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If you're excited to join Conceptual Knitting or are already enjoying a free pattern, consider making a contribution of any amount to support us.
In return, we'll send you a patch for our most recently released pattern.
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Our patterns are available to knitters as a free download, but they can't be resold or used for commercial purposes without our permission.
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Conceptual Knitting patterns posted to date:
#2 The Social Knitwork (March 2012)
#1 Sky Scarf (June 2011)
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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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This project is free and open to all knitters at any time. If you'd like to participate, just submit the following short sign-up form and we'll make sure you receive project updates via email.
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There are currently over 1,200 knitters from 20+ countries signed up!
You can also join our Ravelry group where you can post photos, ask questions, suggest ideas for new patterns, and connect with other project participants. And if you're a Flickr user, you can contribute photos to our Flickr group and they'll show up in our feed to the left.
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#2 "The Social Knitwork" is a playful scarf pattern that knits together stories from across your social network.
Ask each of your virtual friends to pick a color and tell you why they chose it, and you'll in turn record each contribution in your new colorful scarf. The four colors shown at left were carefully selected to represent commonly used online services: Facebook, Blogger, Pinterest/Gmail, and Twitter.
Watch Lea's intro video, download the pattern below, and then read specific instructions for posting to each online service.
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Buy the Yarn - Merino Wool Kit
- Four (4) colors handpicked by Lea
- 100% superwash merino wool, made in Peru
- 100 grams / 137 yards (125m) of each color
- Gauge: 16 sts = 4" (10cm) - US 9
- Plenty of yarn for a full length scarf
- Also includes The Social Knitwork pattern and patch
$52.00 per kit
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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.
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Buy the Yarn - Alpaca Lace Kit
- Five (5) colors handpicked by Lea: Caribbean Heather, Sapphire Heather, Silver, Charcoal, and Ecru
- 100% baby alpaca, made in Peru
- 50 grams / 437 yards (400m) of each color
- Gauge: (knitting 2 strands together) 24 sts = 4" (10cm) - US 3
- Plenty of yarn for a full length scarf
- Also includes Sky Scarf pattern and patch
$40.00 per kit
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