If your family is the sort to do a turkey trot for Thanksgiving, or even just to take family pictures, you’ll want to get started knitting up some Turkey Sack Hats with this pattern from Underground Crafter.
The pattern uses … Read More ...
The Bunny Sweater Knitting Pattern that’s Actually for Cats
I don’t often share knitting patterns for pets, mostly because I don’t think of it. I don’t have a dog, and I’ve never knit for my cats except a knit couch and a little cat bed I made on a … Read More ...
Book Review: Patty Lyons’ Knitting ER
Patty Lyons is known for teaching knitters the how and the why of knitting skills. Her Knitting Bag of Tricks helped knitters learn how stitches work, why we do things the way we do and what might be better alternatives. … Read More ...
Knitting Machine Scarves with a Fun Twist
One of my favorite things to make on a circular knitting machine is scarves, because they’re a great way to use leftover yarn and certainly faster than knitting by hand.
But if you pay attention to the colors you’re using … Read More ...
Tiny Knits in Team Colors
For years now Berroco has been releasing a tiny set of Christmas ornament knitting patterns, often modeled on human-sized clothes, called Minutia. The ones for this year haven’t come out yet, but somehow I missed last year’s so I wanted … Read More ...
Easy Projects to Knit with a Square (or Two)
I often get asked, or see the question online, as to what is a good project to start with when you are learning to knit.
I usually start adult knitters on a garter stitch scarf worked with bulky yarn (like … Read More ...
Book Review: Sock Knitting Success
If you’re new to knitting and you know other knitters, you’ll probably hear about the magical nature of sock knitting. It’s a genre of knitting that intimidates a lot of beginners, but more seasoned sock knitters will tell you there’s … Read More ...
Loom Knitting Patterns for Beginners
I’ve kind of fallen into a loom knitting rabbit hole lately. Long story short, I got burned out a needle knitting, so I figured loom knitting would be similar but not the same, and I am enjoying it, although it … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet Blanket with a Pocket for Treasures
When my daughter was in early elementary school we were at Joann together (RIP) and she picked out some variegated pink and white blanket yarn for me to knit a blanket for her bed. Now probably 10 years later, it’s … Read More ...
Stitch a Play Mat with a Gorgeous Butterfly
The butterfly on this piece — the Owl Butterfly Playmat by Sophie’s Stitches — caught my eye before I even knew what the project was. Now that I’ve give it a closer look I’m still not 100 percent sure what … Read More ...
Book Review: The Wandering Knitter
Knitting and travel are two hobbies that are highly compatible. Travel often involves waiting or time spent on planes, trains, boats, etc., time that can easily be filled by knitting, a portable and productive craft you can do most anywhere … Read More ...
Knits for the Table for Thanksgiving and Beyond
As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just … Read More ...
Knit a Leopard Print Shawl and Learn about Yarn Substitution
When I was looking around for free knitting patterns to share recently, I came across this fun leopard print wrap from Yarnspirations.
This fun bulky wrap gives you tons of practice with instarsia and makes a bold statement while keeping … Read More ...
Knit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps
I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of gnome knitting patterns, or … Read More ...
Book Review: Knit an Heirloom Blanket
It’s kind of coincidental that I recently posted about patchwork blanket knitting patterns right before reviewing a book that makes a patchwork blanket, but this one would also be a great choice if you’re looking to bust some stash and … Read More ...