Patterns, projects and techniques
I found this pattern on Knit Purl’s site. While definitely not your weekend knitting project (it’s knit on size 1.5 needles), it most certainly qualifies as a “takes concentration” pattern. I believe knitty.com refers to these as piquant!
Gorgeous pattern … Read More ...
Stumbling around Flickr, as I’ve been known to do, I came across this. It’s called Free Form Knitting, and there’s a whole Flickr group devoted to it. To me it almost looks like the whole of the Eurasian/African Continents, but … Read More ...
This season, Lion Brand Yarn is doing the Inishturk Sweater for their KAL. I won’t be joining in, though, I already have 856,574,900 (ish) projects on the needles, and there are no more needles in my stash. Must. Get. More. … Read More ...
I found these over on the Flickr site and really like them, maybe because there’s green…… Anyway, here are the free patterns. Ballband Dishcloth:
www.peaches-creme.com/Ballband%20Dishcloth.htm and Tribble:
knitting.craftgossip.com/a-tribble-a-day/2009/03/02/
Looking to knit more dishcloth patterns ? Check out these … Read More ...
The description on the cover, “Seven miraculous techniques”, doesn’t even begin to describe the amazing construction methods covered in this creative and mind-bending book. Includes both English and Japanese instructions, and detailed diagrams.
Go here for more details: http://www.knit-purl.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=&idproduct=4738#details… Read More ...
No, it’s not football season, but we do have another giveaway. Not sure how that all ties in, hang in there with me, I can usually make it all work. How about an alternative to that football game? This one’s … Read More ...
Caution, warning and all that stuff, this book is written entirely in German, however, there is a translation site.
Now for the good stuff… this adorable toy book is just what the adventurous knitter hankers for. With patterns ranging from … Read More ...
There’s a satisfaction in knowing how to do things yourself. One of our trendy phrases is “self sufficiency”, green is the new black, and knitting rocks. Stuff like that.
Turn to ehow.com! You’ll find everything you could possibly want there, … Read More ...
The baby blanket is so cute, but you could even make it larger for your beach themed house!
The pattern is free, courtesy of The Yarn Hog, here: http://yarnhog-yarnhog.blogspot.com/2008/04/fo-come-sail-away-and-another-free.html… Read More ...
I’ve had the opportunity to try out this light and peeps, It. Is. Awesome!!
Of course I’ve used the Beam and Read for my knitting, but also reading late at night and early morning. Then, just the other night, I … Read More ...
This cardigan, is very cute, very pretty, and definitely a must have for the upcoming (if it ever gets here) spring changing weather.
The pattern is free, courtesy of Naturally Caron, here: http://www.naturallycaron.com:80/projects/aberdeen/aberdeen_1.html
Myself, I … Read More ...
From our friends at Knitting. About.com comes this Valentine card. You could also make it larger and make it a dishcloth. Pretty cool. And free too!
http://knitting.about.com/od/accessories/p/knit-valentine.htm?nl=1… Read More ...
Two needle bind offs are a technique used to bind off stitches when finishing a knitting project. There are two types of two needle bind offs: the three needle bind off and Elizabeth Zimmermann’s easy bind off.
Three needle bind … Read More ...
No picture of this one yet, because it’s still in process.
From Katie Bond….Knitters in Hilmarton (UK) have set themselves an unusual task – creating a house out of wool to raise money for their church. More than 30 knitting … Read More ...
This came to me from Tina Sanders of the Phoenix Knitting and Crochet Examiner. And how cool is this! Available from Crystal Palace Yarns, a DVD featuring sock patterns from the 50 states, plus Canadian Provinces as well as … Read More ...
