Update on Stitch n Pitch

April 5, 2007 by Laura Nixon Leave a Comment

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Stitch N’ Pitchâ„¢ Fan Newsletter

Spring 2007

Dear Stitch N’ Pitch Fan,

Thank you for signing up to be a [tag]Stitch N’ Pitch[/tag] Fan! Last year we were blown away by the response to the Stitch N’ Pitch program and it was because of you that we are BACK in full force with 23 [tag]Major League Baseball[/tag] Teams signed on for another amazing season!

Opening Days of the baseball season are happening around the country. Get ready to again see fans in the stands with their needlepoint, knit, cross-stitch, crochet and embroidery projects!

“With over a million hits to StitchNPitch.com in its first few months, we knew this program was going to be something special,” Patty Parrish, Executive Director of [tag]TNNA[/tag], explains. “Stitch N’ Pitch is sweeping the Nation. The response from [tag]baseball Clubs[/tag], the [tag]needlearts industry[/tag] and fans is overwhelming. Stitch N’ Pitch creates a unique and fun environment for families, singles, couples, old, young, kids, women and yes, even men!”

Watch carefully and you might “catch” a knitting contest, team mascots wearing handmade colorful scarves, images of men knitting, counted cross-stitch frames, teaching tables full of children learning how to needlepoint, a Ceremonial 1st Pitch with a ball of yarn and so much more!! Special Stitch N’ Pitch gift bags, giveaways and surprises will round out each fantastic event. Local needlearts retailers, wholesalers, guilds and groups will come by car, bus and train to be a part of this new American phenomenon – Stitch N’ Pitch

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Stitch a Scarf with Dreamy Waves

As I write this, it’s probably time to start thinking about winter knitting if you haven’t already. And it’s definitely time to think about gift knitting if you have any of that you plan to do for the holidays.

The Dreamy Waves Scarf from Knit Picks, designed by Stacey Winklepleck, would be a great project to go in either category.

It uses two different multicolored yarns and a simple repeating wave pattern to make a project that looks a lot more complicated and dramatic than it is. The gradient look happens naturally just by switching which yarn you’re knitting with.

This pattern uses worsted weight yarn so it’s a pretty quick project even though a scarf is large and this one is pretty wide. It measures 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) wide and 63 inches or 120 cm long. Of course you can make it longer or shorter as you like. As written it takes one ball of each color so it’s a pretty economical project, too.

It’s rated for intermediate knitters but if you know how to do various increases and decreases you’ll be all set. The pattern uses knit 2 together, make 1 left and right, centered double decrease and slip slip knit. All of the stitches are explained in a glossary in the pattern so even if you haven’t done all of them it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.

The pattern also includes tons of options for different colorways in yarn that Knit Picks sells, so you can see how different combinations knit up before you buy the yarn. That’s such a great idea!

Of course if you already have two multicolored yarns with long color runs on hand, you can absolutely use them, too. It might also be fun, but would give you a totally different look, to use a solid color and a bunch of scraps or one multicolored yarn to see how the different colors play together. So many options!

You can grab this free pattern and check out all the color options at Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

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