I’ve heard a lot of people say they don’t know how they would wear lace shawls, and that keeps them from knitting them. We think lace shawls are infinitely wearable (you don’t even have to look like an old lady when you do wear them!), and here is Nina to demonstrate:
The shawls shown, in order, are:
Chinook Shawl – from the Lace Yarn Sampler Kits, shown in the Deep Sea colorway.
Lady’s Circular Cape – from Victorian Lace Today, knit in Spring Green Heather Shadow lace yarn
Rona Shawl – from the Rona Shawl pattern knit in Stream Heather Alpaca Cloud lace yarn
Thistle Design Balmoral Shawl – from the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting, knit in Cypress Gloss Lace yarn
Curved Shawl – from Victorian Lace Today, knit in Autumn Heather Alpaca Cloud lace yarn
Miralda’s Triangle Shawl – from Knitted Lace of Estonia, knit in Iris Heather Palette yarn
Myrtle Leaf Shawl – from …

You might remember a while ago when we ran a contest to rename our Essential sock yarn – well the winner was “Stroll”! Not too long ago, we got our first shipment of some colors with the new name on the label, so depending on what color you order, you might get to see the new labels. I just wanted to remind everyone that Stroll is exactly the same fiber content (75% superwash Merino, 25% nylon) and gauge (7 – 8 sts = 1″ on US 1 – 3 needles) and is 4-ply just like Essential – same colors, too.
Over the next couple months, more and more colors will come in with the Stroll name on the label. In August, we will switch the name in our catalog and here on our web site. You’ll still be able to find projects on Ravelry for Essential, but you’ll also start to …

The folks at the office have been having a ball with our Gurumi Family:

May was outrageously cute knits month here at KP HQ, in keeping with the Knits for Kids theme of our last catalog. I have a hunch that a few folks in the KAL for Kids aren’t going to be able to resist these, either. These toys are cute to both kids and adults alike! Knit out of soft, washable Shine Sport, they are fast, portable, and offer infinite possibilities for personalized embellishment. I’m brainstorming kids I know that I could knit these for, and since each kit makes all 4 family members, I could give away three and very sneakily keep my favorite for myself! <

When I was home on maternity leave I got the idea for some socks for Alice that she could wear with her Easter dress. I had some delicate cotton lace in my sewing notions box, and I decided to make up a sock pattern to use it. When I was done, I wrote up the very simple pattern to be able to offer it for free on the Knit Picks site and the “Fancy Baby Sock” pattern was born!
Alice’s socks use Shine Sport in Blush and White. Comfy Sport would also work well. Here she is wearing them at Easter being held by her great-granny and surrounded by two of her second cousins:

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