The funny thing about World Wide Knit in Public day (WWKIP), is that I almost always knit in public. I’m just not home a lot! I think the reason that I enjoy knitting so much is that it’s portable. I learned to knit a few years ago while I was in college, and I particularly liked that I could pull out my knitting when I was riding the bus to class or making myself sit still while reading a big textbook in the library (that produced a lot of scarves). And now that I’m out of school, I’m still always on the go. This means that I am able to dedicate more time to knitting than my more stationary hobbies such as weaving, machine sewing, or spinning.
I’m getting over a cold, so I didn’t attend a big Knit in Public event. Then I realized that most of my friends in …

Hi all… it’s been a crazy weekend for me so far! But I finally had a chance to sit down and do some knitting in public!

A dear friend of mine got married today… and to do something a little different, her wedding reception is here at Big Al’s ( I heard that the new movie with Harrison Ford and Brandon Frazier was filmed here, can’t wait to see it on the big screen) this bowling alley is cream of the crop as far as bowling alleys go!
Here is my grandson with me helping me out with the KIP (he took the first picture)

Hope you had a fun day knitting!
–Kim
Footnote: This picture and blog was from earlier this afternoon… but I have a new mini computer and a new camera… needless to say, when I went to upload the …

I decided that Knit In Public day would be a great opportunity for a good distraction while I was doing one of my favorite activities!

That’s right, the only way I could keep from kissing my muscles* would be to keep them busy doing something a bit more refined.
Some of the folks at the gym were a little confused by this one, because I was spending my time looking at some pretty white cotton instead of watching myself in the mirror. But hey! I got a workout in and got a few rows done – win-win, right? I didn’t even notice how bad I looked in bike shorts!

Hmmm, I wonder how many rows I’d have to do to get my triceps in shape…

*if I could find them. …

Shopping for yarn online can be a maddening guessing game. Is that a Teal or a Turquoise strand in Shimmer Hand Dyed Shallows? Will Comfy Sport’s Seafoam and Marlin clash or compliment each other? Its a lot to ask from your computer screen, but on Knit Picks, we’ve recently added full-color, 300 pixel close-ups that bring each yarn color to life. As always, our team of photographers takes great care to achieve real-life color accuracy, but you shouldn’t have to squint to see all those beautiful colors!
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Step 1: Find a color that catches your eye and click …

Lots of you have probably already noticed the new Lace Samplers that have appeared on our website. They come in 4 rich, pretty colorways and each sampler comes with the pattern to knit both the Chinook Shawl (pictures above in the “Deep Sea” colorway) and the Pyrifera Scarf. (Click “more images” on the product page to see more pictures of these!) Well, today Tina launched our Lace Knit Along and I graciously agreed to go on the record, as the designer of the Chinook shawl, to give you all an idea of how it came to be:

Neat, eh? Anyone can join the KAL, you don’t have to be working this particular pattern to do so, so come on by! I’d love to see a good mix of seasoned and newer lace knitters there, helping each other along. I’ll be there, answering questions about the …