Gail's Knitting Passport… enjoy the journey

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A meticulously arranged stack of hand-knitted swatches in luxurious merino and alpaca yarn, each piece showcasing intricate cable, lace, and textured stitch patterns. The swatches feature soothing neutral shades—creams, sages, and classic greys—with distinct tactile details visible in the weaves. They are laid out on a matte, pale ash wood tabletop, accented by slender metal knitting needles and a minimalist ceramic yarn bowl nearby. Soft, filtered daylight from a side window casts gentle highlights across the textures, producing calm shadows that enhance depth. The mood is polished and serene, emphasizing professionalism and order. The image is photographed from an eye-level, slightly angled perspective that centers the swatches in a balanced composition. The style is clean, modern, and photographic, capturing the essence of a premium knitting pattern portfolio.

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Gail’s Knitting Passport – 2026 Knitting Passport Challenge Game

Let’s enjoy the knitting journey together. Discover original challenge game, downloadable PDFs, and tutorials linked to my YouTube channel.

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2026 Knitting Passport Challenge Game

Download the full 2026 Knitting Passport Challenge Game PDF from this Google Doc link.

I thought it might be fun, if I developed a challenge game that equally included all knitting skill levels, time commitment levels, and project preferences….a focused, yet open-ended challenge game to grow each of us from where we are and encourage us to deepen and broaden our knitting skills “together”. I’m calling this our 2026 Knitting Passport challenge game. It is travel themed– I am really excited for what we will see and do in 2026 on our knitting journey.

My YouTube channel, Gail Kollmar, will be the 2026 Knitting Passport home. Information, inspiration, ideas, conversation, encouragement, etc. will be both in my videos and in Community Posts. I will post some things, but the majority of posts will, I hope, come from the greater group. Please invite your friends and encourage everyone to subscribe to the channel and join the collective conversation starting January 1, 2026. I envision an encouraging forum where people can get inspiration, share triumphs, discuss solutions to challenges, and share knitter camaraderie.

We will officially begin the 2026 Knitting Passport challenge game on January 1, 2026, however, you and yours can jump in any time. Pictures of the game cards are below, but the download link is above under the page title. I hope you join us! So much FUN KNITTING ahead in 2026!!!!