Holla Knits Blog Tour & A Giveaway

Cafe au Lait by Kristen Singer from Holla Knits

The Holla Knits Spring 2014 collection features five great patterns that are perfect for fashion forward knitters. As always, we're impressed with the creativity of the patterns in this issue of Holla Knits, and we're so pleased to be today's blog tour stop! While it's hard to choose a favorite pattern from this season's collection, we'd like to highlight the  Cafe au Lait cardigan by Kristen Singer today!

This beautiful cable and lace cardigan is knit at a loose gauge to give it airiness and beautiful drape. We think it would be perfect to wear with a dress (as shown here), but it would also look great with jeans and a t-shirt!

This is the perfect comfy cardigan that you can wear with just about anything in your wardrobe, no matter what time of year it is.

Be sure to visit all the stops on the Holla Knits Blog Tour!

April 7: Collection Launch

April 8: The Sweatshop of Love Blog: SEG: Baah Yarns

April 9: ModKnits Yarn Blog

April 10: Skeinny Dipping Yarn

April 11: Kirsten Singer: Pattern and Classic Elite Vale giveaway

April 15: Canary Knits: SEG: Skeinny Dipping skein of Cashmerino DK

April 16: Baah Yarns: I skein of Baah Yarns Shasta and a 1 skein cowl pattern

April 17: Knitter’s Pride Blog: Review and pattern giveaway

April 18: DovieJay Knits: SEG: I skein of Artisan Yarns Alpaca Silk

April 22: Mari Knits: Review and pattern giveaway

April 23: Magical Grammar: Review and pattern giveaway

April 24: Knit York City: Review and pattern giveaway

April 25: Under the Red Umbrella: Review and pattern giveaway

Giveaway

Enter our giveaway for a Knitter's Pride Bamboo Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Set. Click here to enter! We'll announce the winner on the blog on Friday, April 25, 2014.

Pattern Giveaway

Leave a comment on this blog post and tell us which of the new patterns from Holla Knits Spring 2014 is your favorite for your chance to win your favorite pattern! Please don't forget to leave your Ravelry ID so that we can contact you if you're the winner. We'll announce one winner on the blog on Friday, April 25, 2014.

Holla Knits! Accessories Blog Tour

We're so pleased to be a stop on the Holla Knits blog tour this month! Just in time for your holiday gift-knitting, the 2013 Holla Knits! Accessories issue features six fun, fashionable accessories that are perfect to give and get this holiday season.

The KaPOM hat by Mari Chiba is a fresh take on earflap hats, and it's also an easy way to incorporate pom poms, one of this season's hottest trends, into your wardrobe. If you're new to making pom poms, check out our easy-to-follow photo tutorial on the Knitter's Pride blog!

The Pippi Cowl by Emily Greene Blue is a versatile bulky-weight scarf that knits up quick; it would even look great with pom poms instead of tassels!

Keep your hands toasty all winter long with the Hodgepodge Mittens by Annie Watts - they're as fun to knit as they are to wear!

Speaking of colorwork, the Chumash Cowl by Karinknit Designs is simple to knit and completely reversible, too!

Unbroken by Lee Meredith may look like a simple cloche-style hat with textured stitches, but the clever construction allows you to easily customize your project to fit any head - plus, there are no ends to weave in at the end (really!).

No Glove(s) No Love by Claire Sandow are vintage-inspired gloves with a modern twist: a heart cutout created by multidirectional knitting, short rows, and some strategically placed increases and decreases.

Giveaway

Ready to cast on? We're giving away an 8" Knitter's Pride Bamboo DPN Set and a PDF copy of the KaPOM hat to one lucky blog reader! Simply leave a comment on this post telling us which Holla Knits! accessories pattern you'd like to make for your chance to win; be sure to also mention your Ravelry ID or email address so that we can contact you if you win. We'll randomly select one lucky comment to announce on Friday, November 22.

Be sure to stop by the Holla Knits! blog today for a special Subscriber Giveaway featuring our new Rejoice Pom Pom Maker Set, too!

Good luck and happy knitting!

Giveaway + Needle Tasting Party Photos

All summer long, yarn shops throughout North America have been hosting Knitter's Pride Needle Tasting parties, giving their customers the chance to try the full range of Knitter's Pride products before they buy them. It's been great fun seeing photos from these events, so we thought we'd share some of them here with you! 

Unraveled Yarn & Gifts

Cricket Cove

Mrs. Hudson's Yarn and Teas

The Spinning Room of Altamont

Unraveled Sheep

You can view more event photos here on our Facebook fan page! There are still plenty of events happening this month - click here to see the calendar of events in our Ravelry group. For those of you who didn't get a chance to host or attend a Knitter's Pride Needle Tasting, we will be announcing details of the next round of events at a later date. Stay tuned!

Giveaway

We're giving one lucky blog reader the chance to win a brand-new Comby II sampler set, which contains needle tips from our Karbonz, Nova Cubics and Japanese Bamboo needles! Simply leave a comment on this blog post telling us which of these needles you are most excited to try out (don't forget to mention your Ravelry ID or email address so that we can contact you if you win). We'll randomly select one winner to announce in our next blog post. Good luck! 

NEW! Comby II Sampler Set

Winner + Sneak Peek: New Knitter's Pride Products!

We've got three lucky winners for our Knitter's Pride Shawl Pin giveaway this month: AMyers, knittingdancer and sherryglover1, we will be contacting you via Ravelry PM to arrange for the delivery of your prize. Congratulations!

Our newest needles and accessories will soon be arriving at a shop near you - below is a sneak peek of just a few of the exciting new products to join the Knitter's Pride family:

Nova Cubics

Our crowd-pleasing cuboid shaped needles are now available in shiny brass! These new needles will be available in Single Point, Double Point, Fixed Circular and Interchangeable and will also include sets for these options!

Karbonz 

Enjoy expanded size options for Interchangeable, Double Point and Single Point Karbonz needles! Our high-tech carbon fiber needles with brass tips are a real crowd-pleaser, and now you can choose from several Karbonz DPN and Interchangeable sets to add to your needle collection.

Bamboo 

Our newest range of knitting needles and crochet hooks is made with the finest Japanese bamboo! Our Bamboo circular needles all feature 24k gold plated connectors, giving us a "gold edge" over other bamboo needles on the market! Choose from Single Point, Double Point, Fixed Circular and Interchangeable knitting needles and Single Ended and Tunisian crochet hooks. We also have knitting and crochet sets in this exciting new line!

Waves 

Our new color-coded aluminum crochet hooks with soft grip handles are vibrant and trendy. They're available in thirteen individual sizes or as a set featuring 9 hooks in an attractive pink or green case.

Comby Set II

Get to know Knitter's Pride with our new sampler set which includes interchangeable tips from our Karbonz, Bamboo and Nova Cubics needle lines!

Blocking Mats

We are introducing a range of lace blocking accessories this fall, from wires and T-pins to interlocking mats. Now it will be easier than ever to achieve a beautiful project from start to finish with Knitter's Pride products - be sure to ask about our other new accessories at your LYS, too!