{"id":3538,"date":"2015-02-27T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2015-02-27T11:04:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:04:51","slug":"were-almost-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/?p=3538","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re almost there!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday we&#8217;re going to be starting the VKAL and I&#8217;m really excited! If you&#8217;ve already signed up, fantastic, I can&#8217;t wait to knit with you! If you haven&#8217;t, what are you waiting for??!! You can do so here &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"VKAL!!\" href=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/?p=3363\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Barrington 5.0 VKAL!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>I know some people have reservations as they&#8217;re beginners and think it&#8217;s too complex and they can&#8217;t do it. I assure you, if you can knit and purl, you can do it! And you&#8217;ll learn some great things along the way as well!<\/p>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re a seasoned knitter, this will be beneficial to you as there will be some great tips along the way. Here&#8217;s a hint of what you&#8217;ll discover &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>double knitting cast on<\/li>\n<li>double knitting cast off<\/li>\n<li>tips for regular cast on<\/li>\n<li>tips for regular cast off<\/li>\n<li>how to fix mistakes in double\/regular knitting<\/li>\n<li>how to make and use a knitting thimble<\/li>\n<li>how to use circular needles<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now looking at this list, when you add in the fact that you&#8217;ll also get the pattern for the Barrington 5.0, it&#8217;s hard to believe that all this is for less than the price of a latte at Starbucks! That&#8217;s right, all this is only $5!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also worked out a great promotion deal with 3 GREAT yarn companies to get you the yarn you need for this project at discounted prices! And did I mention the giveaways?? Yup, they&#8217;re also donating prizes that we&#8217;ll be giving away throughout the VKAL! For those of you that are curious, the &#8220;V&#8221; stands for VIDEO &#8211; which means that you&#8217;ll have access to video tutorials to help you through every step of this project! I&#8217;m hoping that this is such a huge success that it changes the way we do KALs in order to help teach people more techniques in knitting!<\/p>\n<p>So you can see why I&#8217;m excited! Here&#8217;s a little teaser for one of the first few videos &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Do you know what this is?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778.jpg\" alt=\"SAMSUNG\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-96x72.jpg 96w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-38x29.jpg 38w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ittakesballstoknit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-26-19.40.24-e1425063242778-166x125.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, you&#8217;ll find out soon and also learn how to make one and use it in this project &#8211; it makes this a whole lot simpler and faster! I wish I had had it when I made the first 2 cowls!<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you sign up for the VKAL before we start on Sunday, you&#8217;ll be eligible for the first giveaway before we even cast on!! See you soon!<\/p>\n<p>Hugzzz \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday we&#8217;re going to be starting the VKAL and I&#8217;m really excited! If you&#8217;ve already signed up, fantastic, I can&#8217;t wait to knit with you! If you haven&#8217;t, what are you waiting for??!! You can do so here &#8230; Barrington 5.0 VKAL! 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