May
21
Most of these are not new to me, but this collection of ambitious yarn bombing projects from Mental Floss is a great reminder of the amazing things that can be done when a few (or a few hundred) people with …
May
20
Home accessories are really fun to knit for people of all skill levels. For beginners, it’s nice that things for your house don’t have to come out an exact size as a garment for a person does. More advanced knitters …
May
20
I’ve seen and shared a lot of different ways to sort, store and display yarn through the years, but this has got to be one of the coolest and cleverest solutions I’ve seen. Bonus: it doesn’t cost a lot, makes …
May
20
Thanks to everyone who shared their moments of organizational embarrassment; I feel a lot better.
Our winners this time around are numbers 1 and 4: Constanza, who shared a story about a scheduling mishap that happened when she had surgery; …
May
16
The Natty Knitter has a new free pattern available, and despite the name Winter Flowers, its a fine choice for knitting and for wearing throughout the year. (The link is to pattern tips; the actual pattern can be found …
May
15
There’s no end to the way that knitters can get stitches on and off the needles, and it’s a lot of fun to play with different cast ons and bind offs to see how they change the look of a …
May
14
I saw these Flower Power socks by Ravelry user SaskiaBr last week and I can’t get them out of my head, they’re so lovely and such a perfect knit for this time of year.
The project used six different yarns …
May
13
I am the first to admit that my office is not as organized as I would like. My life is not as organized as I would like.
Things fall through the cracks, get forgotten about, mislaid or go unnoticed for …
May
13
Thanks so much to everyone who commented about their favorite colors! Looks like we had a lot of blue-green people and a lot of red-purple people, which is lots of fun to see.
The winner is one of the early …
May
10
I got word today that Liat Gat of KnitFreedom has released a new video all about different knitting cast ons. The KnitFreedom Video Guide to Cast Ons includes video instruction on 39 different cast ons, from backwards loop to twined, …
May
9
As its first foray into mobile browsing, Craftsy announced today that it has launched a free app for the iPhone that will allow users to browse — but not buy — knit and crochet patterns.
So far the app is …
May
8
Interweave has just launched a new subscription video site called Craft Daily, where you can access hundreds of videos with instruction on knitting, crochet, beading, mixed media, sewing and more.
An unlimited number of videos can be viewed for …
May
7
Over the weekend I had the extreme pleasure of getting to take part in a knitting retreat with the Yarn Harlot, aka Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. There were 18 of us who got to learn from her, knit with her and laugh …
May
7
This week’s giveaway is for a copy of Exploring Color in Knitting by Sarah Hazell and Emma King. This fun little book covers the basics of understanding how colors work together and how to combine colors in knitting projects.
It’s …
May
6
Thanks so much to everyone who commented on the post for this giveaway! This is one of the most popular ones we’ve had in a long time, and I always love hearing about what you’re interested in and what you …
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