The Petite Knitter is a designer who lives on an Arctic island, so she knows what it takes to keep warm in the winter.
I live nowhere near the Arctic, but I’m cold all the time, so I’m totally taking … Read More ...
Book Review: The Knitter’s Activity Book
Remember activity books from when you were a kid? These books often included puzzles, games, stories and more to keep kids entertained while traveling or in periods of waiting.
Sincerely Louise (aka Louise Walker, author of Faux Taxidermy Knits) … Read More ...
The Little Hearts Cowl is a Great Gift Idea
If you’re starting to think about what you might want to knit for gifts this year, the Little Hearts Cowl from Knifty Knittings is a great option.
This bulky cowl is worked flat with single stitches worked in stranded colorwork. … Read More ...
A Cabled Hat for the Whole Family
Now that it’s starting to get cool where I live, I’m thinking about knitting hats. Hats are a great extra layer when it’s cool in the morning that you can easily shed when it gets warm again later in the … Read More ...
How About Some More Knit Pumpkins?
I have a knit pumpkin problem this year. It’s probably a good thing I don’t have that much orange yarn in my house (though of course you can knit pumpkins in a multitude of colors) or every surface would be … Read More ...
Knit a Mummy, Umm, Hat? for Halloween
I love knit Halloween costumes, or costumes that incorporate a bit of knitting into the design. (Though I’ve never made one for my daughter, she’s had plenty of handmade components in her costumes through the years.)
This knit mummy hat… Read More ...
Stitch a Puffy Sleeved Cardigan (Fade Optional)
Le Pouf is a super cute, simple cardigan with puffy sleeves designed by Beata Jezek of Hedgehog Fibers.
It’s made more interesting by holding two strands of yarn together and working a fade design (instead of striping you change one … Read More ...
New Pattern Alert: Boxley Scarf
I haven’t designed anything in a long time. Life got busy and I was having a good time knitting other people’s designs. There’s so much great stuff out there and it’s really nice to have all the thinking done for … Read More ...
The Knitter’s Planner Was Made with Knitters in Mind
A lot of knitters I know like paper planners, calendars and journals rather than digital. I think that’s because paper products give us another way to be a little crafty (especially if you’re into bullet journaling) and somehow seeing everything … Read More ...
A Fun Textured Project to Keep a Kiddo Warm
I love knitting little projects for kids. In my experience, my daughter tends to be more willing to wear something warm if she knows I made it just for her in a color and stitch pattern she approved.
I think … Read More ...
Stitch a Sweater with a Spooky Spider Vibe
I’m not really a fan of spiders, but I’m intrigued by the Cobwebs sweater by Megan-Anne Llama.
The design features spider webs on the body and sleeves, with a spider on one sleeve.
It’s worked from the top down and … Read More ...
Knit a Spiderweb Dishcloth for Halloween
I saw this one on Lee Meredith’s Instagram page and just had to share it.
She stitched up a spider web dishcloth, which is available at Knit Picks, and I think it would be super fun to make and … Read More ...
Book Review: Loopy Mango Knitting
Loopy Mango 
A Colorful Shawl Full of Fun Knitting Techniques
It’s been on my mind lately to design a shawl with mini skeins or a multicolored yarn with long color runs where each section of color would be worked in a different stitch pattern or technique.
Diane Ugo did something … Read More ...
Tips for Sewing Together a Sweater
The Brown Sheep blog has a great post about how to sew a sweater together that will be helpful if you haven’t pieced a sweater before.
It shows a toddler-sized sweater worked as a front, back and sleeves, and recommends … Read More ...
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