Patterns, projects and techniques
Stitches Events has announced that its business is shut down after 40 plus years of publishing needlecrafting books and producing events.
According to an announcement on their website, the company XRX no longer exists.
“The company is officially in … Read More ...
I know cozy is a word that we typically use to mean the feeling of wearing our favorite sweater or sitting and knitting in front of a fire. But the act of knitting can be cozy, too, when we’re in … Read More ...
I love it when articles I write just happen to go together without my really intending them to. Earlier this week I wrote about a circular yoke sweater that was worked in a single color, noting that usually those kinds … Read More ...
The other day I saw this gorgeous knit wire pendant somewhere on the internet, and it got me thinking that I hadn’t written about knitting jewelry in a while.
While you can knit with wire to make bracelets, necklaces and … Read More ...
One great way to use a bunch of different colors of yarn in a knitting project is to do a fade, which is a special way of working with different colors of yarn so that they appear to blend or … Read More ...
I’m pretty sure you can’t have enough baby knitting patterns (if you need more we’ve got a baby knitting ebook that’s on sale right now!!).
Modern Baby: 6 Outfits to Warm Your Favorite Crawler by Judy Lamb, adds a … Read More ...
Most of the time when I see knitting patterns for circular yoke sweaters, they include a lot of colorwork on the yoke to draw attention to that part of the sweater. (I’ve even designed a colorful circular yoke sweater, which … Read More ...
It might not be beach weather just yet in most parts of the world, but you can warm up and dream of beach weather while you knit and wear the Beach Scene Vest from Lion Brand Yarn.
The pattern comes … Read More ...
As the weather gets warmer in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s easy to forget our Southern Hemisphere friends are dealing with the opposite weather pattern. As it gets colder there, knitters may well be thinking about big, cozy cardigans they can … Read More ...
I’m not sure that I’ve ever knit a raglan cardigan, though I do love raglan pullovers. Designer Jessica McDonald knit a couple of them and then was distressed to discover that they quickly became misshapen while wearing, to the point … Read More ...
Knitting patterns are generally presented more with words than pictures. Yes, there are photos and video tutorials that often accompany knitting patterns, but for the most part the techniques, and the patterns themselves, are described with words.
Knitstrips
still has … Read More ...
I love knitting patterns that give you a lot of options. It’s almost a step between following a pattern and designing something yourself, where you get to make some of the decisions but you don’t have to do the math … Read More ...
The storytelling that often accompanies recipe blog posts has become a bit of a joke on the Internet, with people who just want the recipe already complaining about the fact that the author tells the whole back story of the … Read More ...
Pom poms add the perfect little something extra to a lot of projects. It’s a no-brainer to put a pom pom on the top of a hat, but you can also use them to decorate scarves, bags, the bottom of … Read More ...
Slippers might seem like a cold-weather project (and if you’re in the colder part of the world, now’s a great time to make some!), but I think slippers are even more important in the summer.
I don’t wear shoes in … Read More ...