Follow along and discover your next inspiration as we cast on for projects we love, explore new techniques, and dish about the latest and greatest from Knit Picks.
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Summer seems to have gotten a late start this year, but it looks like the sunshine has come just in time for all of the wonderful new shawl kits! And of course, Kerin kindly shared her inspiration for the colors and designs behind these shawls – some of which come from the most unlikely of places! But it just goes to show that inspiration is around us everywhere.
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One of the best things about TNNA for me was meeting all the wonderful designers I work with all the time – both in the IDP program as well as on other projects. I tried not to be all fangirly with designers I’ve loved even before I started working here but it was hard not to be starstruck.
First up (once I remembered to start taking pictures) was one of the original IDP designers – David Castillo.
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One of the best parts of TNNA was being around so many crafty people
and sharing in this amazing community of smart, talented knitters and
crochets. While we were there, we were able enough to meet so many of
the designers involved with the Independant Design Program. And lucky
for us, we got the opportunity to meet Doris Chan, author of Crochet Lace Innovations! Not only is Doris a talented crochet designer, but she is also one of the contributors to the pattern, Pam’s Comfort Cables, which is available through the IDP program.
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What an amazingly fun time we had this past World Wide Knit in Public
Week. If you were playing along on our blog, we thank you very much!
We have gone through our comment logs and found our winners.
Monday’s winner was Karen Aguilar
Tuesday’s winner was Louise
Wednesday’s winner was Eleanor
and Thursday’s winner was Heather Thorn
We
had so much fun reading through everyone’s guesses. You folks are
smart! Next year, we’ll have to make the challenges a little tougher.
We will be sending our winners an email shortly to verify information.
Once we hear back, they will get their gift cards!
If you missed any of Kerin’s adventures, here are the pictures from her travels. They’re sure to make you chuckle!
Thank you again to everyone who planted the tandem idea in my head! I love it!
There were a couple of questions in my last post so I thought I would take care of them now.
First, Panther2000 Definitely use fingering weight yarn for your first try on socks. Don’t be too ambitious. Choose a nice plain sock pattern or book like Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd.
Second, Judy My bad! I forgot to give you the link to the Fiesta Feet. I downloaded the pattern from Ravelry.
Third, Mary G. Thank you for the timely encouragement! I’m glad to hear that your socks have stood up so well.
That’s it for today! I’m off to knit on my socks a bit more!
Last weekend, several of us from the office flew out to Ohio to go to the The National NeedleArts Association
(TNNA) Market. If you are not familiar with TNNA, this is an
industry-only event for wholesale vendors to show off their wares. Alison & Angela attended
the one in Long Beach, CA back in January and had a great response, so
for the market in Columbus OH, we sent out more people and had a bigger
booth!
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In yesterday’s picture, did you happen to notice anything special about Kerin’s outfit? That’s right, she was wearing her Norwegian-inspired sweater! Today, Kerin is happily knitting away in the snowy Norwegian Fjords, bundled up in her beautiful sweater and that very nice hat! Are those alpacas? We wonder where she could be off to tomorrow… 
Remember, use hints from this picture to guess where Kerin will be tomorrow. Look closely because this one’s a little tough. If you’re the first person to guess correctly, you’ll win a $5 gift card! Your comments must be posted before 8AM PST tomorrow in order for them to count.
*Please note, you must have a US or Canadian address to win.
Today marks the first day of World Wide Knit in Public Week! Woo hoo! What are you doing to celebrate?
Make sure to check back on our blog on Monday for details about a really fun contest. Until then, enjoy your weekend and get out there and knit!
Did you catch the Fair Isle reference in yesterday’s post? In case you don’t understand what Fair Isle has to do with Scotland, here’s a little history for you. Fair Isle is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, a tiny island in the north of Scotland, that forms part of the Shetland islands. This is the last stop on Kerin’s journey around the world. If you were playing along throughout the week, we thank you very much! If you guessed the right answers and you were the first to do it, expect an email soon!
For now, Kerin is on her way home. What a fun vacation she has had!
The last photo that we snapped from her journey was of her arriving in Portland at the airport! She looks happy to be home. A …
In yesterday’s post, you might have noticed that Kerin was wearing an amazing hat with little llamas along the top. If you guessed that she would be in Peru, you guessed right!
While Kerin knits happily away amongst the friendly Alpacas in Peru, she daydreams of her next location. My goodness, her Fair Isle sweater is just lovely!
Can you guess where she’ll be next? If you have any ideas, be sure to post them in the comments before 8AM PST tomorrow morning for your chance to win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks!
*To enter, you must have a US or Canada mailing address.
