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I'm the Multimedia Director at Knit Picks - I write tutorials, create videos, produce the podcast, moderate Knit Alongs, and perform a number of different community-building and web 2.0 tasks.

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It's that time of year again! We have some great new cotton and lace yarn coming in for Spring 2010. Diedre handles all of our yarn orders, and she places a separate order for an early air shipment of samples so we don't have to wait until the container of yarn arrives by boat. This system lets us keep the shipping costs for the bulk of the yarn low, but we get to use the samples ahead of time for catalog samples, kit development, and other projects.

Here's… Continue

Posted on February 8, 2010 at 11:00am — 12 Comments

Remember to say "Thank you!"

Giving a knitted gift? Here's a little video that can prep your lucky recipient on how best to react to your beautiful, thoughtful, labor-intensive gift. ;)

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Posted on December 23, 2009 at 11:02am — 8 Comments

Holiday Audio Treat: Miss Eiderdown's Stocking, Part 2 Available!

Ready for Part 2 of the holiday radio play Miss Eiderdown's Stocking? Here are the links to the files - you can right click and select "Save Link As" in order to download each part.

Part One (in case you missed it)

Part Two (available now!)

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 9:00am — 6 Comments

Holiday Audio Treat: Miss Eiderdown's Stocking

We have a special treat for Knit Picks podcast listeners this week! The folks over at Boxer Press Audio have created a knitting-themed holiday radio play, and we've added it to the podcast feed. It'll be in two parts, and Part One will go live today, with Part Two going live next Friday. The story is called Miss Eiderdown's Stocking. Kelley's really into listening to audio books while knitting, and we thought that you would all enjoy a little extra listening material while you're finishing up al… Continue

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 8:30am — 16 Comments

Everyone Needs a Goofy Hat

My ears were cold, and my mood was, um, a bit silly.

Who wouldn't want a hat that makes them look like an Emissary of the Elf People? The pattern is Sloochie (Ravelry link), the yarn is… Continue

Posted on November 24, 2009 at 10:30am — 19 Comments

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At 9:44pm on February 8, 2010, Tara Addesa said…: Hi ~ just wanted to let You know for a Very FirsT Time .. The New YarN Video You Posted on the Main Page Of Community .. I Cant See it Doesnt Work for Me & I have No Idea WhY ??? All the Other Videos Work BeautifullY for Me (Thank God as I'm on an iPhone No Longer a Traditional Pc/laptop) However that's Never had AnY Bearing on my Seeing Allll of Kelleys FaB Videos Before .. It's OnlY this New Yarn in for Spring that I can't SEE ..Thanks Allison Sorry for the Inconvenience

At 5:05pm on January 14, 2010, mary kesser said…: Hi I would like a very easy pattern for a hat on done in the round. I saw one listed by you , but not idea of how many stitches go on it

At 8:20am on September 16, 2009, Jared Sullivan said…: You gotta teach me that magic loop technique again, double pointed needles are way confusing for me, Brent has Kelley to teach him everything about knitting and I'm all alone down here... Help!

At 2:00pm on September 15, 2009, palsknitto said…: Love all the projects you always have lined up for us to choose from, serious or fun, I was shopping from Knitpicks a long time before I found the Community , and joined. Always loved the patterns , but most of all the yarns, Thanks. Irene, Palsknitto

At 12:46pm on July 6, 2009, cellogirl said…: Thanks Alison--I should substitute k for every other section( in the blue YO k2tog) directions?--sorry to be obtuse, but I' still a novice at this lace thing and I find her directions somewhat ambiguous?? Thanks again--happy stitching!!

At 12:09pm on July 6, 2009, cellogirl said…: Having the hemi almost finished--I'm looking for lace project #2 and your beautiful circular shawl looks like a good one for this novice?? Reading the chart on p.82 of Meg's pattern, It looks like solid lace, but the picture looks like everyother section is lace--what am I not reading correctly?
Is there any chance that KP could carry the Girasole pattern as a designer's special--it is beautiful, but pay pal seems difficult?

At 4:31pm on June 13, 2009, palsknitto said…: Your knitting is an inspiration to us all, love your sweaters, beautiful Irne

At 3:29am on June 8, 2009, Liz said…: Hi, Alison --

Thanks for the alert about the spammer you've banned. Was "Shawn C" the one responsible for the recent spate of emails I received telling me about huge discounts I purportedly was entitled to at certain businesses, each message incorporating my first name? I wondered about those.

At 7:49pm on June 7, 2009, cherylbwaters said…: Oh, I forgot to mention that Susan the Blue Lake Knitter mentioned she never received an email about the comment on her wall. Then I realized I never did either! Just wanted to let you know!

At 7:48pm on June 7, 2009, cherylbwaters said…: Alison, Thanks for being on top of this. I thought it fishy when I saw this on someone else's page. I can't even remember whose. I didn't think anything of it until teriknits sent me an IM questioning me about it. She had already reported it and I decided to do the same. Then I realized this was a weekend and I didn't want someone who might not be experienced with computers to end up with a virus of some sort. I looked at the all the members and realized I couldn't send messages to everyone because the 13,000+ are not all on my friends list. So when I saw that it seemed to be directed to those on the current KALs I decided the best way was to post a discussion on every KAL. So now I'm official a member of every one of them. I'll never get any knitting done! Maybe I should just become a KP employee! LOL.

Thank you for acting on this so quickly.

Cheryl