Last month I shared a collection of helical knitting patterns and mentioned that I was learning more about helical knitting this year and had been working on a scarf using the technique that wasn’t ready yet.
It took me a … Read More ...
Add Adorable Animals to Your Sweaters and Hats
With the vast collection of handknits I have, I don’t have a lot of colorwork sweaters (and no colorwork hats that I regularly wear). And when you look at the colorwork, there’s not a lot that I’d consider fun.
That’s … Read More ...
Lace Scarves to Knit for Spring
The other day I mentioned how much I don’t want to be knitting a sweater when the weather starts getting warm, but I also need a little help staying warm because I’m always cold.
Lace scarves are another fun answer … Read More ...
Knit a Stunning Wedding Dress
I wasn’t that into knitting when I got married, but it never would have occurred to me at the time to knit a wedding dress. Now I’m a little sad there weren’t a lot of homemade elements in our celebration, … Read More ...
Vest and Slipover Knitting Patterns
This time of year I don’t have it in me to knit (or, most of the time, to wear) a full sweater, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still get cold from time to time. Having lots of vests… Read More ...
Book Review: Happy Nordic Knits
Most of us who knit know that knitting is good for our mental health. Norwegian designer Une Cecilie Oksvold pairs knitting patterns with the story of her mental health journey and the ways that being in nature has helped her … Read More ...
Work Your Memories Into a Blanket
I love the idea of thinking of your leftover yarn not as remnants or something wasteful, but as memories of the projects that you made with it. Much like making a patchwork quilt reminds you of all the things you … Read More ...
How To Knit Ryan Gosling’s Sweater from Project Hail Mary
If you’re a science fiction geek you may already be familiar with the movie Project Hail Mary, based on the book of the same name and starring Ryan Gosling.
What you might not have seen if you haven’t watched the … Read More ...
Knit a Little Doughnut, Because We All Need a Little Joy
I feel like the world is a little bit lacking in things to make us smile these days. With all the *gestures broadly* (I’m writing this a month ahead and I’m sure it will still feel like that) we could … Read More ...
Duck, Duck Knitting Patterns
I feel like I’m seeing ducks (and geese, which we’ll get to soon) everywhere lately, so let’s take a look at some cute duck knitting patterns.
If you want a mallard duck, we have to start with the adorable (and … Read More ...
Knit a Blanket Inspired by Bamboo
I feel like I’ve had garter stitch on the brain a lot lately, but I’m also, as always, interested in simple knit-purl patterns that can look really interesting without a whole lot of work.
There are so many of these … Read More ...
Knit Legwarmers on a Circular Knitting Machine
Circular knitting machines are a lot of fun to use and make it easy to knit tubes. Despite the name, it’s also possible to knit flat panels on a knitting machine, but this is a function a lot of people … Read More ...
Game of Wool Renewed for Second Series
Game of Wool, the controversial (among knitters, anyway) knitting competition series set in Scotland and hosted by Olympic knitter Tom Daley, has been renewed for a second series, according to Channel 4.
The Great British Bake Off style … Read More ...
Log Cabin Knitting Patterns
When it comes to meditative knitting, I’m not sure there’s much better than log cabin knitting. You start with a garter stitch square, then add a few stitches and knit another strip, pick up stitches along the sides and knit … Read More ...
Take a Chance on Knitting the Dice Cowl
What happens when you mix a bunch of different colors with a few different stitch textures on the same knit cowl? Something like the Dice Cowl from Audrey Borrego.
This sock yarn stash buster is perfect for using up the … Read More ...