Earlier this month I told you about the campaign to knit red Santa hats for preemies and other babies in the NICUs in Kansas City for the holidays.
But if you want to help babies in other parts of the … Read More ...
Giveaway: Holiday Knitting Books
Janet K. is our winner!
I’m not quite ready to admit that the holidays are right around the corner, but it’s true. So let’s celebrate this week with a giveaway of some really fun holiday-related knitting books.
This week’s giveaway … Read More ...
Fun Knits for Thanksgiving
I’m not much of a Thanksgiving decorator, but every time I look at the adorable fall-themed knitting patterns out there I wonder why that is. There are so many cute little turkeys, acorns, leaves and other great things for the … Read More ...
Star Wars Coffee Cup Cozies Are Super Simple to Knit
Are you gearing up for the new Star Wars movie? I should have a pattern celebrating the new movie soon, but in the meantime check out these cute and really easy Star Wars coffee cup cozies from Create in the … Read More ...
A Great Technique for Neater Color Changes
We all know that knitting with different colors is a lot of fun and a great way to add personality to our knitting projects. Whether you’re working on stripes, stranded knitting, or intarsia, incorporating different colors into your work can … Read More ...
This Week in Knitting News: Poppies, A Knitting Statue and Stephen West
With Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day happening this week, poppies are popping up everywhere. Check out my roundup of poppy knitting patterns if you’d like to make some of your own, and don’t miss this story about a British woman who knit … Read More ...
Giveaway: The Modern Natural Dyer and a Yarn Dyeing Kit!
This is such a fun giveaway I can’t even stand it. Kristine Vejar of A Verb for Keeping Warm has a new book out called The Modern Natural Dyer
. It’s all about how to dye yarn… Read More ...
Knit a Great Knit Hat for Yourself or for a Gift
Though I haven’t actually started any holiday knitting yet, I am thinking about it, and I think this textured knit hat from Mama in a Stitch is going to end up on a lot of people’s holiday gifting knitting lists.… Read More ...
Ideas for Craft Fairs and a Cute Christmas Project
Did you know you can share what you’ve been blogging about with me and I can share it with readers? Just click on that link at the top that says “suggest a DIY.”
There are several people who regularly share … Read More ...
Knit Little Red Hats for Preemies
You may not know this, but my little girl was a preemie, born six weeks early. We were lucky and she didn’t have any major health problems, and only spent a week in the NICU.
But a lot of families … Read More ...
Knitting in the News: Tech, Art and Business
It’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup of knitting news, so there’s a good amount today.
If you think about it, a knitting machine may just be the original 3-D printer. And a business in London called Unmade … Read More ...
Giveaway: Knitted Fairy Tales
Congratulations to Helen.
I have to tell you, this book, Knitted Fairy Tales
by Sarah Keen, has kind of ruined my life.
It’s so cute, full of characters and accessories from 15 different fairy tales — from “The Little Mermaid” … Read More ...
Fun Projects to Knit for Fall
I already have a list of too many things I want to knit before it gets much colder (not to mention some knit toys for my daughter for Christmas; I’ll share the inspiration behind that on Monday), but there are … Read More ...
Winter is Coming — Have You Started Knitting an Afghan Yet?
I recently started a project, which will be done really soon if I just keep working on it, using three strands of yarn held together to knit a blanket. It’s going to be huge and super warm and use a … Read More ...
Knit Mitts Inspired by Lit
A lot of the knitting-related stories and roundups you see on other, more mainstream, non-knitting websites are usually pretty silly, but this is a great one.
Recently Book Riot collected 22 patterns for knit mitts and mittens (and they actually … Read More ...