Did you know there’s a holiday completely devoted to yarn?
It’s I Love Yarn Day, which is celebrated this year (2023) on October 14. It’s a day to celebrate all the things we love about yarn and the fiber arts, … Read More ...
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Did you know there’s a holiday completely devoted to yarn?
It’s I Love Yarn Day, which is celebrated this year (2023) on October 14. It’s a day to celebrate all the things we love about yarn and the fiber arts, … Read More ...
Melissa Leapman is a well-known knitting and crochet designer and all around good human, and when the mess with Stitches went down, causing a lot of fibers arts teachers and vendors to lose money for event registration, travel and sales, … Read More ...
If you live in or near Texas, you’ll probably want to check out and hopefully make plans to attend the DFW Fiber Fest, which takes place Sept. 14-17 at the Irving Convention Center.
In addition to the vendor hall … Read More ...
Have you ever wanted to turn old T-shirts, leftover fabric, worn out sheets or even plastic bags into something you can use? How about making them into yarn?
I’m teaching a couple of classes at the Rebecca Page Upcycling Summit… Read More ...
Recently I shared the news that XRX, the company behind the Stitches live and virtual events, had announced it would be filing for bankruptcy and was canceling all events. So far the actual filing doesn’t seem to have happened, and … Read More ...
There are lots of ways to learn about knitting and build your skills these days. We can watch videos, read books and blogs and learn from people we know. If you want to learn a lot in a short period … Read More ...
How can you help Ukraine?
Ukraine’s citizens have been thrown into a state of war as Russia invaded the country in the early hours of Thursday morning, with explosions heard in the capital and other major cities.
Show your support … Read More ...
The Knit for Food Knitathon will take place this year on Feb. 12 from 10 am to 10 pm (I assume Eastern time, it’s not totally clear).
The event brings knitters together virtually to raise money for a variety of … Read More ...
Introducing our new printable product, the 22 Page Knitting Project Journal and Planner. This comprehensive journal is designed to help knitters of all skill levels organize and plan their knitting projects. Whether you’re a beginner just starting out or an … Read More ...
The Drunk Knitter has started a book club/mystery knitalong that’s also a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter.
Participants will be reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and knitting Pecola, a shawl made with a skein of sock yarn.… Read More ...
I love the idea and the spirit behind the BIPOC Make Along, hosted by Desamour Designs.
One of the important things I’ve learned — and I think a lot of other people have learned, too — in the past … Read More ...
There has been a lot of talk in the knitting community this year about diversity and the need to acknowledge, promote and support designers and knitters of color and others from traditionally marginalized communities.
All that talk is good, but … Read More ...
If you were on the Internet over the weekend you might have seen a video or news story about the Heavy Metal World Knitting Championships, which took place last week in Finland.
If you ask me, it’s knitting in public day pretty much every day, but there’s an official knitting in public day, and it is this weekend.
Events have been scheduled around the world to celebrate Worldwide Knitting in Public Day… Read More ...
Knitwear designer Kate Barrios has launched a knitalong for her latest design, the Cerezo en Flor cardigan, which will take place over eight weeks beginning next month.
The pattern is a lacy cardigan made with The Fibre Co. yarn. … Read More ...