We were absolutely delighted to find an email in our inbox recently from a knitter named Amanda who just recently finished her KAL sweater. What a fantastic surprise that was! The colours she chose are so sweet, her workmanship impeccible, and to top it all off… it’s her first sweater! Congratulations on a sweater…
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We were completely delighted to come into the office last week and find an email in our inbox with a completed KAL sweater! And while the KAL may be ‘officially’ over, we are thrilled to know that some of you are still working away on yours! This version is brought to us by Karen…
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Today is the day! At loooong last! First thing this morning, we wrote the names of everyone who entered their finished sweaters out on some paper, threw them into a mug, and Jennifer (Estelle-Employee-Extraordinaire) drew three names. So without further ado, the winners are… Susan. S, Sarah and Leslie– CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL! Susan….
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For those of you who have been following us on our various social media outlets, you might think that today is the day we announce the winners of our KAL! And for those of you who do think this… we can’t say that we blame you! Somehow, in the midst of all of the…
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Today we are absolutely thrilled to show off three more versions of our KAL sweater, all made by some pretty talented people. Prepare yourself for some inspiration overload! To kick off this installment of ‘Show & Tell’, we have a ‘His & Her’s’ set, knit out of King Cole Splash in shade 819. Talk…
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Each day we seem to be receiving a few more photos of finished sweaters into our inboxes- which couldn’t be more fun! Since it seems selfish to keep all of these pictures to ourselves, we thought that we would share them with you! But not without permission… of course! First up, we have this…
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We are starting to see some finished sweater photos roll in, and we couldn’t be more excited! Our most recent update was sent to us from a knitter named Heather, who used King Cole’s Baby Glitz in shade 105, which she picked up at Knit Traders in Kingston, Ontario. Heather not only sent us…
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We know what it’s like when the end of a knitting project is in sight. While nothing feels better than casting something off, weaving in the ends, and displaying/wearing your finished project proudly, it also feels really good to start something new. Since we know that sometimes getting a project to the finish line…
Continue Reading | Leave a CommentEstelle Yarns KAL Week Six- Finishing
This is it knitters! The final segment of our Knit-A-Long! The knitting is complete, and now it’s time to sew it up, weave in the ends, and block it! We hope that by the end of this week, you will have a finished sweater. And if you don’t…worry not! You have until Monday, May…
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We finally have all the pieces for our sweater, with the exception of the collar! Can you believe it??? This sweater feels like it is simply falling off the needles! Before we can add the collar however, we first need to sew the sleeves to both the left and right front, and right back…
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