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.
Meet the team »
Kelley talks about different techniques that new knitters can use to
overcome knitting mistakes. Alison and Kerin chat about common mistakes
that can happen to new knitters, share personal stories of projects gone
awry and how they were fixed.
3 easy ways to listen…
Thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway! It was so
fun to see how many people were inspired to learn entrelac and give it a
try. Unfortunately, we were only able to pick three winners. To select
our
winners, we used a random number generator that chose our winners based on the number of their comment.
Our winners!
#29 Tami Hunt
Wow,that looks fun! What a fun giveaway!
#395 Cindy Kester
This is a technique I would really love to learn. I want this book! It
looks to me that it would be the best way to learn this technique.
#701 Feisty Irish Wench
OOOH! I have a friend that tells me entrelac is easier than it looks,
and since she’s 1500 miles away, she’s not here to show me. I’d love a
copy to learn from and share with the friend that taught me to knit!
Our winners have each been sent an email and as soon as we hear back
from
them, we will ship them their prize. I am sure that all of our winners
will soon be on track to make some really beautiful entrelac projects
thanks to Rosemary’s wonderful book. If
they do, we will be sure to post them! Thanks again everyone!
Being the coordinator for the IDP program has really introduced me to
some great designers that I may not have been familiar with before. I
mean, I’m a knitter (and, as of late, a crocheter) and over the past
couple of years, I’ve been getting many of my project patterns via the
web so it was a natural fit for me. So you can imagine how hard it is
for me now to decide what to make next!
One designer I was not familiar with when I first started on IDP back in November 2009 was Erica Jackofsky – but now she’s become one of my very favorite designers and I get excited every time she submits a new design. Her patterns are fantastic – not only are they super cute, but they are honestly really fun to knit (and now crochet, as she recently had a series of crochet patterns released). I’ve made several of her patterns and they will certainly not be the last. And I finally got pictures in between storms here in the Northwest!
First, I had some Capra in Honey in my stash without project so I had to make Scalliwag because I wear a lot of hats & especially love slouchy ones.
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It’s hard to believe that spring officially starts in just over three
weeks. This has been a pretty crazy winter, and at this point, cabin
fever is bound to be running rampant. So, to cure those late-winter
doldrums, wrap yourself in a warm, colorful blanket!
We have two new blanket kits, each with two colorways. While they are
aesthetically different, they are both examples of the cool stuff you
can do with plain, simple garter stitch!
The Flare Blanket comes in Red/Brown and Blue/Grey.
This blanket is knit in sixteen squares, all with the same patterning
but a selection of four different color sequences. Each square is knit
in the round from the outside in – meaning it gets faster as you knit
each square. Talk about instant gratification! And once the squares are
sewn up – that’s it. No fuss, no border, just soft, woolly warmth.
This fall and winter, almost every project I cast on was one I intended to give away. That makes for thoughtful gifts and happy recipients, but not much blog fodder until the gifts have been given!
Here’s a quick recap of my gifty F.O.’s from the last few months:
Well, my poor Gull Wings Pi Shawl has been languishing in a project drawer. A victim of the hectic holidays and my slow recovery from said holiday season.
It’s not as if it is a particularly complicated pi shawl. Look at those lovely, regular repeats. The instructions are easy to carry around. There are no excuses.
You know what I need? A good audio book and a weekend dedicated to recommiting to my shawl.
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I love the Belinda Shawl from Kay Gardiner & Ann Shayne’s second book, Mason-Dixon Knitting Ourtside the Lines. It is incredibly simple in design but the result will be so elegant.
When we received our samples of Aloft, we all started thinking about what we would like to knit with the gossamer soft strands of super kid mohair and silk. Watching the two open-work layers of the Belinda shawl move past each other would be mesmorizing but add in the glint of silk and the warm softness of the mohair and I think this will be a delight to knit and wear.
Look at the colors I’ve chosen.
Tarragon was a no brainer since it is the sort of warm green I enjoy wearing. I put several second color options next to it but it wasn’t until I held up the Eggplant that I knew I had found my combination. All I need to do is grab a pair of Harmony needle tips and a 32″ cable. The sharp point will make it easy to work with the fine yarn.
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That’s right, folks…we have another book contest! And if you have never done entrelac knitting, you should really
give it a try! It can look intimidating at first, but you will be a pro in no
time with Rosemary Drysdale’s book, Entrelac: The Essential Guide to Interlace
Knittng. It can be a fun and rewarding technique that not only looks
complicated and fancy, but is so versatile at the same time.
The book begins with Rosemary leading you through
every step
of the way in understanding the concepts and techniques used for
entrelac knitting. Using modular triangles and squares, you can create
really stunning
and interesting pieces using cables, lace or colorwork. One of my
favorite things about this book is the entrelac
stitch dictionary that highlights over 60 different stitch patterns!
Once you understand the concepts behind entrelac knitting, this stitch
dictionary makes a wonderful resource that allows you to create your
very own
designs with confidence.
With a second ball of Chroma in my stash, I went exploring for a nice pattern that could take advantage of the generous yardage of Chroma Fingering weight.
This Gentle Reversible Shawl by Diana Troldahl has a lovely surprise in the instructions. Diana explains how to determine the equal division of whatever yarn you want to use. Then she also tells you how to adapt that knowledge to knitting her shawl. Absolutely brilliant!
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Can you believe how beautiful it is? Aloft
is a blend of 75% mohair and 25% silk and it will leave you wanting to
knit with it over and over again. The silk adds a radiant core that
shimmers and shines through the soft halo of mohair, all the while
adding a beautiful drape and texture to any project. Our team fell
head-over-heals in love with the line the moment we first saw the
sample. The Knit Picks Director – Alison – couldn’t keep us out of her
office because we all wanted to keep touching it! It’s just so yummy!
