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Permalink Reply by Melissa on April 14, 2008 at 7:59am: Hi Annalea,

We are working toward better coordination of colors in each yarn line. This is easy to do with new yarn lines, like Comfy, but more challenging with big, established yarn lines, like Wool of the Andes. Our customers would be upset if we discontinued ALL colors in the line in order to start with a blank slate, so what we've been doing each season is selectively discontinuing colors and replacing them with colors that will be good coordinates in the line to make it more well-rounded.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on April 20, 2008 at 6:50pm: New suggestion for a Discussion. Have you thought about a Product Review discussion? I have visited several other sites, where customers can comment on products they have used. It is very interesting to see when one customer reallly loves a certain yarn and another customer has had problems. Hearing some one elses opinion can really have an effect on sales. In retrospect, this might be better to include on the page with the products themselves. Just an idea.

Needless to say, every yarn, needle, accessory, not to mention my Options (both Harmony and Nickle) are the best knitting products I have found any where.

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Permalink Reply by medhbh on April 22, 2008 at 7:03am: What's wrong with the Knit Picks website? It won't load!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on April 22, 2008 at 8:23am: Our Internet Service Provider was having technical difficulties this morning, but we're back online now!; ▶ Reply to This

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Permalink Reply by dontbees on April 23, 2008 at 5:36am: My question is about dyeing. I knit a sample pair of bicycle leg warmers for my husband using leftover Wool of the Andes yarn in several dark colors. He likes them, and now I would like to know if and how I can dye them black. All of the dyeing methods seem to involve heat, and I don't want to shrink them.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on April 23, 2008 at 9:47am: You could definitely try immersion dyeing your leg warmers black using the Jacquard acid dyes. The trick with non-superwash wool is to avoid sudden changes in temperature - you don't want to go from hot to cold suddenly and shock the yarn into felting. At the end of the dye session, you want to let the yarn cool as slowly as possible. You'll also want to avoid agitation so that you don't felt them accidentally. The Jacquard dyes come with instructions, too, and we also have general dyeing instructions here.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by akhdubon on April 27, 2008 at 1:41pm: Kelly has talked about Socks for Soldiers. I have a soldier going to Iraq within the year. It would mean a lot to me to send him off with a pair of socks,. What sort of socks are appropriate? Is there a pattern? The Socks for Soldiers website was not helpful, but maybe I was on the wrong website.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Knit Picks Admin on April 29, 2008 at 8:23am: Here is a page on knittingforcharity.org about the Socks for Soldiers Yahoo Group.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by TropicFlower on April 29, 2008 at 12:26pm: I design some knit and crochet patterns.... Do you have any advice on how to publish these?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tina on April 29, 2008 at 1:06pm: Your best bet is to start submitting them to knitting and crochet magazines - both print magazines and on-line magazines. Each one will have submission guidelines readily available on their web sites so you can make sure your designs as well as the format you submit them in meet their requirements. You also might consider selling your designs yourself as downloadable .pdf files from your own web site.; ▶ Reply to This