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Our luscious yarn yumminess will spoil your yarn diet.
New Spring yarn is here! And our April catalog is positively bursting with flowery, gardeny goodness. Flower tutorials, bug embellishments, vivid new yarn colors, we hardly know what to tell you about first. And for those of you already dreaming about your summer getaway, we’ve themed this catalog with two different ways to vacation.
Sail Away
The juicy corals and fuchsias in these projects offer an appealing alternative to a tropical vacation. Close your eyes and you might hear the ocean.
The Weekender Pack your bags and head out for a weekend retreat. Our Tilt-A-Whirl Spiral Kit is perfect for your travel.
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$9.99/100 gram hank
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Lace
We’ve given ourselves a lace makeover! We’ve sprinkled new colors throughout all our lace yarn lines and are thrilled to introduce Shadow Tonal.
Beautiful new colors starting at $2.99/50 gr hank
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Sail Away
A tropical vacation is just the thing, right? Well, for those of us who aren’t headed to exotic locales quite yet, the juicy corals and fuchsias in the following projects offer an appealing alternative. Close your eyes and listen for the ocean, we promise the sands of Fiji will come to you . . . or at least to your desk.
Turit Wilroy’s Swish Steeples 10029D Download $1.99 www.knitpicks.com/IDPdesigners
Yarn cost for project starts at $26.53 using Swish Worsted
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Fiji Getaway Kit Wishing for sandy beaches, palm trees, and maybe a
drink with a parasol? Perfect for customizing your work station and helping to transport you beyond the walls of your cubicle.
40163 Your Cost $19.99
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New! Shadow Tonals view all 10 colors
Lillia Hyrna Shawl Yarn cost for project starts at $59.94 using Shadow Lace Try out some of our new Shadow Tonal color combinations!
Pattern Instructions In: The Knitter’s Book of Wool by Clara Parkes
19 patterns—210 pages. 31225 Retail $30.00 Your Cost $19.80 Save 34%
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Pattern Instructions for A and B In: Knitting in the Sun by Kristi Porter Keep your needles moving all summer. Choose from tanks, short-sleeved and long-sleeved tops, cardigans as well as some extra summery items, like a beach chair, hats, bag and more. Whether you’re new to knitting or a seasoned stitcher, you’ll find fresh patterns and compelling designs to create gorgeous lightweight pieces. Softcover. 32 patterns—184 pages. 31228 Retail $22.99 Your Cost $15.63
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Coronado Shawl Collared Cardigan Yarn cost for project starts at $42.90 using Gloss DK
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Chains of Love Camisole Yarn cost for project starts at $17.43 using Shine Sport
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Orchid Sweater Yarn cost for project starts at $29.88 using Shine Worsted
Pattern Instructions for A and B In:
Pure Knits by Yahaira Ferreira
26 patterns—144 pages. 31286 Retail $19.95 Your Cost $13.49 Save 32%
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Backyard Garden Kit
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There are a million ways to style Backyard Garden embellishments! Just as spring flowers are beginning to bloom in your own backyard, you can knit a garden of bloom and bug adornments! The Backyard Garden kit contains patterns and yarn to knit 15 types of realistic flowers, leaves, and insects. Create a bouquet of knitted flowers that will never wilt, personalize a felted purse or knitted cloche, or embellish the front of a feminine lightweight cardigan. These cheerful accents are quick, fun knits to celebrate spring.
Backyard Garden Kit 40162 Your Cost $19.99
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Simply Cotton
Heathers
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The Weekender
Pack your bags and head out! Even a simple weekend trip can be relaxing. Take
our Tilt-A-Whirl Spiral Kit with you—or knit one of the reversible projects from Reversible Knitting. The two-in-one garments will leave plenty of room in your suitcase for new knitting projects.
Snowden Becker's Beverly Cardigan 10085D Download $1.99 www.knitpicks.com/IDPdesigners
Yarn cost for project starts at $17.45 using Shadow and Alpaca Cloud
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Madison Laptop Case Stylishly protect any size laptop with a Madison Laptop Case! This thick case is felted, and then cut to fit your computer’s specific size, so it can accommodate mini notebooks as well as laptops with extra wide screens.
Madison – Red
Madison – Purple
40159 Your Cost $37.99
40160 Your Cost $37.99
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Pattern Instructions In:
Reversible Knitting by Lynne Barr
20 patterns—192 pages.
31268 Retail $29.95 Your Cost $19.77 Save 34%
Lice Jacket Yarn cost for project starts at $44.64 using Comfy Worsted
Double Knit Vest Yarn cost for project starts at $27.93 using City Tweed DK
Tilt - A - Whirl Spiral Kit
Knit round and round and round with dizzying stripes. The hypnotic patterning may make it difficult to put your knitting down! The Tilt-A-Whirl Spiral Kit has you knit stripes in the round. The pattern explains this technique, and soon you’ll want to add stripes to all of your projects!
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Tilt-A-Whirl – Brown 40164 Your Cost $22.99
Tilt-A-Whirl – Purple 40161 Your Cost $22.99
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New Traditions Baby Blanket Kit Start a family tradition by knitting an heirloom quilt for a newborn baby. The New Traditions Baby Blanket is knit with Comfy Sport, a lightweight cotton acrylic blend that is both soft and machine washable.
40149 Your Cost $47.99
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