Yarn, the Movie, Set for U.S. Tour

Have you heard about the movie Yarn? This documentary by Una Lorenzen made its American debut at SXSW in March and has also had a showing in Newport Beach, Calif.

It’s all about the knitters and crocheters who are keeping these yarn crafts alive by “reinventing our relationship with this colorful tradition,” profiling yarn bombers, crochet playground makers and more.

Here’s the trailer:

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There will be several screenings of the movie around the country through the summer, first in New York City next Friday and Boston next Saturday. They would love for you to come out and bring your knitting or crochet, so check it out if you’re in those areas.

I haven’t seen it yet but I have a screener so I’ll let you know all about it as soon as I have (and LA folks, stay tuned for a giveaway when the movie comes to your area in July).

Does this movie sound like something you’d want to see? International readers (or Austinites), have you seen it? I’d love to hear what you thought.

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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