We Wear Red from Pick Up Sticks

Pick Up Sticks is starting a Knit Along and a Fundraiser. The Heart Truth is a division of the Heart and Stroke Foundation that raises awareness about women’s heart disease.
Here are the deets:

We Wear Red Knit Along
Sweater: February Ladies Sweater
Yarn: Tanis Fiber Arts Aran Weight in We Wear Red colorway
Includes: Sufficient yarn for size chosen, Red Dress pin, pattern and shipping.
Starts: July 1st
Finishes: July 29th

Pre order today so Tanis can get right to work on the yarn. Kits must be ordered by June 15th at the latest to guarantee July 1st delivery.

Never tried Tanis Fiber Arts – now is definitely the time! If you love Dream in Color – you will love this yarn too! I promise!

25% of all sales will be donated to the Heart Truth. Link is posted on the store location page at www.pickupsticks.ca

Here’s where you can find all the kits in the various sizes:
http://pickupsticks.ca/index.php?cPath=420

Thank you so much! Let’s all Wear Red this Summer!

If your family is the sort to do a turkey trot for Thanksgiving, or even just to take family pictures, you’ll want to get started knitting up some Turkey Sack Hats with this pattern from Underground Crafter.

The pattern uses super bulky yarn and is rated easy. It’s knit flat but there are a few skills in here around the shaping of the eyes, which includes changing colors, working bobbles and doing a wicked purl 3 together decrease. Twice.

But that’s all in one row, and the rest of it is pretty simple. The beak is worked separately and sewn on, and the side of the hat is stitched up to make it into a hat.

What’s great about this one is that it comes in 10 sizes, ranging from newborn to adult large, so you really can make one for everyone in the family. And because it uses super bulky yarn you can knit a bunch pretty quickly if that’s a thing you’d like to do.

It’s also fun because you could use this base pattern to make different animals or for different holidays. Make it all in orange and stitch on a jack o’lantern face for Halloween, or make a white one that’s a snowman, for example.

In any style this would also be a fun gag gift for that person in your life who has everything or doesn’t want gifts, or if you do a secret Santa or white elephant gift exchange at work or elsewhere.

And make sure whether you’re making it a turkey or some other character that you include the pom poms at the top! They’re just so cure and a great way to add a bit more color to the project, and they’re easy to make. (See also: ways to make a pompom with yarn.)

You can grab the free pattern at the Underground Crafter website.

[Photo: Underground Crafter]

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