In addition to some new marketing projects, I’ve also added sock model to my resume since I started working at Knit Picks.

I thought sock modeling sounded like a pretty cushy job. I mean, all you have to do is sit around and wear some socks and let someone take a picture of your feet, right? Little did I know…

That’s me, standing in a field next to our office, balancing one foot on a ladder that I’m holding up myself while I also hold up a screen to try to get the lighting right. The yoga class I took at the gym is finally paying off!
And here’s the final shot of the Lindsay Sock that’s in the catalog.

Kerry and Melissa never cease to amaze me. How’d they do that? …

I fell in love with the Nutmeg hat by Norah Gaughan. I love her designs. The hat is knit at a perfect gauge for City Tweed Heavy Worsted. I am determined to expand my hat collection and the range of “warm” toned colors in my wardrobe. What could be easier than this quick knit hat in a “new” color for me – Morning Glory. I think it is a nice “warm” purple that looks good against my face.
Check out the lovely details of this hat. It was a new experience for me because it was knit flat and then seamed to form the hat. A bit of a problem because I have no experience seaming knit fabric because I am a knitting-in-the-round fan. I decided that I needed some help to finish my hat.
And look how well it turned out!
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Sense and Sensibility read by Juliet Stevenson takes Jane Austen to a whole new level. I thought I knew the story – I’ve read it several times and seen the movies – but I was wrong. I spent hours this weekend knitting and listening to Juliet. Ok, I baked some bread and chocolate chip cookies. Can you tell Bob is on a business trip?
What are those lines of cream colored yarn running up my Ric Rac socks? That’s my little trick for getting my socks to match when I’m using DPNs. After I finish the first sock I put a long piece of contrasting yarn on a blunt needle and make a running stitch in increments of ten stitches until I get to the end of a particular section. For example, I stranded down the leg and ended up with 8 sections of 10 …

Even though I’ve missed a couple of Tuesdays, I am pleased with the results of setting aside one day a week to share my Classic Lines Progress with you. It usually inspires a burst of knitting on Sunday or Monday night. But, I believe you will see a surprising amount of progress over the next two weeks. Bob is on a long business trip which translates into evenings with audio books as I knit and knit and knit. It may not always be my CLiC sweater but it will be one of the “projects of choice” over the next couple of weeks.
I have a few more inches to go on the second sleeve. I know that joining the sleeves with the body will be energizing. It will feel like a sweater even though there will be a lot more work still left.
Tonight I will …

I’m on vacation this week, but I thought I’d share a video I took last week while I was home during the photoshoot day. I recently reorganized my yarn stash (and frankly am rather embarrassed by the meagerness of my stash, but now that I can see it all, I’ll be much more inspired to start projects!).
I got those great tubs at Target. And, here are links to some other knitting supplies I find indispensable:
Jacquard Acid Dyes and Sock Yarn Dye Blanks
Yarn Swift
Yarn Ball Winder
Needle Binder Cases
Knitting Needle Coil Wraps – you can see these holding my DPN sets together in the binder pockets – I love these little things!
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OICyarn!
Congratulations Sonja! I hope you enjoy your City Tweed HW yarn. Maybe a nice hat?
I am working on my next Knitting Buddy project! As soon as it is finished, I’ll share it with you and have another drawing. <

Hey everybody! I don’t know if you’ve seen this feature on the website yet, but we’ve started adding video interviews for each of the new kits. I sit Nina or Kerin down in a locked room with nothing but the kits they’ve designed, then I don’t let them out until they’ve spilled all their secrets about the design process, pattern features, and tips for knitting the project. Each video is added to the product page for the kit under the “Video” tab, and you can watch the video without even leaving the page you’re on. Spiffy!
Here are a couple of my favorites:

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