$10 2-Day Shipping Promotion for February
by on February 2, 2012

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the Knit Picks team felt that
it was a good time to spread the love.  For the month of February, we are
offering a special promotion where you can get express 2-day Fed Ex shipping
to addresses in the contiguous US for a
flat rate of just $10! If you weren’t keeping track, that is at least a $7 savings
from our normal expedited rates.  Whether you are rushing to finish up
that last-minute Valentine’s Day project or you’re just itching to get started on a new project, we are pleased to have the opportunity to offer you this special
rate.  

As
with all shipping offers, some restrictions apply.  To get more details on
this promotion, please click here. 

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Podcast Episode 178: Live from TNNA!
by on February 2, 2012

Last weekend Alisha, Stacey, and Jenny attended The National Needlearts Association winter show held in Phoenix, Arizona. This industry trade show is put on several times a year and lets venders, yarn shop owners, and designers connect with each other as well as find new and exciting yarns and accessories. As much as we enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine, we also loved chatting with all of the friends that stopped by our booth! While being around so many wonderful designers, Jenny was able to set aside some time to chat with a few designers that are part of the Knit Picks IDP program including Audrey Knight, Stephannie Tallent, and Sarah Wilson. Hear all about how they started knitting and transitioned into designing in this behind the scenes sneak peek at TNNA!
Featured designers:
Audrey Knight – IDP Patterns, www.audknits.comStephannie Tallent – IDP Patterns & Mittens! eBook, www.sunsetcat.comSarah Wilson – IDP Patterns, …

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Tyler
by on February 1, 2012

(Note: Our wonderful Purchasing Director Teri is one of the biggest cheerleaders for Brava – here’s her experience with it! You also may recognize her son Tyler from several patterns currently on our site such as the cute Duck Hat. – Stacey)

As soon as I heard we were getting acrylic yarn I rejoiced!

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Video Tutorial: How to Line the East Meets West Bag
by on January 31, 2012

Bags, purses and satchels are such fun accessories to make, in addition to being a quick and chic way to add a pop of color to any outfit. But sometimes, depending on the size and shape of your bag – it can lack the structure of a bag or purse you might find at the store. Lining and reinforcing your bag with a stiff interfacing is great way of adding structure and support to any bag, but it can seem like quite an intimidating process at first. This is exactly why I teamed up with Kerin to create a step-by-step video tutorial on how to make the most of your bag with a little fabric, stiff interfacing, and a few other supplies.

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Stashbusting with the Beekeeper’s Quilt
by on January 31, 2012

I bought The Beekeeper’s Quilt pattern from Tiny Owl’s Magic Attic
back in October and have quietly been working on hexipuffs between
other knitting projects ever since. I’ve been using all my fingering
weight odds and ends leftover from all the sock projects, mittens and Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi
critters that I made over the holidays. This morning I decided to sit down and see if I could identify all the
Knit Picks yarn that has gone into this project so far… it was fun
trying to retrace my knitting! Do you spot them all?

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Let the madness – and sweaters – begin!
by on January 27, 2012

Well, I’m still not totally through figuring out what craziness is in
store for me this year, but I know that it’s going to involve a lot of
sweaters. I really need to use up a good size chunk of my stash this
year (for the sake of sanity), and sweaters are a darn good way to do
that.

But my first sweater is decidedly not a stash sweater.

Over the holidays, my husband and I found ourselves shuffling among
the crowds at the mall a little more frequently than we’d have liked.
But one upside of that is that my husband got to see a lot of the
mannequins decked out in their nice fancy sweaters. We kept passing by
one window that had a lighly textured Aran type sweater in a creamy
oatmeal color, and over time it really grew on him. Until finally, the
question was asked – “can you make one for me?”

WELL OF COURSE! WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO SOONER! I GET TO GET MORE YARN!!!
(and also – he doesn’t want me to buy one, but make one. Double score!)

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Tags: cables, Knit Picks Designers, Works in Progress


Reversible Freebie Friday
by on January 26, 2012

Do you love dishcloths?  I’m constantly making them – I don’t have a dishwasher (yes, I live in the dark ages apparently.  At least my kitchen does) so I use them all the time to wash my dishes!  I also like to make face cloths to use when I wash my face – they are so much softer than ones you can buy in the store! (I use either Simply Cotton or Shine for those).  Well if you like them as much as I do, IDP designer Kathy Cairns Hendershott has put out a free version of her popular Reversible Dishcloths.

This is her Walled In Reversible dishcloth pattern – and as the title suggests, it’s completly reversible!

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TNNA Fun
by on January 26, 2012

So as I said last week, Alisha, Jenny & I all headed to sunny Phoenix for The National Needlearts Associate (TNNA)‘s winter show.  It was so much fun!  Not least of which was the beautiful Arizona weather we got to enjoy.

TNNA show 

But sadly, we weren’t there for vacation – we were there to work!  First step was  to set up our booth for yarn shops to order needles & tools for their stores.

 TNNA show

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