Santa is a classic symbol of the Christmas holiday season, and with these 8 Santa knitting patterns, you can feel a little more festive this holiday season. You can either knit some for yourself, or for a little early gift … Read More ...
Knit Cuties for the Little Ones on Your List
I’ve been knitting a lot for my daughter lately. I think it’s to make up for the year I was working on a book full of adult garments and not knitting anything at all her size. But now I’ve got … Read More ...
8 Knitting Patterns For Thanksgiving
Welcome to our roundup of 8 knitting patterns perfect for Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is the perfect time to celebrate with loved ones, and what better way to do that than with some handmade knitwear. These patterns offer a wide variety of … Read More ...
Big Scarves and Cowls to Keep You Warm
I may have mentioned that my husband has tasked me with knitting gifts for his team of six at work, and I’m trying to do cowls for everyone (well, and a scarf for the man). And while I really want … Read More ...
More Fun Christmas Crafting from Red Heart
Red Heart has a 12 weeks of Christmas e-mail series that’s full of ideas for knitters and crocheters looking to make their homes a little more festive this holiday season, but they also recently released the Make it Merry ebook… Read More ...
Knit a Basektweave Style Mug Cozy
Blogger A Cook by the Book is inspired by lots of things when she creates projects. This time around it was a mug cozy with a diagonal knot pattern, along with the pattern stitch from a baby blanket, that inspired … Read More ...
Knitting Patterns – 10 Knitted Halloween Beanie Hats
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about costumes and accessories. If you’re a knitter, why not consider creating a spooky and unique knitted Halloween beanie to wear on the big night?
We’ve scoured … Read More ...
Some Sweaters that Might Not Inspire Your Own Sweater Knitting
The introduction to this slideshow of sweater knitting patterns from the 1970s makes me smile in light of what we’re talking about this month. It’s talking about how everyone seems to knit these days, but they mostly just knit scarves … Read More ...
7 Great Reasons to Start with a Baby Sweater — and 7 Patterns to Get You Started
Baby knitting is a wonderful way to get started with sweater knitting, and baby sweaters are the perfect place to begin. Not only are they smaller and quicker to knit than adult sweaters, but they are also incredibly adorable and … Read More ...
Get a Jump on Halloween Crafting with a Free eBook from Red Heart
My daughter usually knows just what she wants to be for Halloween months in advance, but this year she’s given me no warning (I have an Elsa costume in reserve, just in case).
But if you’re already making plans for … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet One-Skein Newsboy Hat {Expires Sept. 30, 2014}
This month’s free pattern download from Sweater Babe is a super cute newsboy-style hat sized for babies up to adults. It uses just one skein of yarn and is a little cuter than the traditional baby hat thanks to the … Read More ...
Knitty Deep Fall ’14 is Here
I always have to smile at the names of collections. It’s not even officially fall yet and the Deep Fall issue of Knitty just went live. But if you want to knit things to wear when it’s truly fall and … Read More ...
Fall/Winter Collection from Bergere de France
It’s the time of year for new pattern collections and knitting magazines, and I’m going to share as many of them with you as I can because I know we all need some new things to knit.
Today it’s the … Read More ...
Dr. Who Knitting Projects
I finally got to watch the new Doctor Who
last night, and while I’m not quite sold on the new guy (it always takes me a few episodes) it was still a lot of fun.
Looking for more Dr who … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet Swing Coat for Little Ones
You know that I love knitting for babies and little kids (I’ve even written a book on the subject of knitting for babies!) and I can’t resist this little garter stitch cardigan from Berroco.
Called Kelcema, it’s worked in … Read More ...