Well, if you crochet and knit, that is. This is my first holiday season as a crocheter, and I hope my family and friends are prepared for the sudden shift in the types of gifts I bestow. Goodbye gift cards, hellllooo scarves.
Try a little luxury
by Knit Picks Staff on October 4, 2013
With the holidays just around the corner, it’s a great time to whip up quick, simple, luxurious items for yourself or your favorite people!
The Luxe Accessories kit contains one ball each of some of our most luxurious yarns: Capra, Aloft, Andean Treasure and City Tweed HW, and patterns for three quick accessories!
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Clove & Spice Knit and Crochet Pumpkin Free Pattern
by Hannah on October 2, 2013
The rains are here and I know it’s time to start thinking about pumpkins, golden leaves and early frosts. My favorite pumpkin patch has started sneaking tempting images of ripe pumpkins into my Facebook feed and my Pinterest is filling up with October crafts (beeswax-dipped leaves, anyone?) so it’s definitely time to get my fall crafting started! To celebrate the cooler weather and changing seasons I whipped up a quick little pattern with instructions for both knit and crochet pumpkins.
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Everyday is Halloween!
by Stacey on October 1, 2013
It’s October 1st, which means it’s my favorite month of the year! Every since I was young, I’ve loved October – cooler days, falling leaves, pumpkin everything, and especially all sorts of spooky things to celebrate Halloween! Whether it’s listening to an old favorite song, watching a favorite movie or visiting our local haunted houses, every October I’m ready to celebrate.
And a lot of our IDP designers have gotten into the spirit – check out some of these great patterns to get started on before the 31st shows up.
First off, the marvelous Joanna Rankin has several patterns that are perfect this time of year.
The Big New Thing
by Knit Picks Staff on September 27, 2013
And I do mean big!
Getting into crochet has been a great spark for me. I love learning and trying new things and experimenting. I love to push my own boundaries, too – so when I kept seeing amazing images of arm-knitting and arm-crocheting, I needed to try it!
Basically, arm-knitting and crocheting is when the material you’re working with is so large that your arms become the needles or hook (or, if you’re really crafty, you make the tools yourself!). This larger-than-life technique isn’t new – it’s been a perennial favorite of installation artists who work with everything from fiberglass to 1,000 strands of yarn at once. But it is new to me.
I had a wad of plain Wool of the Andes roving sitting around, and on a whim I grabbed it, split it into two halves lengthwise, and tested what could be done with it as yarn. The sample didn’t look like much, but it was promising. So, in my typical go-big-or-go-home fashion, I ordered 20 hanks of Full Circle roving in quarry and set out to make…something!
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Podcast Episode 224: Interview with Blogger Lynne of Island and North Country Life
by Knit Picks Podcast on September 26, 2013
This week, Kelley gets a chance to catch up with her long-distance knitting friend Lynne, author of the blog Island and North Country Life. Lynne leads an extremely interesting and unique life – traveling the world as a lighthouse caretaker, all the while knitting and spinning no matter where she is headed to next. Kelley talks with Lynne about her fascinating journeys as she recounts her past visits to Deal Island in Tasmania, Australia and more recently, Five Finger Island which is located off the coast of Alaska. Each fall, Lynne returns to return to her home base lighthouse at Seguin Island, ME. Leading a life where change is a constant, Lynne shares her practical approach to knitting, organization, trip preparation and more!
Lynne’s last adventure at Five Finger Lighthouse in Alaska
You can find Lynne’s blog here:
Island and North Country Life
And you can read more about her lighthouse adventures here:
Lighthouse Caretaking
Deal Island, Tasmania
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6 Ways to Wear the Capra Collection
by Knit Picks Staff on September 26, 2013
The vision of the Capra collection is heirloom-knitting, creating the types of pieces that will have just as much place in your wardrobe today as it will a decade from now (or a decade ago!). Since we’re the sorts to get the inspirational ball rolling, we’ve assembled six looks using three different pieces from the collection: A lovely cabled cardigan, a classic scarf and a cleanly-bold pullover.
Dianthe Cardigan by Kathryn McNaughton
Worked from the bottom-up in uncomplicated stitches, the Dianthe Cardigan gets special elevation from diamond cables that run along the body and sleeve.
KP Collections giveaway!
by Stacey on September 26, 2013
So, how do you like our lovely KP collections?
It has been so exciting working on these – I spent 10 years working in a bookstore and I still have a great love of flipping through books. I personally think ours are just so beautiful – the designs, the photography, the layout – everything about them just makes me so proud to be a part of them.
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