Kerin’s Knitting in Alaska!
by on June 9, 2011

Did you guess correctly?  If you missed our post yesterday, we are having a contest to see if you can guess where Kerin is knitting around the world in celebration of World Wide Knit In Public Week.  Yesterday’s post showed a picture of Kerin’s trunk that contained a fishing vest.  Where better to fish than in Alaska’s beautiful rivers.  As you may have seen in our recent interview with Kerin, she LOVES to knit while she fishes.  Looks like she caught a big fish (err, sock) this time!

Now remember, something in this picture is a hint for where Kerin will be tomorrow.  Post where you think she’ll be in the comments before 8AM PST tomorrow and if you’re the first one to get it right, you’ll win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks! Good luck!

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Celebrating World Wide Knit In Public Week!
by on June 9, 2011

It’s World Wide Knit in Public Week and to celebrate, we’ve got Kerin going on lots of adventures!  Monday through Thursday of this week, we will be posting pictures of Kerin knitting in different parts of the world.  Friday, Kerin will arrive in her final destination and from there, begin her long trip back home.
Here’s where it gets fun for you.  Each day’s picture will include a hint to where Kerin will be the next day.  The first person to successfully guess where Kerin will be the next day (via leaving a comment) will win a $5 gift card to Knit Picks!  We will announce all of our winners on Monday of next week. 
In this first picture, you can see that Kerin is getting ready to head out on her travels. 

And in this picture, you can get a hint of all the …

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Knitting socks in tandem
by on June 9, 2011

Remember a couple of months ago when I was struggling with Second
Sock Syndrome. After knitting with the Magic Loop Method several times,
I’ve realized that I prefer knitting with DPNs. It’s just a matter of
personal preference. We have a selection of Magic Loop/DPN sock knitters
in the building. We’ve all tried any new method that has come
around and it’s been fun to watch who ends up using what needles for the
sock knitting.

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Podcast Episode 161: Stitch Dictionary Secrets Revealed
by on June 8, 2011

Jenny chats with Kerin about the wonders of stitch dictionaries! If you are new to stitch dictionaries, you will learn all about what they are, how to use them and the history of stitches throughout different cultures. Kerin also shares her own tips and tricks to successfully designing with different lace, cables, textures and colorwork stitches.
Some of the books mentioned during this podcast include the Vogue Stitchionary series, the Harmony Guides from Interweave Press and Knitting on the Edge by Nicky Epstein.
 
3 easy ways to listen…
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Belinda Shawl ready just in time for the wedding!
by on June 7, 2011

This is the photo from Mason Dixon Knitting: Outside The Lines. You can
see how the pattern caught my attention. The shawl is actually very easy
to knit and it worked up relatively quickly.

I couldn’t have cut it much closer. I finished the shawl one week before
Bob’s nephew’s wedding. Thank goodness lace shawls dry quickly. I was
so happy with the results. One of those times when you have wanted to
make something for ages and it turns out even better than expected.

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Getting to know the lady behind the designs – Kerin Dimeler
by on May 31, 2011

Kerin is the in-house pattern designer for Knit Picks and is
one of the most talented knitters our company has ever had the
opportunity to work with. We thought that you all should get a chance to get to know Kerin the way
that we do, so how better than with an interview!  I hope you enjoy
getting to know our funny (and all-around-awesome) Kerin as much as I did. 

As
many of our blog friends know, you are the pattern designer for Knit
Picks.  This job requires that you know pretty much everything there is
to know about knitting.  When and how did you learn to knit? 

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Knit Picks yarn featured in Interweave Crochet and Crochet Magazine!
by on May 31, 2011

We always love getting emails from Interweave
(and any other magazines for that matter) saying that our yarn has been
featured.  We are particularly excited about the latest email we
received from Interweave Crochet annoucing that our yarn was used for the beautiful Arboretum Cardigan, designed by Annette Petavy. 

Isn’t it just lovely?  For the cardigan, Annette used CotLin DK in Lilac.  The little flowers are aslo made with CotLin in Cerise, Blackberry and Sprout. 

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Website Updates!
by on May 26, 2011

You may have noticed we’ve made a couple of changes to the way our yarn and tools pages display on the Knit Picks web site.
You can see a good example of the yarn page changes on the Shine Sport
page.  The biggest change to the yarn pages is that we’ve added a new
tag, “Goodbye”.

Items
that show a “Goodbye” tag on the top are those that are being
discontinued. We are committed to labeling all discontinued items as
soon as we have made the decision to no longer carry them.  We’re hoping
this will help you with project planning and give you the opportunity
to stock up on discontinued colors you love while they’re still
available. “Goodbye” yarns, books, and tools are not necessarily
discounted, it’s just a heads up that we are not re-ordering them once
our current stock is gone.

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Podcast Episode 160: Behind the Scenes – New Tonals and Dishie
by on May 26, 2011

Alison got a chance to chat with our art director, Christina about the development of all the new tonal colorways for Shadow, Stroll, Swish and Wool of the Andes. Kelley dishes about her love for Dishie and talks about knitting with cotton yarns. Hear all about Kelley’s fiber fun and what she is currently working on in the “What’s On My Needles” segment.
Kelley also reviews the book Knitted Socks East and West by Judy Sumner.
 
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