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We have your free monthly calendar wallpapers. Enjoy these May 2024 wallpaper images (free download for you!) — featuring a variety of yellows, greens, pinks and blues with Twill Fingering in Rose Water Heather, Palette in Clarity, Peapod, and Safflower, Dishie in Mint and Conch, High Desert Worsted in Blue Sky and Chanterelle, Provincial Tweed in Rose Quartz, Queen Bee and Seaweed Salad, Luminance in Joy, Reflection and Innocence, Galileo in Cordelia, Meteor and Orion, Stroll Tweed in Dogwood Heather, Dill Heather and North Pole Heather, Comfy Fingering in Sea Foam, Honey and Peapod, and CotLin in Flamingo and Clarity. How to get the Wallpaper: To get the free downloadable calendar background of your choice (smart phones, tablets, or desktop computers), simply click on the image of your choice to go to the full-size photo. For desktop, right click the image and Save As”; for smart phones and tablets, tap … Read more » 2 Comments Tags: Calendar backgrounds , Wallpaper downloads Essential Sock Knitting Tools and Beyond by Knit Picks on April 24, 2024 You’ve got your sock pattern, yarn, and needles that provide the correct gauge, but what else do you need to knit a pair of socks? These are our essential tools for knitting socks that you’ll want to have on hand when getting started. The essentials are surprisingly basic, and odds are good you’ve already got options on hand! But once you fall in love with sock knitting, there are even more tools that you’ll want to collect. We consider them nice to have, because you can complete a pair of socks without them, but they truly level-up the knitting sock experience! Essentials A RulerMany sock patterns give measurements to achieve instead of exact row counts, so a ruler is an important tool to have! A measuring … Read more » 0 Comments Tags: socks , tools Episode 382: A Chat with Julie Ann Lebouthillier by Knit Picks Podcast on April 17, 2024 Our sock obsession continues, and we naturally had to have sock expert Julie Ann Lebouthillier of Twin Stitches Designs join hosts Lee and Stacey to talk about her own new sock book, Knit a Box of Socks! Julie is a talented sock knitter with an amazing YouTube channel, and we love every chance we get to work with her. Tune in to this episode to find out more about her background as a designer! Plus, Lee and Stacey chat about their current projects, new colors of Aloft, and the new Knit Picks subscription newsletter, Knit Peeks, hosted on Substack. Mentioned in this Episode Disco Fibers H+H event Lee’s improvised cabled cardigan (Ravelry link) Lee’s in-progress socks (Ravelry link) Worsted Socks pattern Wool of the Andes yarns Aloft yarn Hawthorne yarns Lee’s Aloft+Hawthorne … Read more » 4 Comments Tags: Podcast Episode 381: All of Your Sock Questions by Knit Picks Podcast on April 3, 2024 We’re declaring April sock month! Our new sock collection came out recently, and all we want to chat about is socks. We asked for your sock questions on Instagram, and hosts Lee and Stacey along with Producer Andi and some answers from Jen work to tell you everything you need to know. Plus, Lee and Stacey share the concepts behind Stepping Out and how the book came together. Mentioned in this Episode Lee’s two new sewn pants Lee’s March movie challenge Lee’s Hawthorne DK sweater project (Ravelry link) Stepping Out sock collection Stepping Out 1991 Liza Minnelli film Knit Picks on Instagram Dream All Day DK weight sock pattern All of Stacey’s patterns Winter Weekend Socks pattern Nifty Gifty Stocking pattern Knits for Everybody Slippers … Read more » 0 Comments Tags: Inspiration , Podcast Free Downloadable April 2024 Calendar by Regan N on April 1, 2024 Happy April! We have your free monthly calendar wallpapers. Enjoy these April 2024 wallpaper images (free download for you!) — featuring a variety of yellows and pinks with Fluff of the Andes in Buttercup and Blush, Palette in Custard and Blossom Heather, Lindy Chain in Blush, Twill Fingering in Rose Water Heather, Galileo in Solaris, Dishie in Bumblebee and Dreamhouse Multi, Swish DK in Honey and Frosting, Stroll in Dandelion, and Wool of the Andes Worsted in Blush, Caution, Blossom Heather, and Creme Brulee. How to get the Wallpaper: To get the free downloadable calendar background of your choice (smart phones, tablets, or desktop computers), simply click on the image of your choice to go to the full-size photo. For desktop, right click the image and Save As”; for smart phones and tablets, tap and hold to Save Image”. If you try to save the calendar without opening the full image you will … Read more » 4 Comments Tags: Calendar backgrounds , Wallpaper downloads Guide to Knit Picks Sock Yarns by Andi Satterlund on March 27, 2024 We’re all about sock knitting in the spring, and the first step in casting on a pair of socks is choosing your yarn. Knit Picks has a huge selection of fingering weight sock yarns, with plenty of variations beyond just the dye options! Some of our socks are spun extra tight to create super-dense yarns with fewer yards per gram to wear like iron, and some are decadently soft but delicate with the addition of luxury fibers. Some come exclusively in their natural bare color for you to dye at home, and some come in up to six different dye methods. To help you get to...