I was sure that I had finished the first sleeve of my Classic Lines Cardigan during our staff meeting. But, when I headed outside for the “photo shoot” it became clear that I still had a couple more inches. No worries! Tonight is craft night!

I can’t credit the staff meeting with all of the progress I’ve made since last week. We had a very quiet weekend and I spent many hours reading and knitting. I’ve discovered a mystery series that I’m enjoying like rich bon-bons. It’s called the Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson.
The first book is Murder on Astor Place.

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What better way to get the Portland, Oregon Knitters for Knockers – Knit Picks team started than with a knitting project!! I designed this Free Pattern as something that can be “mass produced” and yet be personalized in each wearer’s unique way. You can make several versions for yourself, make “blinged” out versions for friends and family, or host a Bling Party with felted ribbons waiting to be decorated.
I started walking in the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure (Portland, OR) when a breast cancer survivor in our office invited me to join her in 1995. Back then only women walked which had a powerful effect on me. I was awed by the symbolism of the two strong sides of “support” people forming the banks of a river of women walking and gathering power from each other. It made the distinction between the …

Since we released our new colors of Palette, I’ve heard a lot of knitters mention that they would like to see a photo of all the colors lined up to be able to compare them next to each other in the same lighting. I thought that sounded awesome, so I got to work hunting down all 83 colors and arranging them in a way that made sense. The columns are roughly arranged by hue in color wheel order. The rows go roughly from the darkest value to the lightest, with the neutrals being slotted at either end in the columns they coordinated best with. Seeing them all laid out like this is amazingly helpful! I can now see at a glance the pastels, the mid-tones, and the darks just by looking across the rows.
The above photo is the pretty “art” version, not …

We’ve been getting a lot of messages lately from people who are new to the Knitting Community with questions about our knitalongs. I wanted to extend a quick welcome and explain how the knitalongs work.
Most of our knitalongs are ongoing. That means you can join them at any time, there is no set day and time you have to start. They also have no end date. You can start the day it goes live, or you can join after it’s already been going on for a couple of months. No matter when you join, the odds are pretty good someone else will be online ready to answer any questions that pop up or give you a little moral support if you have to rip back.
Members of our staff moderate many of our knitalongs and if a knitalong or thread is dedicated to one of our in house patterns, our designers …

It took 2 days to go through all the entries, but we’ve picked our winners, and I have the privilege of annoucing them now!
misspianoforte will be knitting the Every Way Wrap in Mahogany
pianoducky is getting White, Cranberry, Jade, Doe, and Mulberry Gloss for the Freyja hat
Worshipmybassoon will get a package of Doe (MC), Mulberry, Cranberry, Masala, and Jade Gloss for the Freyja sweater.
LadyFirelyght is planning a PHENOMENAL Trellis and Vine Pullover in Jade Gloss.
Congratulations!!! The four of you should be on the lookout for an e-mail from us soon so that we can get your shipping addresses. We can’t wait to see your finished knits.
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I continue to be on a Sock Summit high! It seems that every time I have a few minutes, I’m grabbing my current sock obsession. You know how much I love Charlene Schurch’s sock patterns. Well, I was so wound up after the four sock-saturated days that I didn’t want to have to actually think about pattern selection. I just wanted to cast-on something and KNIT SOCKS!
Well, Charlene’s Little Box of Socks was the perfect solution! Particularly since I had grabbed two skeins of Imagination we had left over in the sample box. It may be a “little box” of patterns but they encompass a broad scope. I particularly love the patterns for hand-painted, or hand-dyed yarns.
The Ric Rac Rib pattern was exactly what I wanted. A very simple pattern that would make the most of the hand-painted colors in the Mermaid Lagoon colorway. …

I’ve put up the details of my Mystery Colorwork KAL! Head on over and check it out!

(Here’s my color swatch for a little eye candy.) <

Today is the last day that you can join the Knitters for Knockers team for the Walk for the Cure. The date for the walk is September 20th. The organizers need time to gather t-shirts, etc. for all of the teams.
You can always register individually after today and still walk with us. You can even register on the day of the walk. We will be on the Non-Timed 5K walk and we will have big balloons with the Knitters for Knockers logo on them.
Several of my friends enjoy Sleeping In For The Cure! I’m sure you can appreciate the appeal.
Xena wanted to Sleep In but I said, “No, way!” <