Annie’s has announced that the latest season of “Knit and Crochet Now!,” which is the 13th, will be the last. The show, which has aired on PBS stations around the country, is currently midway through the season, which will wrap … Read More ...
Bring a Little Brightness to Your Knitting
It’s said that April showers bring May flowers, but what if we need some color right now? At least we can knit with bright colors any time of year, and the Let the Good Times Roll Sweater by Sylvia Watts-Cherry … Read More ...
Free Easter Basket Knitting Patterns
We’re getting pretty close to Easter but there’s still time to add a handmade touch to your festivities. Easter baskets are pretty easy projects to stitch up and they add an extra level of cuteness to your egg hunt or … Read More ...
Knit a Giant Peep-Style Easter Bunny
I recently posted about a couple of my older Easter knitting patterns, and I was thinking out loud how it would be fun to make a giant Peep-style bunny out of blanket yarn, following the trend of giant … Read More ...
Chick Knitting Patterns
Recently I shared a collection of Easter egg knitting patterns, and as we all know chicks are what comes out of eggs, so it’s only right to share some chick knitting patterns too. Chicks are perfect for spring decor even … Read More ...
Bobble Knitting Patterns
Recently I wrote a post all about bubble stitch, and said that it’s sort of like knitting flat bobbles, because they make a similar shape but don’t stick out as dramatically from the fabric surrounding them.
There are several … Read More ...
Lopi Sweater Knitting Pattern
There are a lot of knitting styles that you could consider classics, especially when it comes to sweaters. From ganseys and Fair Isle jumpers to Cowhican sweaters and lopi sweaters, there are so many great ways for a knitter to … Read More ...
Bunny Knitting Patterns for Baby
Baby’s first Easter might not be as commonly celebrated as baby’s first Christmas, but babies and cute baby animals just go together so well it’s hard to resist stitching up something special for a springtime baby (or any little one).… Read More ...
Easy Easter Egg Knitting Patterns
One of the sweetest and smallest knitting projects you can make for spring is to knit up some Easter eggs. If you’re comfortable with knitting in the round, knitting an egg will take you almost no time at all. And … Read More ...
Easy Easter Knitting Patterns
It’s finally spring by the calendar, so that must mean it’s time to start knitting all the pastel colored things and Easter knitting projects, right?
I was reminded the other day of a couple of Easter patterns that I designed … Read More ...
Declutter and Get Set for the Season with the Get Organized Toolkit
One of my missions as a crafter is to encourage people to use what they have to make something great. Accumulating stash is fun, but at some point you realize that you have more than you can ever use, and … Read More ...
A Sweater to Knit for Warmer Days
As a person who is pretty much always cold, I wear sweaters throughout the year. Sometimes I will wear lighter weight sweaters, or even short-sleeved sweaters, but there is often a sweater nearby even when it’s hot outside.
The Elton … Read More ...
Knit Socks with Gate-Inspired Colorwork
I’ll admit to not totally understanding the appeal of fancy knit socks. I enjoy knit socks (both wearing and knitting them), but my socks are generally super simple, stockinette or a basic textured stitch pattern. For me socks are all … Read More ...
How to Knit Bubble Stitch
Knitting trends come and go, and of course it depends on where you look what things you will find that are popular, but I feel like I have been seeing a lot of bubble stitch knitting projects lately.
Bubble stitch … Read More ...
How to Adjust Sock Knitting Patterns
Yesterday I shared a bunch of men’s sock knitting patterns, and it got me thinking about how to adjust sock knitting patterns if you find one you like that doesn’t fit the foot you want to knit for (whether … Read More ...