What's a de-stash party, you ask? It's a yearly event that we do here at the office. Three years ago a few of us employees here at Knit Picks were complaining about the huge stash of yarn/fabric that we have at home.  Since it was the first of the year and clean-up resolutions were on our minds, we came up with a "de-stash" party idea. Both knitters and quilters participated, and we brought in the yarn/fabric we were willing to part with.  After weighing the stash we each bought, all the goodies were dumped into a big pile. The person who brought the most was the first to dig in!

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Here at Knit Picks, we're on a mission to change the perception of the Winter Blues.  The color blue makes all of us so happy - gazing up the blue sky, watching the ocean waves, seeing a blue jay flying by - so why should "blue" mean sad?

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Thanks to everyone who entered our crochet contest! We had nearly 600 entries!  Unfortunately I only have 3 copies of The Best of Interweave Crochet so I randomly choose 3 winners (with the help of random.org).

Cori of Ft Worth TX

Emily of Coon Rapids MN

Anne of Albuquerque, NM

I've contacted them all & will be sending out their books on Monday

And stay tuned - we have more blog contests up our sleeves!

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So, thanks to all your suggestions, I was able to narrow down the potential colors for my Hubby's new sweater, and he chose...

Down Heather!

It was between that and Flagstone Heather for him, but since the last sweater I knit for him was roughly that same shade of grey, we went for something lighter. That's good for me, too, since I'll be able to see the cables well! He generally wears pretty dark colors, so it'll be nice to see him in something light for a change.

I swatched, calculated, and drew up a basic plan for the sweater based on the fishy one I knit for him. I've got the yarn ordered - 24 skeins! - and it should be here in a week or so. This weekend I'm hoping to get some time to sketch out some cable patterns so I can jump right in as soon as it arrives...

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This week's Freebie Friday pattern is a nice cowl that will work in any weight of yarn!

This is About Face! by Gloria Tracy Designs.

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