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“I am a little obsessed with stripes.” – Emilia Wickstead
We’re all about stripes this week – first with the release of new Felici colors, now with newest addition to the Scub-A-Dub Club! The free Chevron Tile Dishcloth pattern will appeal to all who loves stripes – and interesting project construction.
That’s right – our favorite self-striping yarn is back with brand new colors (and one returning favorite)! Felici is always a fun yarn for us to design – we love thinking of different variations of these colorful stripes. For some of the ones this round, we decided to play with striping patterns and stripe lengths.
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I don’t know about you, but the Knit Picks show-stopping advanced lace collections are the ones I personally always look forward to the most*, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed in this year’s Lavish Lace.
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One of the reasons I love knitting over crochet is the amazing texture that knit stitches have. When using a super chunky yarn, the texture is amplified! That is why I love our Super Tuff Puff yarn. At an astonishing one and a half stitches per inch, project knit up in no time at all. The 100% wool in a …
That special time comes but once a year, an occasion for the celebration of our skills and some crafty camraderie, a chance to let our fiber flag fly: Knit in Public Day! In keeping with recent Knit Picks tradition, we hosted a knitting potluck at a nearby park, with everything from previews to prizes. A few members of our team are here to tell us in their own words just how their Knit in Public Day went.
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Read more »“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
Summer is almost here and that means celebrating at water’s edges, enjoying the lakes, oceans and rivers all around. For all new parents, the newest free pattern in our Scrub-A-Dub Club is a perfect gift for those water lovers – check out the Sailboat Baby Cloth.
Summer starts next week, but things are already heating up around the Knit Picks office. We’re SO excited to show off our 2 new Lace collections, as well as 12 brand spankin’ new Bare Yarns! Did we mention that we’re also kicking off our biggest summer yarn sale ever, too? It’s almost too much awesomeness for one post. Almost.
Knit in Public Day 2018: Recap
This past Saturday we loaded up our cars with yarn, books, and a giant unicorn and headed out to Overlook Park in north Portland to host our annual Knit Pick-nic.
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
It’s not warm when she’s away
Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
And she’s always gone too long
Anytime she goes away”
– Bill Withers
No matter if the sun is shining where you are or not (as it is in Pacific Northwest this week), you can brighten your kitchen anytime with the newest member of the Scrub-A-Dub – the free The Sun’s Out Dishcloth.
Crochet is such a fun craft! Although I am not a confident knitter, crochet will always have my heart. I love how easy it is to play with color, how fast it is to finish projects, and the fun projects you can easily create with crochet. I thought that I would pay tribute to my love of crochet in today’s post by highlighting …
