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 ...
Knit a Simple Chain Link Necklace
Want to knit a cute accessory that you can make from start to finish in an afternoon or so? Look no further than the Chain Scarf Necklace from La littérature gourmande.
Each of the links is a knit rectangle (work … Read More ...
Knitting Hack: How to End a Circular Knitting Project
There are lots of little tricks in knitting that you don’t necessarily learn when you’re learning how to knit, particularly if you learned from the Internet (not that there’s anything wrong with that; I’m proud to teach people to knit … Read More ...
Join Edie Eckman in a Free Cable Afghan Knitalong
Edie Eckman, Red Heart Yarn and CreativeBug have teamed up for a 12-week free knitalong course to make a cabled afghan, and the first lesson launched today.
It begins with a discussion of the materials needed — it calls for … Read More ...
Check Out This Amazing Knit Circuit
I will never say that I’ve seen it all when it comes to knitting, because people are endlessly creative when it comes to uses for knitting, ways to knit and things to knit that I don’t think there’s an end … Read More ...
Afghans for Afghans Looks to Shower Babies
Afghans for Afghans is a longstanding knitting-related humanitarian organization that provides hats, blankets, socks and other warm knit goods to the people of Afghanistan.
Right now they’re in the midst of a June baby shower campaign and are seeking socks … Read More ...
Knit a Simple T-Shirt for Summer
It’s time for summer garment knitting if you haven’t started already, and I’m pretty well in love with this basic Raglan T-shirt from Classic Elite Yarns.
The yarn involved, Mesa, is a really great cotton yarn that is wonderful even … Read More ...
Super Easy Lace Scarves
A scarf is a great place to start if you’re new to lace knitting because it’s small and quick to complete and usually uses the same, small, repeating stitch pattern throughout.
My Razor Shell Scarf uses a two-row repeat, and … Read More ...
Knit a Shirt with Feather and Fan Edging
As the days get warmer its time to think about summer knitting, and that often means short-sleeved or sleeveless tops and shells, as well as lace.
Feather and Fan is a classic stitch pattern that’s great for this time of … Read More ...