Luxury Yarn Sale, Save up to 40% off!

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Over 500 of our most elegant yarns are currently on sale! Now through January 2nd you can find silk, cashmere, alpaca, and mohair all on sale and ready to be lovingly crafted into beautiful, stylish designs. From our regular radiant dyes, and handpainted colors, to the limitless potential of an undyed bare, our luxury yarns come in a dynamic range of colors helps you to realize your project’s most deluxe potential.

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Podcast 268: Simply Superstitious: New Yarns and Old Traditions

Simply Alpaca Yarn by Knit Picks

With the recent additions to Knit Picks line up of traditional, undyed yarns, Simply Wool and Simply Alpaca, we’ve been thinking a lot about knitting days long past. These quintessential yarns demand classic techniques, so first Hannah and Daniel talk about their experiments with them and share some ideas for how to really make them shine. After that, Stacey and Alexis bridge those yarns of yesteryear with today’s traditions, contemplating knitting superstitions and sharing fiber beliefs old and new.

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Free Holiday Gift Tags

You’ve finished making all your presents (go you!) and now it’s time to put the finishing touches on your handmade masterpieces. In the spirit of one-of-a-kind gifts, we’ve made several unique, fiber-focused gift tags to garnish your gift.

These free holiday gift tags will just the right amount of cheer & love for your gifts this year. Just download the pdf, print the tags out on a 8.5″ x 11″ paper – we recommend card stock if you can get it – cut them out & attach with some pretty ribbon!

Free holiday gift tags from knitpicks.com

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Our Favorite Multitasking Media

Whether you’re traveling over the next couple of weeks, furiously knitting to finish up gifts, or or simply just relaxing this holiday season, a good podcast or TV show is an excellent way to entertain you. Monotonous tasks just seem so much better when you have friends around, even if those friends do live in your earbuds or on your screen. Since all of here at Knit Picks staff are big fans of various multitasking media, we thought we share some of our favorites with you.

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Free 2 Day Shipping!

Have some last minute crafty people been added to your Christmas list? Or maybe with all the holiday hustle & bustle it’s simply a matter of treating yourself. Don’t fret – there’s still time yet to place your orders for the holiday. We’re offering free 2-day shipping for orders over $75*! Place your order before December 20th at 11:59pm PST and use the promo code FREE2DAY17 to receive free 2 day shipping to get your holiday goodies in time.

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Stocking Stuffer ‘Stravaganza

I don’t know about you, but I love a good stocking. They were a pretty big deal in my family when I was young and I’ve tried to carry on the tradition of presenting them ridiculously overflowing. Sometimes putting together a truly good stocking is almost more work than all of your other gift shopping combined, so we thought you might want some inspiration.
Stocking Stuffers - gifts for knitters and crafters, Knit Picks exclusive enamel pins

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Snuggle Express 2017

One of our favorite days of the year is when the wonderful Oregon Humane Society brings the Snuggle Express! This is a program they do every December for Portland/Vancouver businesses where they bring by kittens and puppies for staff to play and snuggle with. It always brings a smile to our faces so here are a few images from our time today:

[caption id="attachment_62355" align="alignnone" width="600"] Alexis getting a bunch of puppy kisses[/caption] Read more »