Stitch Heaven Salutes Barbara Walker DVD Giveaway

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New techniques, especially different stitches, can be so fun to learn! However, if you are new to stitch dictionaries – sifting through all of those instructions can seem a bit daunting, especially when the stitch uses an unfamiliar abbriviation or references an obscure technique. Additionally, everyone learns at a different pace and in different ways. This is why having technique and reference videos is so important, it really makes learning accessible to a wider range of crafters. This is why I am so happy to say we are giving away one copy of the DVD, “Stitch Heaven Salutes Barbara Walker!” The best part? It is signed by Barbara Walker!

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Podcast Episode 162: Interview with Michelle Edwards

Kelley interviews Michelle Edwards, author of the book A Knitter’s Home Companion.
With a background in printmaking, illustration and children’s books,
Michelle has always had knitting be a constant part of her life. In A Knitter’s Home Companion, Michelle shares stories and essays that explore the
lives of other knitters, the lessons that are learned, and the way
people are brought together through the craft. Hear all about Michelle’s
journey from starting the book and meeting late night deadlines to finding time to knit 100 pairs of mittens for charity!
 
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Weekend baby blanket


Yes, yes – I know these are washclothes but the pattern is also known as a wonderfully simple design for baby blankets. 
The key is that you start at one corner. You can choose how many rows you knit to make the size anything from a washcloth to a full-sized afghan. Perfect for my weekend knitting.
Here’s the story. A friend sent me an e-mail this morning. A friend of hers was just blessed with her first grandchild. Her friend is the knitter of the family but she is having a few health issues that make it impossible for her to knit anything. My friend was wondering if I would mind knitting up something for the new baby as a representative of his grandmother’s best wishes.
Hah! Bob and I are visiting his son in Seattle this weekend. Lots of knitting time! I can’t think of …

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Podcast Episode 163: A Summer of Lace

With the weather finally warming up here in the Pacific Northwest,
knitting lace have been on everyone’s mind here at the office. On a
recent trip, Kelley was fortunate enough to be sitting next to a fellow
knitter on the plane back to Portland. She got the opportunity to share
her love of knitting with her new knitting pal and Kelley recaps her
reasons to knit lace as well as why new knitters shouldn’t be afraid to
tackle lace projects. Next up, Kelley presents three different books on
lace – the first being The Very Easy Guide to Lace Knitting by Lynne Watterson, a perfect guide for knitters new to lace. For intermediate knitters looking to
take their lace knitting in a new direction, Kelley talks about The Art of Knitted Lace,
which features a stunning collection of garments that show off lace
patterns by a number of designers. As for experienced and
adventurous lace knitters, Kelley recommends Wrapped in …

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More fun in Ohio

 

So, as you may know, the Knit Picks offices are in Vancouver WA but our distrubution center is located in Columbus OH – shipping from a more centralized location helps keep our shipping costs down!  But many of us who work in in WA have never gotten a chance to see the warehouse or meet the folks out there.  When we went out to TNNA we finally got that opportunity!

The warehouse staff not only handle all the Knit Picks orders, but also the ones from our sister companies, Connecting Threads and Artist Club.  It’s a big place!

 CAG Visit

 

 

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Nominate Your Felici Favorites

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As most Felici self-striping sock yarn fans know, Felici colorways have always been limited edition. Each year, we come up with a new selection of colors, and buy a set amount. Felici aficionados have learned to stock up while the getting is good, sometimes certain colorways sell out fast (ahem, 2010’s Rainbow)! This year was actually the first time we decided to bring back a color, Rainbow, from the previous year due to customer requests. Well now we’re thinking about bringing even more colors back as Felici Favorites, but we want to hear from you!

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Le Tour de Fleece begins

I’ve been mostly knitting and crocheting as of late, so the start of Le Tour de Fleece was a great opportunity to pull out my wheel and get back into my peaceful Zen square of handspinning. Spinning yarn seems to occupy a different part of my brain than other fiber crafts; I find it especially calming when I have a really hectic week.

First, I spun some BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) that I got at Andersen Fiber Works a couple of weeks ago. The indie dyer is Dicentra Designs, and I just love their bright, clear colors. I predrafted this fiber without splitting it up in order to preserve the super-long color repeats, and then I chain plied it to make a bouncy 3-ply yarn. When I knit this one up, I should see stripes that transition gently from shade to shade.

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Winners for the Felici Giveaway!

Thanks everyone for your Felici nominations!  Using a random number generator, we have selected our two winners!
#103 – RaynaThe red striped one – second from the left in the bottom picture. *Gorgeous*!
#401 – MelissahTime Traveler and Green Veggies, please!!!
Our winners have been contacted and will be sent their prizes as soon as we hear back.  Thanks again everyone, we really appreciate the feedback.

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Lots of eBooks!

 

Have you noticed our eBook selection recently?  We’re so excited how popular it’s been and we’ve been adding titles every week. I’m finding it really convient to have all my files with me when I’m traveling – so I don’t have to lug around books or pieces of paper that, in my case anyway, will inevitably get lost

Many are from our IDP designers – so many great titles!  I already own Erica Jackofsky’s Sweet Treat Collection – I blogged about my cute little yoga socks & Blue Ice Beret that I made from there. It’s one of my favorite knitting collections ever.

 

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Back from maternity leave

I’m back at work from maternity leave and feeling good. I actually missed work–I guess that’s a good sign that I love my job, eh? For those of you who didn’t read the news elsewhere and are wondering, my baby girl was born on February 11 (two weeks late!), and we named her Alice Irene. I have more to blog about in the coming weeks, including a free baby sock pattern, but for now I’m going to leave you with a photo of Alice at 9 weeks old wearing the chocolate cupcake hat that Marci made her out of Comfy. So cute!

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