As the holiday crafting season comes upon us, we’re all looking for simple knitting projects we can use to stockpile some gifts or even just to make a little something for ourselves to relieve some of the stress around the … Read More ...
Books and Other Resources for Sweater Knitting
If you’re inspired to start knitting a sweater this fall or winter, there are some great books and courses out there that can help you get started with confidence.
The 30 Day Sweater is a fun ebook course that takes … Read More ...
Knit a Super Simple Hat for Fall
I know some people are intimidated by knitting hats. If you’ve never worked in the round before and you’ve never done any shaping, it can be a little scary to work your first hat.
But really, there’s nothing to it, … Read More ...
Giveaway: Brioche Chic
Our winner is Maxine. I’m totally jealous!
Most of the time when I give something away here it’s because I’m trying to clear off my bookshelves or because the publisher sent me more than one copy so I could keep … Read More ...
15 Top-Down Sweater Patterns
A top-down sweater is a sweater that is knitted from the top of the garment, typically starting with the shoulders, and working downwards towards the hem. This method of knitting a sweater offers several benefits to the knitter. One of … 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 ...
You (Probably) Already Know All You Need to Knit a Sweater
Welcome back to Sweater Month! I wanted to get started with a little pep talk and a reminder that you probably already know everything you need to know in order to successfully knit a sweater.
Yes, an adult-sized sweater is … Read More ...
Practice Your Mitering Skills on a Simple Washcloth
Knitting mitered squares is a really fun knitting technique that looks a lot more complicated than it is. All you’re really doing is strategically decreasing at the middle of the project to make it into a square.
Once you’ve tried … Read More ...
Great Ways to Weave in Ends
I confess I’m not great at weaving in ends. Sometimes it’s hard to decide exactly where to put them, or it can get tricky in colorwork knitting to hide them in the right places. And I suffer from end creep. … Read More ...
Giveaway: 3 Leisure Arts Pattern Stitch Booklets
Congratulations to Teresa!
I’m a sucker for a good pattern stitch dictionary, and I’ve got way more of them on my shelves than you’d expect for a person who sticks to basic stitch patterns most of the time.
But these … Read More ...
Red Heart Launches New Website
Red Heart recently launched a redesigned website that is prettier and aims to make it easier for you to find the knitting and crochet patterns (and yarn information) you want.
RedHeart.com provides more than 2,300 free knitting and crochet patterns … Read More ...
Knit Along with Kaffe Fassett
Rowan is getting set to launch its second mystery knitalong project on Oct. 1, and this time the designer behind the fun is color master Kaffe Fassett.
Rowan’s brand manager, Kate Butler, says in a video about the project that … Read More ...
Giveaway: My First Knitting Book!
I’m still getting over the crazy of the end of August (book deadline, my birthday) and the beginning of September (holiday weekend, my daughter’s birthday), but things are starting to get a little more back to normal. To that end, … Read More ...
10 Knitted Wreath Patterns
As the summer draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about the coming of fall and all the cozy, warm decor that comes with it. One way to celebrate the new season is by creating a knitted wreath … Read More ...
How to Make a Yarn Book for Your Finished Projects
It’s a great idea to keep a record of the yarn and colors you used for knitting projects, in case you ever need the yarn again or want to use a color again that you really loved.
It can be … Read More ...