Summer Neckwear KAL With Laura Chau

Today is the first official day of the Summer Neckwear KAL with Laura Chau! Learn more about how to participate in our last blog post.

If you still haven't purchased your pattern it's not too late to save 25%! Choose any of Laura's neckwear patterns for the KAL and get 25% off the pattern with the coupon code: neckwearKAL15 through July 31, 2015. View all of Laura's neckwear patterns here.

Join the KAL in the Knitter's Pride Ravelry Group.

KAL Prizes
Throughout the KAL we'll be giving away lots of great Knitter's Pride Prizes. Here's a list of how and where, to win!

#1 Buy a pattern
Nova Platina Deluxe Needle Set: Purchase any neckwear pattern using the coupon code neckwearKAL15 by July 31 and you'll be entered to win this needle set! We'll announce the winner on Monday, August 3rd.

#2 Post to Instagram
Post a photo on Instagram of your KAL progress using #KPchauKAL and you'll be entered to win a Marblz Fixed Circular knitting needle. We'll choose a winner on Friday, July 31.

#3 Start a project page on Ravelry
Start a project page and use the tag KPchauKAL and you'll be entered to win a Marblz Fixed Circular needle. We'll choose a winner on Friday, August 14th.

#4 Finish Your Project
Post a photo of your finished project by August 21, 2015 in the Ravelry KAL thread and you'll be entered to win a Eucalan Gift Pack.



Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Curlysheep, you're the lucky winner of a Knitter's Pride Nova Platina Cubics Deluxe Interchangeable Needle Set! Thanks to everyone who participated, and we hope you'll join us in the Ravelry group for the KAL!

Knitter's Pride KAL With Designer Laura Chau

We're excited to announce our first ever KAL, with designer Laura Chau!

Laura has released a new pattern today, an update to one of her best selling patterns, Just Enough Ruffles, the new pattern Just Enough Ruffles Light can be knit up with just one 400 yard skein of fingering weight yarn--perfect for those beautiful skeins of special sock yarn! 

Laura Chau Neckwear Knit-A-Long

What: A knit-a-long for any and all of Laura's neckwear patterns! See them all here on Ravelry. And now through the end of July we have a special discount code to save 25%: Use code neckwearKAL15 at checkout! 

When: We'll kickoff the KAL here on the Knitter's Pride blog and in the Knitter's Pride Ravelry group on Friday, July 24, 2015. 

Where: Join the fun by sharing your photos in the Knitter's Pride Ravelry Group and on Instagram using the hashtag: #kpchauKAL

Prizes: 
Nova Platina Deluxe Needle Set: Purchase any neckwear pattern using the coupon code neckwearKAL15 by July 31 and you'll be entered to win this needle set! 

We'll be giving away lots of great prizes throughout the KAL, and we'll be announcing more about those great prizes on July 24th when we kickoff the KAL!

We also have a short interview with Laura to learn more about her new design! 

Can you tell us more about your new pattern? What inspired it? What do you love about it?

The original worsted weight Just Enough Ruffles pattern was released in 2008, and it’s by far my most popular pattern! I was really proud to use a shape I hadn’t seen before, a lengthwise crescent shaped with short rows, with patterning along the curved edge. Of course it took a lot of trial and error to come up with the final numbers, but it’s simple to knit, fast, and fun! I’ve taken this opportunity to update the original pattern as well, adding new photos and tips!

I had a lot of people asking over the years how to adjust the original Just Enough Ruffles pattern for different yarn weights and sizes, so I decided it was finally time to release a fingering weight version, which I’m calling Just Enough Ruffles Light.

The construction is similar, but there are a few tweaks to make it work with a 100g skein of fingering weight yarn - perfect for all those stray special skeins that most people have in their stash! 

Like the original, this iteration took a few tries. I ripped and re-knit a lot before I settled on the final version. JER Light is also very easy to knit, and the thinner fabric is perfect for spring, summer, and fall. It’s a little more flexible than the worsted weight version, so there are lots of ways to wear it. I’ve also included lots of notes on how to adjust the pattern for even more yarn weights and sizes. 

What are you most excited about with hosting this KAL? 

I’ve never hosted a KAL before and I’m pretty excited about it! I would really love to see projects in progress, whether it’s JER Light or any other of my patterns. I find it so interesting to see what yarns and adjustments people use, and I would really love to help people out if they have any questions.

I tend to be quite shy and introverted, and I think there are lots of knitters like me - I really hope this KAL encourages some quieter knitters to come out and chat!

Giveaway

This month we're giving away a Knitter's Pride Nova Platina Cubics Deluxe Needle Set to one lucky person! To enter to win tell us which of Laura's patterns you plan on knitting for the KAL, we'll choose one lucky winner on Friday, July 24th!