One of the jobs I do here at Knit Picks is send out press releases and work with knitting publications to get them samples of our yarns and new products.
I'm really excited that our yarns and tools have been appearing in so many print publications lately.
D… Continue
Today Deborah Douglas, the creator of the cute Captain Kirk creation that you originally saw in the Halloween slideshow, sent us a link to this video of a local news story about her friend, Elisa Willis, AKA ClosetGeek, her Spock Monkey, and our Mr. Foster Halloween Costume Contest!
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This Halloween, Mr. Foster is dressing up as Spock!
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Yes, the winner of our Mr. Foster Halloween contest is Spock by Elisa Willis, aka ClosetGeek. Spock got 262 votes!!! Nice work Elisa! Keep an eye out for a private message so we can get your address and mail you a… Continue
Summer is definitely over here in the Northwest. The leaves are changing colors, the rain is starting up, and we're dipping into the 40's and 50's at night. It doesn't get super cold here in the winter, but I know I definitely wouldn't want to spend the night out in the dam… Continue
According to our very official poll results, 79% of you are knitting at least a couple gifts this holiday season. If any of you gift knitters are on a budget, you might appreciate our Knit 1, Give 1 kits. Each of the kits marked with this logo on the product page...
We got so many amazing entries for the Mr. Foster Halloween contest, it's taken us longer than we originally thought to narrow it down to just three finalists!
The patterns for our finalists aren't available, but you can still download the original Mr Foster Sock Monkey pattern and get patterns for the Mr. Foster Doll, his pajamas & robe for those lazy days, and three outf… Continue
In addition to some new marketing projects, I've also added sock model to my resume since I started working at Knit Picks.
I thought sock modeling sounded like a pretty cushy job. I mean, all you have to do is sit around and wear some socks and let someone take a picture of… Continue
It took 2 days to go through all the entries, but we've picked our winners, and I have the privilege of annoucing them now!
misspianoforte will be knitting the Every Way Wrap in Mahogany
pianoducky is getting White, Cranberry, Jade, Doe, and Mulberry Gloss for the Freyja hat
Worshipmybassoon will get a package of Doe (MC), Mulberry, Cranberry, Masala, and Jade Gloss for the Freyja sweater.
LadyFirelyght is planning a PHENOMENAL Trellis and Vine Pullover in Jade Gloss.
Congratulations!!! The… Continue
We've been getting a lot of messages lately from people who are new to the Knitting Community with questions about our knitalongs. I wanted to extend a quick welcome and explain how the knitalongs work.
Most of our knitalongs are ongoing. That means you can join them at any time, there is no set day and time you have to start. They also have no end date. You can start the day it goes live, or you can join after it's already been going on for a couple of months. No matter when you join, the odds… Continue
Have you seen the new Fall issue of Interweave Knits yet? There are a lot of gorgeous patterns in this issue, but four of them really stood out for us because they would look especially fantastic in our new heavier weights of Gloss.… Continue
I snuck out of the office for a couple of hours this morning to go check out the Sock Summit marketplace with Alison and Kate. It was very educational. At the sock museum I learned the difference between a gusset and a short row heel. This is a gusset.
Last week, OPB gave me a call to ask if Knit Picks would be willing to participate in a live conversation on the radio about the knitting industry, and Bob was more than happy to comply.
The show aired this morning, and our whole staff camped out in the conference room to hear what Bob had to say. Cat Bordhi and Jo Hartman, the owner of a local Portland yarn shop- the Yarn Garden, were also guests on the show. Bob did… Continue
I thought I'd learned my lesson ages ago when I knit the ugly watersock/slipper (remember that?). When it comes to knitting, I should listen to Kelley. Or I could… Continue
Mr. Foster likes to plan ahead. It's only July, but he's already wondering what he should wear for Halloween this year.
He thought you guys might be willing to help him out. So here's your mission from Knit Picks and Mr. F, if you choose to accept it-
1. Create a handmade… Continue
I am blown away by how many preemie hats you guys knit over one weekend, the grand total turned out to be 86 hats! Kate made this cool slide show of all your photos:
You impressed the folks at The Preemie Project too, they sent me this message, "I was just looking through all of the posts. How cool! We really appreciate it!".
Thank you to everyone who took the time to knit 1, or 6, or 11, or 13 hats for a good cause this weekend. Yep, I said 13. Ruthmci and Knit4Many each kni… Continue
To celebrate Knit In Public Day, we’re knitting preemie caps for The Preemie Project over the weekend! The knitter who completes the most preemie caps by 9am PDT on Monday morning wins! To participate, go here.… Continue
Added by Angela on June 12, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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It's finally been heating up a bit here in the Pacific Northwest, and at least in our office as the temperature rises everyone's thoughts seem to turn to lace and socks. I guess knitting sweaters and lugging around half-knit wool afghans just doesn't seem very appealing when the thermometer hits 80 degrees.
To celebrate the long, lazy days of summer, we're releasing a free sock pattern once a week from now through August.
You can find the first one here-… Continue
Okay, I know a lot of you have probably knit dozens and dozens of sleeves in your time, so the fact that I finished one measly sleeve might not seem very newsworthy. But this is my first sweater! And I've finished my first sleeve! This feels like a major accomplishment. I'm on… Continue
Since we had such an amazing response to our first speed knitting contest, we're cooking up another one. Lots of you also requested that we host one over a weekend when you have more time to knit, and we're more than happy to oblige. Mark your calendars, ladies and gents, our next speed knitting contest will begin at 4pm Pacific time on June 12th, just in time for Knit In Public Day!!
I can't tell you what we're going to be knitting, but I can say that if you don't have at least 10 balls of wor… Continue
