Kate, Administrative Assistant
It’s Year of the Dog according to the Chinese Zodiac, and I’m definitely drawing inspiration from that for my crafty new year plans. As someone who recently adopted a 5-year-old female boxer (named Debbie BTW), I can’t help but feel compelled to make ALL the things for my newest family member. Debbie will require at least 3 cowls, a cozy blanket, and if I can master knitting in the round, perhaps a hat with ear cutouts. Aside from my fledgling foray into the world of doggy couture, I hope to spend more time teaching my daughter to use her new sewing machine and perhaps how to finger knit.
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Now that the holidays are over you may need some color inspiration for your next projects. Here are some beautiful winter photos that are paired beautifully with our Knit Picks yarn lines. If you have a great project in mind but are stumped on what colors to use, I suggest you try a few of these beautiful winter color palettes out.
Read more »Dapple is our newest yarn and it’s a cushy, cozy delight. Filling a gap in our Super Bulky selection, it’s the only yarn Merino yarn we carry in that weight, and also adds a novel spray effect to the solids that make up most of the yarns in that weight. Make that wool Superwash for added convenience, and you’ve got a yarn that fills all the right niches for something you’ll really want to get your hands on. Literally. It feels amazing.
Read more »“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
Happy New Year! Since our Clean & Crafty Free Dishcloth series was so incredibly popular we naturally had to do another 52 Weeks of Dishcloths! So this year, welcome to the Scrub-A-Dub club!
And the first pattern of the year is a gorgeous bit of cables – the Natte Dishcloth.
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The old year is done and the new rises. We teeter on the cusp of this transition, the time of Janus, looking back. . .in order to look forward. Join some of the Knit Picks staff as we reflect on last year’s resolutions and share our goals for next year.
The Knit Picks Winter 2018 Catalog is here, and we can’t wait to share with you our new cozy collections and the latest + squishy addition to our yarn family.
New Dapple Yarn
A delight for both your eyes and hands, enjoy the flecks and fluff of our newest yarn. Extra Fine Merino reaches peak squish with a gently twisted single ply, brightened with streaks and speckles of brilliant hues, blending with a pure white base like the play of light and shadow. This bulky weight Superwash will quickly work up into the brightest, softest, most convenient knits in your wardrobe. Try Dapple for next-to-skin accessories and indulgent garments. $8.99 /100g / 100% Extra Fine Merino Superwash / Super Bulky weight / 67 yards. See all 8 colors HERE >>
New Windward Collection
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Attention East Coast family! We’re so excited to announce that Knit Picks will be at Vogue Knitting LIVE! New York next week!
Read more »Welcome to Week 52 of our Clean & Crafty Free Pattern series! This is it – the very last pattern of our Clean & Crafty series. And we’ve saved the best for last – check out the beautiful Neeli Facecloth.
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Goodbye, 2017 holiday season! Now that the flurry of last-minute knits is over we thought we’d share some of the gifts we knit up here at the office for all the lovely people on our lists.