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.
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While we love welcoming exciting new yarns, it’s so hard to say goodbye to other yarns, even though it’s a necessary part of our pledge to bring you the best products at the best prices. We have to discontinue some products to make room for new ones, so we are sad to see our sparkly luxury 66% Baby Alpaca and 34% Lurex yarn, Alux, go away.
Read more »I’m so excited to show you our newest batch of Felici striped colorways!
I have a personal reason that I’m especially excited about this release: I designed a bunch of them! I started here as a graphic designer last fall, and since then I’ve gotten the extremely awesome chance to help design yarn colors a few times so far, this batch being one of my first! I didn’t create all of these, but most of the especially colorful ones are by me … I tend to have the color taste of an artistic five year old. So if you happen to love this group of new colors, yay I’m so …
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Today marks an exciting milestone, it’s our 300th episode! Over the years we’ve covered just about every topic under the crafty sun. We’ve done deep dives into obscure techniques, gone full nerd over micron counts and also gone behind the scenes and shared the development process of some of our most popular yarns. Everyone here at Knit Picks loves to take a few minutes every month to sit down in the studio and talk about the parts of this craft that we each love most. Today, you’ll hear from all of us!
In this episode, we’ll take a moment to talk about our newest pattern collections! Pawtastic, our new dog themed pattern collectionand Outrageous Insteps, a long awaited celebration of all the bright handpainted …
Summer doesn’t officially start until next week, but does it really matter when a yarn sale is involved? Yeah, we didn’t think so. Our Summer Yarn Sale is pretty substantial this year, with over 1200 yarns on sale and prices up to 50% off!
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Are you one of the many knitters who has made our Hue Shift Afghan? No, you say? What are you waiting for? As a special treat for our customers, we’re offering the pattern as a free download with a $25 purchase! There are several curated colorway kits to choose from, or you can get extra creative and create your own. Yes, you have made it? The Hue Shift is one of those projects that begs to be made over and over again. Mix it up and try a new color theme or make one as a gift for your very favorite person in their favorite colors.
To get yours, it’s pretty simple: spend $25 …
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Hey everybody! My name is Morgan, and I am incredibly excited to be joining the Knit Picks team as the digital graphic designer. You want emails? I got you. You want web graphics? Coming right up. You want snacks? Go get some! (I haven’t figured out how to deliver those digitally yet. But if I could, I promise I would. The first thing you should know about me is that I love snacks.)
I’m originally from Colorado, but moved to Oregon about 5 years ago. I have loved being out here, and I feel incredibly lucky to call such a neat place home. I have an Australian Shepherd named Roo, and I am quite fond of the little fluff ball. Look at her. …
Read more »Hawthorne, our best selling sock yarn, is all about those bold hand-painted hues–and this latest update is no exception!
A reflection of the great Northwest, Hawthorne is a yarn inspired by the varied and vibrant place we call home. Each colorway shows off hand-painted hues and surprising pops of color that are as distinctive and exceptional as their namesake neighborhoods.
Softer than a kitten, fluffier than a cloud, Wonderfluff is a technological marvel! Silky baby alpaca and fleecy merino fibers are blown into and caught in a lightweight tube of nylon mesh. The result is a yarn that’s beautifully bulky yet lightweight and warm, with surprising resiliency. Normally $8.49 a ball, it’s now just $6.79 through the end of June!
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Our free dishcloth patterns selection just keeps growing! Currently we have over 250 free dishcloth patterns available right now to download. Why knit (or crochet) dishcloths? Well, for one thing, they are a perfect way to practice your knitting skills …
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Check out the free calendar downloads for June! Hooray!
