Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
Congrats to Alicia, nan50 and Shelli.
Interweave/F+W have been releasing a lot of fun special issues of their magazines lately. Artists & Makers
(retails for $9.99) is a special by the editors of Cloth Paper Scissors, but it’s great for … Read More ...
I have been feeling the desire to knit a lot of hats lately, which is kind of funny because I don’t wear hats all that often. I usually only wear mine when my daughter makes me go out and play … Read More ...
Nancy’s ColorPlay Bag by Nancy Powell Thompson and Anne Berk was supposed to be published in Berk’s book Annetarsia Knits
but didn’t end up being used.
The pattern is now available on Ravelry, and is being sold for $2, … Read More ...
Fans of Berroco Yarns got a great surprise in their email boxes recently when the company sent a cute little pattern collection of knit birds.
I don’t want to share the direct links here but you can see the newsletter … Read More ...
Dody Patterson is 104 years old and lives in Eugene, Ore. She learned to knit when she was 7, during World War I.
“I just love it, because it keeps my hands and arms and shoulders exercised,” she told … Read More ...
Congratulations to Yolanda.
The sixth season of Knit and Crochet Now! is set to begin airing on public television in January, but we’ve got a sneak peek this week as well as a chance for one of you to win … Read More ...
There are bulky knitting projects and then there’s this.
Imgur user Otterknot bought three bags (yes sir, three bags full) of wool roving at a garage sale for about $100 and, with lots of time, effort and muscle, fashioned the … Read More ...
Mistakes in knitting happen to all of us, all the time. Recently I was knitting a scarf and I somehow ended up with one more stitch than I was supposed to have, and I ended up knitting for a couple … Read More ...
New Year’s Eve doesn’t get the crafty build up that Christmas does, probably because frankly we’re all kind of tired after the big event and no one can quite handle another holiday exactly a week later.
But if you’re going … Read More ...
I hope you’re done with your Christmas knitting by now, but if you want to add one more cute little thing to work on this weekend, check out this lovely little elf from Spud & Chole. (Hat tip to Love … Read More ...
This may well be the winter season when I finally break down and knit some slippers.
I really love the idea of knit slippers, but I worry that something that’s in contact with the floor so much would wear … Read More ...
It’s getting down to the wire, and your hopes for knitting a lot of holiday gifts may be dashed, but there’s still hope, and time to knit a little something.
If you’re giving any gift cards this year (teacher gifts, … Read More ...
I absolutely love this Christmas Knitting Bingo card designed by Andi at Untangling Knots.
Inspired by her Knitting in Public Bingo, which is also really awesome, she developed a new card for last-minute knitters and others who just need … Read More ...
If you’re shopping for a knitter or just want to drop some last-minute hints (aside from knit-covered shoes), I have a couple of lists over at About for stocking stuffers and larger gifts for knitters.
People don’t usually buy me … Read More ...
I love to wear fingerless gloves because my hands are always cold, but they make it possible for me to type or knit or just about anything else I need to do while staying a little bit warmer.
Looking for … Read More ...