As you may know I’ve declared this the Summer of Socks if for no other reason than I need to amuse myself. Over at About I’m sharing patterns, books and techniques for knitting better socks, and I recently came across … Read More ...
Checking out the New Knit Simple
I spent a little time this hot weekend perusing the fall issue of Knit Simple, which got me dreaming of bulky knits, vivid colors and simple but striking designs.
There are so many cute things in this issue, so … Read More ...
Free Ebook on Sock Knitting
I have completely unofficially declared it to be the Summer of Socks. You can join me in the fun over at About, if you like, or if you’re itching to learn more about sock knitting and get some free … Read More ...
Pin of the Week: Use Twined Knitting for a Neat Stockinette Stitch Edge
A great pin I picked up recently on Pinterest actually points to an old article about that age-old problem of stockinette stitch curl. Sometimes you don’t want a ribbed edge on a sweater or other garment, but that doesn’t mean … Read More ...
Does Knitting Hurt? Try Yoga
Apparently the heady days of knitting all-nighters are over for at least some of the newer wave of knitters, who are turning to yoga to ease the aches and pains caused by too much knitting. That’s the news according to … Read More ...
Help Weaving in Ends on Lace
Weaving in ends seems like a pretty basic knitting skill, and it is, but sometimes deciding exactly how to weave in ends can be a little tricky. What if, for example, you’ve knit up some lace, and you have to … Read More ...
Pin of the Week: Drop Stitch Primer
I think this may be the first time my pin of the week from my Knitting Pinterest board is actually something I pinned in the last week, but I’ve had lace knitting on the brain lately, and working with drop … Read More ...
A Crafty Obsession {Cre8time Challenge}
As you may know, I’ve been taking part in a challenge sponsored by Cre8time and Michaels Craft Stores in which I was charged to spend an hour a day creating for eight days straight. I’m at the end of that … Read More ...
Tackling the Crafty To-Do List {Cre8time Challenge}
When I sat down to create for the Cre8time blogger challenge I told you about the other day, I had a huge list of things I wanted to work on. That’s pretty natural given the huge amount of supplies I … Read More ...
Test-Driving a Learn-to-Knit Pattern
Since I’ve been knitting for a long time, I’m probably not the best judge of what patterns are good for learning how to knit. I know the basics are best, of course, but sometimes it takes a beginner to really … Read More ...
The Garter Stitch Scarf, Made Prettier
I’d guess just about every knitter has at one point or another knit a garter stitch scarf. It’s often one of the first things you knit because it’s an easy way to get comfortable with forming the knit stitch. You … Read More ...
A Year of Afghan
I haven’t written much about it yet, but I’m working on a massive stash-busting project this year that I expect will take me on and off all year to knit: a gigantic (6 foot square, I’m hoping!) strip afghan worked … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Basic Hat
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I like patterns that are really quick, easy and straightforward. The basics are things that we can knit up without thinking too much about them but we’ll use them again and again and … Read More ...
Check out Kristin Nicholas’ New Fair Isle Hat Class
I don’t know how the online crafty classroom Creativebug escaped my notice for so long, but I was led there by something earlier this week and noticed that they have a brand-new class from Kristin Nicholas all about knitting a … Read More ...
Quick Gift for Kids: Spool Gnomes with Knit Hats
I love cute little handmade gifts and have been wanting to make my daughter some peg people for a while now. I was just going to paint them, but Jenni’s project from the Vintage Umbrella is a lot cuter.
Her … Read More ...