High Hope Knits: January 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

High Hope Knits featured on MSN's Glo!

"Need a Hand?

These chunky knit fingerless pompom gloves are designed to keep hands toasty while freeing up fingers to make everyday tasks easier. The Chicago-based knitter behind High Hope Knits also makes slouchy berets and adorable bunny ears for babies.

SHOP NOW: High Hope Knits Fingerless Gloves, $25"

Zoe Schaeffer from Glo.msn.com did a write up on "Stylish Finds from Local Craft Fairs" and highlighted these little HHK beauties above to represent Chicago! The stylish craft highlights have been consistently rotating on their online cover mag for the last couple of months! Click here to see what other crafty finds Zoe highlighted from around the country!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Knits That Look Knitty, Chicago

Knits that look knitty, Chicago

I would love to knit full time and earn a living wage from creating glorious knits to share with the world. Alas, this is not the case, at least not yet. Therefore, like you Chicago, I ride a bus, a train, walk (or some combination of all three) in 0-degree weather to trek it to a job that fulfills my additional career aspirations. While I do not claim to be the know-all-be-all of the knitting world, I would like to claim that I have an eye for stylish knits and make it a point to notice EVERYONE'S daily knit choices as they stumble onto the bus, bury their faces into their coats and try to stay warm. I stare at them and wonder what size needles their hat was made with or how much they paid for that fuzzy scarf. Was it a gift? Is it handmade? There are some knitty knits out there y'all and just because your grandma made it for you, does not mean you have to wear it on the CTA. So, I have decided to share with you the most knitty knits I can find, with the hope that we can all learn that just because its cold, you don't you have to wear this:


Knits Not To Wear

And so begins Knits That Look Knitty, Chicago.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

High Hope Knits @ The Urban Folk Circuit Jan. 27th

High Hope Knits @ The Logan Square Farmer's Market with Urban Folk Circuit!

Urban Folk Circuit joins forces with the Logan Square Farmer's Market to bring together the warm and coziness of Chicago's finest crafters and farmers!