Apr
30
Interweave Magazine has done it to me again! Look at this cardi, isn’t it just the cutest thing? This is called the Origami Cardi created by Norah Gaughan.
And, no buttons? Yeah, and no button band, more good news! Should be faster…
Apr
27
This charity knitting took place in New Zealand, but could be applied to any Rescue group, Humane Society or SPCA. Put your scraps of yarn to good use and keep a pooch warm!
WARM AND SNUG: A mystery knitter has set tongues…
Apr
26
Something new for you to try - knitting undergarments! Interweave Knits Magazine challenged their staff to design lingerie patterns. The result runs the full gamut from Seduction socks to a lacy thong.
Best of all, the patterns are free to download or…
Apr
25
CNN has a leisure time poll at their website where you choose, in order, the 10 top favorite things you do with your down time.
Knitting is listed at the poll in the first row and image number 3 from the left.
I…
Apr
24
“Making beautiful things lifts the spirit and offers hope, and in Rwanda I really saw it happen,” says Cari Clement, an American woman from the state of Vermont who helps African women in Rwanda rebuild their lives by providing machines…
Apr
23
Have you ever wondered what happens to the fabulous Caron and Bond garments you see in the pages of your favorite knit and crochet magazines? Or from “Ultimate Knitting†magazine? Or in Caron’s ads? Or Bond ads? Or on the pattern pads?…
Apr
20
Sometimes it boggles my mind with all the little gadgets that are invented to help knitters. I stumbled onto Nancy’s Knit Knacks and found a variety of items for fiber artists.
One item in particular caught my eye, circular needle tags. Now…
Apr
19
This is kind of old news, as it was reported last month, but is very important to the industry. The mill, which was founded in 1821 on the banks of Higgins Stream in this Somerset County town, is believed to…
Apr
18
Yesterday I posted about an article written for the Inknitters magazine on how to create dog sweaters.
Today, I want to tell you that the complete first issue of this fabulous magazine in on the internet. Every article and every pattern is downloadable!…
Apr
17
How many people have pets, raise your hands, don’t be shy. How many knit for their pets? I have a very small dog who is always cold. Living in Michigan doesn’t help, so he wears sweaters. The sweaters get expensive…
Apr
16
I just love all the new geometric patterns that are hitting the market lately. Designers and yarn companies are pushing the envelope with their thought processes and designing cutting edge sweater shapes that are not your grandmothers boxy cardigan! My…
Apr
13
Want to change the background on you screen from Windows blue to a cute knitting design? Knitting on the Net has designed wallpaper in knit and purl, cables, and color designs.

For the Russell Crowe lovers, there are publicity shots with Russell…
Apr
12
Schoolhouse Press has a new DVD out this Spring and a new wool!
From the website:
What …? A new wool for Schoolhouse Press? And, you say, it’s SOFT? I know; we are super conservative about adding new wool. Once chosen, we…
Apr
11
Do you subscribe to the KnitBits Newsletter from Berroco? The April 6 Newsletter contained information concerning this contest. I just finished it and I will tell you a couple of the questions were hard, but it was fun and I was able…
Apr
10

I’m not sure how I stumbled onto this article written by Catherine Hoben, but it is pertinent to me because grandchild number six is due in August. When I clicked around the “For the Love of Yarn” website I found many…






