Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
When I first saw the New Directions Knit Pullover from Yarnspirations, I thought it was a cable knitting project.
But it turns out these shifting stitches are caused by strategic increases and decreases that form those lines that look … Read More ...
Rainbow is a color scheme that most people like, and it’s an easy way to bring color into your knitting projects without having to put a whole lot of thought into it. Whether you’re stitching for Pride or just for … Read More ...
My guess would be that for most people in the Northern Hemisphere, we are coming out of sweater season. Through the cold weather I don’t wash my sweaters every time I wear them (because they don’t need it) but it’s … Read More ...
Hats are a great canvas on which to try just about any knitting technique. They’re relatively small and quick to knit, and everyone can use a hat, right?
Courtney Flynn shares 30 designs for colorwork hats in her book The … Read More ...
There is just something about Jessie Mead’s knitting patterns. They are so cute and they look great on literally everyone. I made her Ripple Bralette pattern (twice — so far) and it’s so comfortable and nice and the only bra … Read More ...
These socks combine stripes and colorwork flowers for a fun summery design that is inspired by the Finnish fashion brand Marimekko.
The construction is quite basic: the socks are knitted cuff down and the pattern comes with a german short … Read More ...
Some patterns just look like they would be amazing stash busting projects. I know the vast majority of the time designers make a project with a particular yarn for a reason, and knitters tend to like having more information about … Read More ...
I feel like if you knit long enough you’ll make every possible mistake that a knitter can make. And while it might feel like no one possibly could have done that same boneheaded thing you just did, I can guarantee … Read More ...
I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but where I live it seems to have gone straight from April (cool, a little bit of rain) to July (hot and humid, though we’re also getting the kind of … Read More ...
Barbara Kingsolver just won the Pulitzer Prize for her book Demon Copperhead, but in addition to being an amazing writer she is also a knitter.
She recently released her first (that I know of, anyway) knitting pattern, designed with … Read More ...
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 ...