http://knitting.craftgossip.com Knitting news @ CraftGossip Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:10:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cool, no? Yeah, I thought so too. 'nuff said! Go here for this pattern: http://www.examiner.com/x-6976-Phoenix-Knitting-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Hand-knitted-American-Flag http://knitting.craftgossip.com/hand-knitted-american-flag/2009/07/02/ Go here for this free pattern: http://www.ramwools.com:80/http://www.ramwools.com/featured-designs/irish-aran.html Also, the gorgeous yarn used to knit it is on sale! From Ram Wools Yarn Co-op http://knitting.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-irish-aran-sweater/2009/07/01/ Are you a visual learner? If so, you have so come to the right place! Berroco has, in their tutorial library, this video, How To Sew On A Buttonband. Go here to learn how:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJeZnk9CQg And here for more of Berocco's tutorials: http://www.berroco.com/multimedia_videos.html http://knitting.craftgossip.com/learn-to-sew-on-a-buttonband/2009/06/30/ No more formaldehyde!! Sometimes you run across something that makes you say, "Wait! What?" Well this morning this was it. A knitted frog, complete with, um, er, uh, innards, ready to be disected! Go here to read the story.....http://news.cnet.com:80/8301-17938_105-10274267-1.html http://knitting.craftgossip.com/disecting-a-knitted-frog/2009/06/30/ I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).   Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we knit. (Yup, got that one too, but read on!)   On the yarn label, ... http://knitting.craftgossip.com/teaching-old-dogs-new-tricks/2009/06/29/ Knitting Daily has published an ebook, with 7 baby patterns in it. And the best part... it's free! You do have to create an account, but on their site, it's totally worth it! Go here for the patterns: http://www.knittingdaily.com/7-Free-Baby-Knitting-Patterns/ http://knitting.craftgossip.com/free-knitted-baby-patterns-ebook-from-knitting-daily/2009/06/29/ Phildar yarns have a special place in my heart. Yeah, they're good yarns, but what makes them any better than any other top line brand? Because it was the first "real" yarn I ever knitted with. The shop in town only carried Phildar, so that's all there was. Sport and ... http://knitting.craftgossip.com/i-heart-phildar/2009/06/27/ I really like this design, the pink, not so much, but the design is nice. Now that I have a sock pattern that I love and have memorized I can start to knit socks with patterns in them. The current pair, is called Breckenridge, with yarn bought in Breckenridge on a ... http://knitting.craftgossip.com/madiera-cascade-on-the-walker-treasury-project/2009/06/26/ I'd go with Black Hollyhock, but I already have a cat with that name, so it's all you! Go here, to KnitIdeas.com to their blog and help them Name Their Alpaca!! There's a 25$$ Gift Certificate in it for you if they choose your idea. http://www.knitideas.com/profiles/blogs/name-the-alpaca-blog-contest http://knitting.craftgossip.com/name-that-alpaca-contest-at-knitideascom/2009/06/26/ This is the Cogwheel pattern from the 3rd treasury. Would make really pretty socks, no? Go here for the details: http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/wide-weave-lace-eyelet-version/ http://knitting.craftgossip.com/wide-weave-lace-from-the-barbara-walker-treasury-project/2009/06/24/ I'm not a big fan of flip flops. Why? Because I don't like stuff between my toes, so I'm not sure that this would be a solution to that little dilemma, however, they are cute! Here's the free pattern, enjoy!: http://www.siviaharding.com/patterns/flippant/ http://knitting.craftgossip.com/flip-flop-socks-free-pattern/2009/06/23/ Yes, it's knitted (or it appears to be anyway). And here's the "rest of the story"....  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/21/bruno-in-berlin-dons-pink_n_218640.html http://knitting.craftgossip.com/i-got-nothin/2009/06/23/ This is such a cool magazine! I don't know if it's new or not, but it's new to me, and there are really cute patterns in it, and there's a blog, and there's submission guidelines, and archives. I do love me my online knitting magazines! And this one's right up there! ... http://knitting.craftgossip.com/petite-purls-online-knitting-magazine/2009/06/23/ 315,000 stitches ! This is what you will get with almost 5 miles of yarn. Although there's not a full picture of the dress (and I'd LOVE to see it), you can read the rest of the article in the Pantagraph, here: http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/06/21/life/doc4a3a63120c09b935919445.txt http://knitting.craftgossip.com/what-will-49-miles-of-yarn-get-you/2009/06/23/ This free pattern, courtesy of Nikki Vandercar, is available on her blog: What To Knit When You're Expecting. With it's fitted waist it's very elegant, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to pull it off, but it sure looks good here! Check out her blog, here: http://www.whattoknitwhen.com:80/2008/12/ellie.html http://knitting.craftgossip.com/free-pattern-very-easy-very-pretty/2009/06/22/