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Happy Birthday Quince & Co.!

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tern quince & co.It’s the third anniversary of when Quince & Co. opened its virtual doors, and the yarn company is celebrating with a giveaway. This awesome company is super-careful when it comes to how their yarn is made and where it comes from. All their wool is American, and they get as much information as they can about other fibers they mix in to ensure that the animals (or plants, for that matter) were treated well and raised in a way that’s good for the planet.

The company now offers eight yarns and is releasing pattern collections regularly. The yarns are beautiful and the support of American industry and sustainability shown by the company is commendable.

To help them celebrate, leave a comment on their blog or Facebook page between now and noon on Thursday, July 18. One lucky commenter will win a Q tote, a digital copy of Prima, our original Quince collection, a bar of the hmmm-lovely Quince Lanolin Soap, and 10 skeins of Q yarn, your choice of kinds and colors. Happy birthday indeed.

[Photo via Quince & Co.]

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  1. Omg! I am recuperating from major spine/neck surgery and have been so pleased with all the quince patterns I’ve purchased and used. Since I’ll be in a necks brace for a couple of months, this would be wonderful to help me pass the time!

Have you read?

Practice Colorwork on a Cute Knit Bunny

Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

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