February 9, 2008 · Filed under knit art
My mom Ria is an artist, her Daily Paintings blog showcases her daily artwork. The blog features small pieces, usually 5×7 and 10×10.
Her most recent “daily” is a pastel painting of coffee and a knitted piece with needles!
Click here to go to her blog and purchase it!
Or just browse around, lots of awesome mini-paintings and pastels to buy. Just take a peek at the left side menu for what is still available. You can view even more by clicking the monthly archives.
My favorite at the moment is the Frank Zappa oil painting… awesome.
You can also view her large works here, and her dog portraits here.
~missa
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February 6, 2008 · Filed under new yarn colors
Good news! We have added more Karabella Boise and Margrite colors.
Both of these yarns have cashmere in them, and you can really feel it! It’s almost like a merino wrapped in cashmere, you would never know that it’s not 100% cashmere!
A must-try for all knitters, really…
See a closeup of Margrite. (click for a larger image)
And here are the new Boise colors.
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February 2, 2008 · Filed under kpixie knits
I just had to try out the Sockotta yarn. I’ve been seeing lots of Sockotta socks on blogs and wanted to knit one up myself.
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This is color 362, a “Casual Stripe” shade.
The speckles of red make the stripes blend, very cool.
Also, coming soon, a new quick crochet pattern using Karaoke yarn.
I call it “Northern Lights”, a fun decoration for winter!
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January 31, 2008 · Filed under brand new yarn, new yarn colors
Hello guys and gals, the kpixie receiving area was overloaded with new items. We have new patterns coming tomorrow by a couple of new indie designers, but for now I show you the new yarns that I had the pleasure of photographing last night (maybe a few skeins “fell” into my knitting bag while doing so.)
New Blue Sky Alpacas!!! woo hoo!
4 new colors in Alpaca Silk: colors 142, 143, 144 and 146
Here’s a wicked close-up of one of the new colors, drool over the texture, I dare you.
The Skinny Cotton and Skinny Organic that Wendy has been talking about have also made their way to kpixie.
There are also 4 new Blue Sky Alpaca patterns, they are on the top of the list on the patterns page.
Sockotta by Plymouth. 6 colors, 3 different effects.
A blend of cotton, wool, nylon makes it a non-itch knit.
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new colors of Merino Superwash in stock!
colors 885, 978, 1608, 4001, 10022, 12942, 12946, 12947, 13274
This new yarn by Karabella knits up great on needle sizes US 7 to US 9. If you haven’t tried it yet, throw a ball in your cart at only 6 bucks for 91 yards!
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We also received a shipment
of Goose Pond Stitch markers,
sorry for the long wait!
We’ve got small, medium and large.
We can no longer offer up individual colors, but if there is a color you just NEED to have, let us know in the comments section at checkout and we will see what we can do for you.
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Three new colors of Gossamer are in stock, and they are on sale!
An awesome green and purple with iridescent sparkle, and a white that is very romantic looking, would be great for quick Bridesmaids scarves. Or how about adding some to your next spinning project?
Okay knitters and crocheters, it’s back to work for me. Have fun shopping.
~missa
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January 23, 2008 · Filed under customer creations
Lisa of Hyeknitter finished these gorgeous socks with TOFUtsies color 723.
She used US 1 needles and a pattern from “Knitting Vintage Socks”. You can read more about on her blog!
Speaking of sock yarn, have you seen the new SOCK YARN category?
I’ve duplicated the sock categories into one easy-to-reach section that includes all available sock yarns at kpixie.
and pssst… Insubordiknit Monster Hat kits will be here next week!
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January 22, 2008 · Filed under new books
Loop-d-Loop crochet
Amigurumi patterns!
3 new Cleckheaton pattern booklets
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