Love this hat!!!

And, look at the variations!
by rrevbbd (Ravelry)

by knitterrie (Ravelry)

by madingley (Ravelry)

and, mine!

Umm, someone didn’t pay attention to gauge!! In my defense, I did use a size 8 needle which is pretty small for Cadena but you know that I am a loose knitter. And, when I am making something more involved or larger than a hat, I am good about gauge. But, I was so excited about Jared’s design that I could not wait to get started!!
Here’s the “Ta Da”

My first successful felting project!! Please note how nicely I shaped the crown! Yep, I am thrilled!!
I used one and a half skeins of Cadena, Saffron, …

Now that I’m finished with my Learn To Knit Socks video series, I am ready to tackle some new projects. I would love suggestions!
Here is what I already have on my list
Mittens – I will be using DPNs and a two-color pattern. I haven’t chosen the pattern yet.
Understanding a sock pattern using either DPNs or Magic Loop
Designing basics for an Aran Sweater – How to plan out placement of cables.
That’s all I have now so please give me some more ideas! <

What was that?

Alison only uses three colors, and they’re light grey, medium grey, and dark grey?

Well, BEHOLD MY CREATION!

Right when the new colors of Palette were about to come out, I got the color bug and wanted to knit a blanket. I was originally going to knit a 10 Stitch Twist Blanket with Tina, in these-are-totally-not-Alison-colors, but I had a few false starts and didn’t really get into it. So sad!

Aside from being a departure from my usual favorite colors, I also left the realm of knitting! The Purl Bee blog had a beautiful crocheted granny square blanket up a while back, and something about it just got to me. I liked that it was one enormous granny square, I liked the modern colors, and I …

We will be hosting a book signing for Mary Scott Huff. Kate has been busy organizing it and has a blog entry with all the details.
It will be a delightful evening filled with lots of color to chase away the grey world of our current weather. Please try to join us!! <

I love dancing. My friend the elf is a very talented dancer (Kate calls him Baxter but I call him dancing queen).
He gets especially excited this time of year because the holidays are just around the corner. Everyone in the office keeps talking about quick gifts to knit. They have lots of good ideas like coffee cup cozies, holiday ornaments, felted slippers, and easy scarves and hats. I’m going to leave the knitting to them. I’m just going to keep on dancing until Christmas. <

Remember my unique interpretation of Jared’s hat? Well, the Knit Buddy winner from that blog entry is Carrie Armbrecht! Congratulations! We will be contacting you to see what color of Cadena you would like us to send to you! <

We had an awesome event last night with Mary Scott Huff! Thanks to all of the knitters who showed up – the Knit Picks staff had a great time meeting everyone. Mary also has a blog post about the event – her blog (which I find hilarious) is definitely worth a read!
Here’s a quick video of some event highlights:
And here’s a longer video of Mary giving her talk at the event:
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One of the jobs I do here at Knit Picks is send out press releases and work with knitting publications to get them samples of our yarns and new products.

I’m really excited that our yarns and tools have been appearing in so many print publications lately.
Did you see our teleidoscope and cute little yarn cutter in Interweave Gifts?
Interweave also showed Knit Picks yarn a little love in their Accessories issue. The Never Wimpy Wimple is knit in Shadow. The Mini-Poncho is Andean Silk and Elegance. And the Keep Them Warm Wristlets use Gloss Sock yarn.
Verena showcased our East Meets West Bags in their Fall issue.
Vogue Knitting included our Harmony and metal cable needles in their cable needle review recently.
And Knit N Style’s February issue featured Stroll in Tree Fort and the pattern for our Waves Shawl.
I just love opening up a new issue of …