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I’ve finished my Tic Tac Toes Socks!

Just to remind you, I used Gloss in Kenai and Imagination in Fairy Princess. And, the pattern came from one of our Independent DesignersCamille Chang.

Of course, I had to make a couple of individual changes. I used my favorite ribbing, K1b, P1. I prefer my legs to go up to my knees. I used Camille’s instructions for only gloss for the ribbing and the toe segment. Also for the heel but I chose to knit the heel holding both the Imagination and Gloss together because I wanted a nice thick heel.

The colorwork pattern is absolutely memorizable – is that a word? Well, it made them lovely Take Along projects. They are warm, comforting, thick, lovely, etc. Reminders of why I love wearing hand-knit socks. There is nothing better! A simple indulgence!

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A Dangerously Cute IDP Pattern!

So on December 1, 2009, we launched the Independent Designer Partnership Program …which means it’s one year old this week!  I’ve been so excited
to see this program grow & grow – as of today, there are over 700
patterns now in the program. It looks like it’s been a big hit with both
designers & customers, as each month we get over 100 pattern
submissions and the pattern sales are going through the roof (we sold
over 11,000 IDP patterns in November alone!).

And not only that, we added our 300th designer to the program this
week and I’m thrilled because she is has been one of my favorite
deisgners for a long time – Rebecca Danger!

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Vampire Contest

UPDATE 9/13 – Contest is now over!  We’ve posted our winners here!

 

Are you a fan of Buffy, Twilight, True Blood, Angel and The Vampire Diaries? (or like me & your vampire tastes run classic like the orginal Dracula)  Do we have a book for you!

Vampire knits

Vampire Knits
a brand new book coming out next week and honestly, I was so excited to
see it.  Mainly because several IDP designers are featured in it!

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Crochet and IDP

One of my favorite things I’ve learned this year is how to crochet! 
I’ve always been surrounded by women (and men!) who crochet more than knit, but for
some reason I couldn’t pick it up – I had some sort of mental block. 
That ended back in May when my mom & I took a rainy holiday on the
Oregon Coast – finally for like 20th she tried so show me, something in
my brain clicked and I’ve been crocheting up a storm since then!  And
since the IDP Crochet pattern selection has grown so much, I’ve been in heaven.

My first big crochet project was the Adva Scarf by Lauren Osbonre.  This is her version:

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Interview with Amy Duncan

Amy
Duncan
joined us early on in IDP and I couldn’t be more delighted
to have her in the program.  Her patterns are all fantastic fun projects
and give us a glimpse of her personality through them – can I just say
I’m in love with her Laodice
Shawl
?  I have the sample here & I like to wear it around the
office.  Though it does looks better on her:

It
been great to get to know Amy (we both share a deep love for The
Amazing Race
) and I’m so excited to share my interview with her!

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Help us get hooked on crochet

You may have noticed that since the introduction of crochet patterns by
indie designers
through IDP, we’ve been slowly expanding our selection of
crochet hooks and books. In addition to the Clover hooks we’ve had, we’ve added
Susan Bates and Boye hooks, a pretty set of rainbow acrylic Clover Reflections
hooks
, ergonomics, and a few new complete sets.

With all these crochet hooks floating around the office, some us have
gotten curious about what to do with them! Kim and three of our wonderful
customer service representatives, Lori, Georgianna, and Jeanine are our in
house experts, but since we have a slew of employees interesting in learning,
we thought we’d ask you for help. Come teach Knit Picks how to crochet this
summer in our first crochet along!

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Into the Woods

I hate being cold. I hate seeing my loved ones get cold. I guess
this might be why I love knitting so much! When I started dreaming up a
design for a hat and convertible mitts to function as the ultimate warm
accesories, I decided to zero in on the parts of me that get coldest,
fastest, when I am out and about in the winter months: my ears, and my
fingers. Using that a a starting point, I worked up a design for a
dapper, plaid hat and mitts that would harness the intese softmness and
warmth of Suri Dream and concentrate it exactly where it will be needed: lining the earflaps and mitten tops of our Into The Woods hat and mitts!

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