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Conceptual Knitting patterns posted to date:
#1 Sky Scarf (June 2011)
#2 Coming later this month...

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Conceptual Knitting

Most knitting patterns call for yarn, needles, and familiarity with abbreviations such as CO, K2tog, and St st. Typical patterns might even ask you to keep track of alternating colors on a grid. The Conceptual Knitting patterns you'll find here are creatures of an entirely different sort.

Yes, you'll need yarn, needles and basic knitting skills. But most importantly, you'll need a sense of whimsy and adventure. These surprising patterns will inspire you to look out your window, ride the subway and converse with your next-door neighbor. They will have you re-reading your favorite book and feeding a pocketful of coins into the gumball machine in front of your supermarket. In order to knit these unique one-of-a-kind garments, you'll be sent out into the world – and deep within your heart – turning something as simple as a scarf into an unexpectedly storied object.

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#1 "Sky Scarf" documents the weather outside your window.

Each day you will knit a stripe in colors that match the sky. It will be lovely to see our different climates create different scarves! I started mine in the beginning of April in Oakland, CA and you can see my progress in the photo at left. This pattern makes a 5-foot scarf over the course of one year.

Free Download: Sky Scarf Pattern (1MB PDF)

Buy the Yarn - Alpaca Lace Kit
- Five (5) colors handpicked by Lea: Caribbean Heather, Sapphire Heather, Silver, Charcoal, and Ecru
- 100% baby alpaca
- 50 grams / 437 yards (400m) of each color
- Gauge: 28 sts = 4" (10cm) - US 2
- Plenty of yarn for a full length scarf
- Also includes Sky Scarf pattern and an official patch

$40.00 per kit