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Heidi is the winner.
This week’s giveaway is two amazing pattern books from Elsebeth Lavold, both having to do with Viking-inspired knitting patterns.
Lavold spent years researching Viking knots and other ornamentation and translating those designs to knitting, the result … Read More ...
I came across this pattern on Pinterest the other day and thought it was pretty cool so I wanted to share.
The vortex (six) dishcloth by Rebecca Hudson is sort of like a shifty log cabin block, combining picked up … Read More ...
Looking for an easy charity knitting project with a big impact? The Oklahoma Department of Health is trying to raise awareness of the so-called period of purple crying that is common among newborns.
Purple hats are distributed to newborns to … Read More ...
My daughter goes back to school tomorrow, and we’re both pretty excited to see what second grade has in store for us.
One thing that’s great about this age and this kid is that she is loving reading right now. … Read More ...
This looks like a really fun knitalong to help you learn some great sock knitting skills. The Chilly Dog is hosting a Whale Done Sock knitalong during the month of August, and though the fun has already started you can … Read More ...
Suzanne is getting this one.
I’m deep in denial about it, but fall really is right around the corner. It’s high time to start knitting new sweaters, hats, socks and other things that will keep us warm through the cooler … Read More ...
A relatively easy way to change up a knitting project is to use a different edging. Sometimes there’s a good reason for a particular edge technique to be used, but often you can change it up to make it your … Read More ...
It seems like all cats love yarn, and most of the cats I have known have been interested in trying to get in my lap while I knit. It’s not really safe to let kitties play with yarn, but … Read More ...
I know, I know, knitting gauge swatches and getting gauge is a drag, but it’s totally worth it for projects that you really want to fit.
There are lots of tips and tricks you can try to get the right … Read More ...
It started a few days ago, but the Summer Sweater Knitalong at Very Shannon still has a long way to go if you want to jump in and stitch a sweater this season.
The knitalong kicked off July 31 and … Read More ...
The winner is Chris.
Intarsia is a fun knitting technique that involves working different colors in blocks across the knit fabric. In stranded knitting, you work just a few stitches of one color then change to the other and back … Read More ...
I love a project with a good story, and I have to say, after this story, I feel a deeper kinship with Sandra from the Feminine Touch Designs.
She was cleaning up in her craft room and found an unfinished … Read More ...
Vickie Howell was on the Hallmark Channel recently as part of the Christmas in July programming for the Home and Family show, and she showed off a super cute and quick to knit Christmas stocking you might want to put … Read More ...
It’s fun in the summer to knit projects that are a little summery, and I really love the citrus slice knitting pattern from Studio Knits.
It’s worked in cotton on straight needles, using short rows (and a little color knitting) … Read More ...
Most of the time when we care about gauge at all, we knitters tend to fixate on stitch gauge, that is, the number of stitches per inch. Ensuring that stitch gauge is the same as the pattern calls for means … Read More ...