I love resuing old fabrics and textiles in different projects, and Evelyne from Nemcsok Farms has a great way to use an old sheet for a fun purpose.
She cuts up a twin sized sheet and then knit it with … Read More ...
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I love resuing old fabrics and textiles in different projects, and Evelyne from Nemcsok Farms has a great way to use an old sheet for a fun purpose.
She cuts up a twin sized sheet and then knit it with … Read More ...
Mary is the winner.
It’s fun to know about knitting history and some of the funny stories, legends and trivia that go into this craft we love. Whether these facts are amusing to friends or only to us doesn’t really … Read More ...
I’ve been seeing this old post from the Telegraph in my news feed over the past couple of days, and it is really interesting if you like knitting history.
We probably all know about Madame Defarge, the fictional knitter who … Read More ...
Most knitting patterns for garments assume that most knitters are the same shape, and that shape is relatively rectangular.
The fact that knitting has standards for sizing makes it easier to write knitting patterns, but it doesn’t make it easy … Read More ...
If you’ve been a knitter, or done any kind of crafting in front of other people, for any length of time, you’ve probably had someone say something to you along the lines of “I wish I had the patience for … Read More ...
OK, this really has nothing to do with knitting, but I think we can all appreciate yarn art in whatever form it takes, right?
And these animal pom-poms are definitely tiny works of art.
They’re made by Tsubasa Kuroda, who … Read More ...
The winner is Beverly.
Knitting for babies and toddlers is a lot of fun. The projects are usually pretty small and fast to knit, and kids universally look cute in a little knit something or wrapped up in a knit … Read More ...
Do you have trouble with your cast on edge being a lot tighter than the rest of your knitting? I still do sometimes (usually when I’m doing a long-tail cast on and I’m in a hurry so I fly through … Read More ...
Sometimes books fall through the cracks for me a little bit and it takes me longer than it should to review them. I might lose the book somewhere in my office (happens more than I’d like to admit) or I … Read More ...
We’re still trying to work out what sort of vacation we’ll be able to take and when this summer, but our getaways usually involve the beach, so I’m thinking ahead by looking at some great knit tops perfect for covering … Read More ...
Do you remember the Scoreboard Knitalong from last year? Maybe you took part in it?
The idea was to knit a scarf or cowl in two colors throughout the football season, with each row representing a point scored either by … Read More ...
Martha is the winner!
My love of stitch dictionaries is well documented. They’re so fun to look through, play with and get inspired by.
One of the potential problems with using stitch patterns in projects, though, is that they can … Read More ...
We’ve talked before about I-cords, and whether you knit them with needles, use an I-cord maker (I just broke mine a couple of weeks ago!) or make them with a French knitter/spool knitter, they’re kind of fun and meditative … Read More ...
I’m guessing by now you know that you should knit swatches before embarking on large projects, especially garments that need to fit a particular person.
Not only is it important to know if you’re getting the same number of stitches … Read More ...
Brooke Nico is skilled at taking simple shapes and reinterpreting them in the framework of lace knitting projects. Her books Lovely Knitted Lace and More Lovely Knitted Lace start with basic geometric shapes, add lace and turn them into shawls, … Read More ...