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One advantage your LYS has always had over Knitpicks.com is ease of browsing. Just walk in the door and your eyes scan all the different colors they have to offer. Maybe one or two jumps out and catches your eye. Maybe you're looking for that perfect shade of blue to compliment your nieces bright blue eyes or a funky purple that will match your favorite winter parka.

In person, its easy to spot those colors, but online, you're looking for a Palette Silver needle in a Swish Worsted Gold haystack… Continue

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We've made putting together a complete knitting project easier than ever.

First - select a size so we know how much yarn you'll need.

If you like the colors we've knit with, click "Or… Continue

I thought it was wise to start my Learn To Knit A Scarf & Hat project a little early, so I'd have a head start as a very, very green knitter. Its been a bumpy head start. Kate made me start over (frog?) my hat after my first few rows, then I failed to reverse stockinette my CC color (I knit 8 rows instead of reverse stockinetting 6). After that mistake, Angela convinced m… Continue

Did you know that you can add multiple yarn colors to your cart with just one click?

If you're trying to plan out a fair isle sweater over your lunch break, adding each color one at a time might leave you frazzled, but you needn't wear out the "Back" button on your web browser.

Instead, enter the quantity of balls or hanks you want from each yarn color and click ANY "Add to Cart" button on the page. All of the colors you have entered a quantity for will be added to your cart together!… Continue