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Knit and Crochet Now! Ending after Season 13

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Annie’s has announced that the latest season of “Knit and Crochet Now!,” which is the 13th, will be the last. The show, which has aired on PBS stations around the country, is currently midway through the season, which will wrap up at the end of April (at least on my local station)

According to a statement on Facebook, Annie’s decided to cease production, but all episodes of the series are available for viewing by members of Annie’s Creative Studio.

“After 13 wonderful seasons full of creativity, excitement and love for all things knit and crochet, we would like to extend our thanks to all of our excellent instructors, and to you, our loyal fans,” the post said.

“Knit and Crochet Now” is a program focused on building knit and crochet skills and demonstrating patterns on a theme. A changing set of hosts and guest instructors has been on the show through the years, with some of the current series instructors including Lily Chin, Britt Schmiesing, Lena Skvagerson, Kristin Omdahl and Rachel Alford.

Annie’s Creative Studio is a monthly membership program that gives people access to more than 1,900 videos and 1,500 patterns related to knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting and home decorating. New content is regularly added to the platform.

Annie’s is currently offering a 15-day free trial of the program, which costs $7.99 per month. You can also purchase individual episodes for $3.99 each if there are only a few episodes you need access to.

The plan is to keep the Knit and Crochet Now Facebook and Instagram pages open so people can continue to share and learn in those communities.

While it’s always sad to see fiber arts publications and programs go away, “Knit and Crochet Now” has been a great resource and introduction to the fiber arts for many crafters over many years and we are thankful for its legacy.

[Photo via Knit and Crochet Now Facebook page.]

 

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  1. Beautiful shrug. I like how you made such a versatile use of a little bit of yarn. I don’t have a Sentro (yet) but I do have 2 flatbed knitting machines and love to design garments on them, a real superpower of these machines!

  2. Thank you! I have a flatbed machine as well and I need to do more patterns for it. You could definitely do this on a flatbed, you’d just make one long flat piece and then fold and seam the sleeves.

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