I belong to a Facebook group for new knitters, mostly because I like to see what questions they have (and sometimes I even answer them, LOL) and what kids of projects they are making.
It seems like a lot of … Read More ...
Knitting Patterns for Can and Bottle Coozies
Last month when I shared a collection of picnic blanket knitting patterns, I said that I would spend the summer sharing some other patterns that might be useful for summer picnics, campouts and other adventures. In that spirit I … Read More ...
Book Review: Fun and Easy Finger Knitting for Beginners
I don’t know if this happens at every school, but at my daughter’s school in late elementary, finger knitting became a Thing. I guess they probably learned it in their tinkering class but it seemed like kids were finger knitting … Read More ...
Get a Brioche Checkerboard Look with the Ginny Cardigan
I share a lot of knitting patterns here at Craft Gossip, and the vast majority of the time I haven’t seen the actual pattern I’m writing about. If the pattern is free sometimes I will download it to verify that … Read More ...
Make a Sweater to Dupe a Fashion Brand
Free People is known for its casual, boho look, and sometimes spendy styles that cause knitters and crocheters to say “I can make that!”
Amanda Solomon was inspired by the fashions of Free People to design her Dupe Sweater, which … Read More ...
Go Bold with the Goran Sweater Knitting Pattern
One of my goals for 2024 (yet to be started on, I should mention, but there’s still time!) is to knit a sweater with a lot of detailed colorwork. I haven’t yet decided if a colorwork yoke is “enough” to … Read More ...
Strawberry Socks Knitting Pattern
There are few food items that, when they are in season, I will buy with reckless abandon, regardless of the quantity of said item we already have in the house. Local tomatoes are one, but earlier in the season it’s … Read More ...
Another Great Tank Top Knitting Pattern
No knitting pattern roundup is going to be exhaustive, and of course as soon as I write one I start seeing more of the same type of project that I wish I had shared in that roundup.
So it was … Read More ...
Market Bag Knitting Patterns
After I shared my knit market bag pattern last month it occurred to me that I hadn’t done a collection of market or string bag patterns in a long time. In fact, the most recent one I can find is … Read More ...
Book Review: Magical Knits from the North
If you like your knitting with a touch of the mystical, you’ll love Magical Knits from the North by Katinka Sarjanoja and Meri Mort. This collection of 19 knitting patterns includes socks, mitts, hats, a couple of sweaters, shawls and … Read More ...
Add Some Texture to Your Summer Knitting
Andalusian stitch is a basic knit purl knitting stitch pattern that I love but I never think to use on projects. It’s a pretty easy four-row repeat where three of the rows are just stockinette stitch.
You need a multiple … Read More ...
Knit Matching Socks and Sweater with Black Cats
I feel like I write about cats a lot, but looking back there don’t seem to me as many posts on the subject as I thought there were. (I did find a cat sweater and a pair of socks to … Read More ...
Knit a Three Color Zigzag Shawl
It might be a little early for folks in the Northern Hemisphere to be thinking about fall knitting, but that’s the only thing I can think of when I look at the Electric Sheep shawl knitting pattern from Beata Jezek … Read More ...
Grab My Stash Busting Strategies Ebook
I have had the idea for a long time (since before my teenage daughter was born, probably) to write a book about stash busting for knitters and crocheters. Not necessarily about purging yarn (though I do have a book about … Read More ...
A Super Simple Sweater for Any Time of Year
One of my favorite ways to use a lot of yarn quickly is to hold two strands of yarn (or more!) together as I knit. This is a great way to give a project a marled look, and it’s not … Read More ...