I bought the Nydia Pullover by Vanessa Smith when it came out, though I haven’t knit it yet (my pattern stash is almost as big a problem as my yarn stash!). I was sure that I wrote about how much … Read More ...
An Update on the Stitches/XRX Story
Recently I shared the news that XRX, the company behind the Stitches live and virtual events, had announced it would be filing for bankruptcy and was canceling all events. So far the actual filing doesn’t seem to have happened, and … Read More ...
An Easy Scarf to Use Up All Your Scraps
If you’ve been around here long, you know that I’m in a perpetual battle with my stash. I feel like I haven’t bought yarn in years unless I needed it for a specific project. I knit fairly a lot, and … Read More ...
Take Your Stitches in New Directions with this Knit Sweater
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 Knitting Patterns for Pride and Beyond
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 ...
Have You Put Your Sweaters Away for the Season?
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 ...
Book Review: The Art of Knitting Hats
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 ...
Knit a Perfect Tank Top for Summer
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 ...
Stripes and flowers Socks knitting pattern
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 ...
Stitch Up a Cowl Full of Color and Texture
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 ...
How to Fix a Dropped Cast On Stitch
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 ...
Lacy Top Knitting Patterns
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 ...
Check out Knitrino and Knit with Barbara Kingsolver
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 Shuttered as XRX Files for Bankruptcy
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 ...
Get Cozy with This Colorful Shawl Knitting Pattern
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 ...