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Interview with IDP designer Lee Gant

Lee Gant
is
an amazing designer & knitter – she has 12 patterns already in
the IDP program and always has more in the works!  Her patterns cover a
wide range of styles, from beautiful spring & summer tops to lovely
cold weather sweaters, both for children & adults.  She’s one of our
favorite designers to work with & we wanted to know a bit more
about her…So here it is in her own words!

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Designer Interviews

If you are considering knitting any of the kits from the latest catalog, we have recorded designer interviews with Nina and Kerin. They show off the projects, and tell you about any special techniques used in the patterns.

Tilt A Whirl Kit

Soleado Bag

New Traditions Baby Blanket

Madison Laptop Case

Fiji Desk Getaway Kit

Backyard Garden Kit
We’d love to hear if you are knitting any of the new kits!

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New Kits and Designer Interviews!

Your January catalog is just about to arrive in your mailbox, but here is a sneak preview of what is inside! We have 6 new kits, and since this is the colorwork themed catalog, these kits feature a lot of interesting techniques to incorporate color into your knitting projects.
Working at the Knit Picks office, I get to hear about all of the interesting details and construction techniques that Kerin and Nina integrate into their designs, that aren’t apparent at first glance. We have created designer interviews so you can get a better look at the kits and hear about their design process.
Land and Sea Play Set
Heath Vest
Fancy Feet Anklets
Roxy Fox
Lusekofte Sweater
New Traditions Afghan
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Independent Designer Program

Have you seen our new pattern program yet?

I am so excited to be working on this – we have received so many awesome designs that my knitting queue grows longer day by day – something that was never a problem before but now is getting a bit out of control! Here are a couple of patterns I’m dying to knit RIGHT NOW:
Pink Pigtails (and Armwarmers Too!) by Toni Carr

Miss Marple by Star Athena

Aspen Mittens by Jennifer Adams

I wish I could knit them all, to be honest.
Unsurprisingly, I’ve already started the Wiener Dog – my poor blind & deaf puppy is sitting here on my desk, waiting for some eyeballs & ears.

Best part of this program (other than having super awesome patterns for only $1.99) is the fact the designer keeps 100% of the sales …

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New Feature – Designer Interviews


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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Designer Interviews for New March Kits

Your March catalogs should be arriving any day now, and hopefully you have noticed new kits that Kerin and Nina have designed.

We have created designer interviews about each of the kits to tell you a little more about the behind the scene stories, details, and inspirations for these kits. If you have any kit related questions, leave a comment and we can help you out!

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National Craft Month

It’s National Craft Month! Crafting should be celebrated every day of the year, but March is a great time to show extra love to crafts. We’re all knitters and crocheters here at Knit Picks, so we thought the beginning of National Craft Month would be the perfect chance to share just some of the other crafts we do. Get to know our team, and check out the diverse set of skills they have!

Lee, Graphic Designer


I’ve sewed a little all my life, but I started sewing from patterns in 2018, completely fell in love with creating my own clothes from scratch, and I pretty much stopped buying clothes in 2019, with all new wardrobe additions being handmade now (with …

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