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I just can’t get over HOW SOFT THIS YARN IS! I’ve been looking forward
to our very first shipment of our brand new yarn, Billow, since the day
we decided to add it to our lineup for 2013. I love the soft, luscious
color palette, the wonderfully tactile thick-and-thin strand and… did I
mention the color palette?!
If you’ve been intrigued by the Celtic motifs of the Fia Pullover but aren’t so keen on green, here are a few more suggestions of colors that would work well for this pattern!
Fia
looks best in two colors of the same family: two pinks, two blues, two
greys, and so on. The most important thing to look for is a difference
in value – how different the colors are in brightness. Choose the
‘background’ color first, which in the case of Fia is the darker color.
From there, compare colors in the same family that are a lighter version
(check out the great color descriptions with each one!). Colors that
are only a touch different, like Delta and Whirlpool for instance, won’t
contrast enough with each other to show detail. But if you like Delta,
Sky and Clarity are in the same family and would make a better match.
Well, I think it’s time for another Freebie Friday! This week, Erica Jackofsky shares with us her newest pattern – and it uses our brand new yarn Billow!
This is her Simply Striped Shrug – what a great way to use Billow!
Read more »When our latest yarn Billow first arrived to the office, I was in the same boat as all of my crafty coworkers: completely head-over-heals, need to have it in my life, in love with this yarn. Unfortunately, this caused me great anxiety as I am very much a one-at-a-time project kind of gal – but Billow was just so tempting! Considering I was going to break my “one project” rule for Billow (I have an in progress cowl on the needles), I methodically rummaged through my books and patterns looking for the perfect project.
my ultimate billow blanket, nestled nicely on top of my couch
Read more »As with everyone else in the office, I ooo’d & aww’d over Billow. The colors were beautiful and it’s so so soft! But when it came time for me to choose a project – I was stumped. My coworkers were hard at work on blankets and sweaters but I wanted something smaller that I could keep next to my skin at all times – so cowls seemed to be the most obvious choice!
I opted to finally do the famous GAP-tastic Cowl – it’s been something in my queue for a very long time. I chose my favorite color of Billow – Spearmint – and got to work.
The anticipation of spring can only mean one thing – new
yarn and new pattern collections! It’s been a bundle of excitement here
at Knit Picks, and Stacey chats with Jenny about all of the wonderful
new things that are lined up for this month.
Billow!
First up is Billow, the
newest member of the Knit Picks yarn family. Jenny and Stacey chat about
Billow, our new bulky cotton yarn, and share staff projects as well as
inspiration ideas for this delightfully soft yarn.
Next up is First
Light – the first ever pattern collection from Knit Picks! Inspired by beautiful and unexpected balances, this amazing collection brings
together 14 patterns from 12 independant designers. Stacey talks about the development
process of First Light and gives an overview of the included projects.
Finally, there are two stunning new collections from independant
designers: Vintage-Inspired Baseball Knits by Allyson Dykhuizen and
Winsome Knits by Alexis Winslow. Hear all about …
It took me a year, but I finally did it. I learned how to crochet. It’s been twelve months now that I’ve weekly been immersed in yarn, needles, patterns and talk of gauge size working here at Knit Picks. As an art director and a staunch fan of the Industrial Revolution, though, I never saw the need to create my own garments and accessories. Whatever would the machines do with their time if I did?
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Photo from Baktus scarf
by Strikkelise Raverly Page
I couldn’t say what made me look Baktus scarf up in Ravelry. I follow a lot of knitting blogs so I imagine something sparked my curiosity. Or, maybe a photo link in Pinterest.
Read more »This weekend as I was riding my bike, I realized how ragged my beloved Knucks have gotten. Given I knit them over 4 years ago and wear them constantly, it’s not much of a surprise. It’s funny, I own several pairs of fingerless mitts but I always seem to lose one (sadly, my Pint Mitts is one of them) – but not my original pair of Knucks. In any case, I decided it was time for a new pair.
I’ve made multiple pairs of Knucks over the years – it seems to be the pattern I turn to I make when I need a gift. They work well for everyone and so useful! I personally need to wear fingerless gloves when doing activities such as biking in cold weather – my hands get cold but I need my fingers free to switch gears and fingerless gloves keep my hands much warmer than fingerless mitts (like my Semplice Mitts, which I do wear a lot as well). And the Knucks pattern is just so much fun.
I dug in my stash for an appropriate yarn and decided on Wool of the Andes in the beautiful Mineral Heather (fun fact: I loved this color so much when we had it in the old Telemark yarn line and felt it was my mission to get it in Wool of the Andes when we discontinued Telemark).
Recently I whipped up a little striped Chroma hat, and it’s quicky
become my favorite hat this winter. It didn’t take much yarn, just a
little of two colors, and the pattern is super easy! It’s a quick and
cute project for using up yarn leftovers. So, I thought I’d share.
You’ll need about 30 grams each of two colors of Chroma Worsted (my finished hat weighs 58 grams). I used Windermint and Wildwood…
Click through to see the pattern!
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