Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
I received word recently about an interesting project that I thought some of you might be interested in.
Knitting Our National Parks, a project at Indie Untangled, is bringing together indie dyers to create colorways inspired by photos of … Read More ...
Dot is the winner.
This week I want to get you excited about color knitting. The giveaway this week is Colorwork Creations: Knit Woodland Inspired 
Hats, Mittens and Glove
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True to the title, this book includes more than two-dozen … Read More ...
July 1 is Canada’s 150th birthday, so it makes sense that Canadian people and companies are celebrating in a big way. Yarnspirations, which is based in Canada, released a lookbook of Canada150 patterns that’s sure to inspire you to knit … Read More ...
I have had a lot of fun developing patterns for the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop, but now that we’re six months in I’m honestly a little bored with squares. So I thought it would be fun to do a circular … Read More ...
I haven’t seen the new Wonder Woman movie yet, but I know it’s awesome and sure to inspire some girls and women to bring a little of that fierce power into their own lives.
The good news is there are … Read More ...
July Fourth is coming up soon, but there’s still time to craft some creative decor.
Studio Knit has a great little patriotic wreath pattern that you can make super quick, and it’s inexpensive, too. It’s a Stockinette Stitch tube worked … Read More ...
Judith M. is the winner.
I am having such trouble explaining what this is. I don’t think the brand exists anymore, but I want to say it was called a Good Medicine Ball. I reviewed it years ago and never … Read More ...
It seems like I have a bunch of little things to talk about that have piled up from my vacation last week, so let’s do a bit of a lightning round, shall we?
The First Fall Knitty is out, which … Read More ...
Knitting things in red, white and blue is a lot of fun this time of year, and knitting a little home decor in those colors is perfect for the Fourth of July and other patriotic holidays.
Get started with this … Read More ...
Talk of a wall being built between the United States and Mexico was a big part of the presidential election and is still a hot topic. But what if a wall, something designed to keep people out, could be transformed … Read More ...
Someone I follow on Facebook recently posted an article about a knit geode made by Barbara Tomlinson, which is completely awesome and fantastic and now I want to knit one.
Don’t you?
The good news is, we all can knit … Read More ...
uvocca is the winner.
Mittens might not exactly be what you think of knitting this time of year if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, but I would argue they’re as good a choice as socks for summer knitting. They’re … Read More ...
There’s something about summer that makes me want to knit with bright colors. This Shifting Rainbow Shawl, a free pattern from Jessie at Home, may be the most colorful pattern I’ve seen in a while.
It’s worked in Garter … Read More ...
Mosaic knitting is a particular kind of slip-stitch knitting that makes intricate-looking, graphic, repeating patterns that are made with simple stitches.
Of course we have Barbara G. Walker to thank for this knitting innovation, which deeply inspired her (she wrote … Read More ...
I’ve taken a bit of a break from knitting to crochet a little scarf/shawl that might be just the thing for cool summer evenings or places with too much air conditioning (read: just about everywhere in the American south).
A … Read More ...