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 ...
Learn Simple Decreases with Berroco
Berroco Yarns has been adding to its video tutorial section and recently added a video that covers some of the basic decreases commonly used in the company’s (and other people’s) patterns.
The three-minute video covers knit 2 together, knit 2 … Read More ...
Another Simple Armwarmer Pattern
I wasn’t kidding the other day when I said I love fingerless gloves and armwarmers. Here’s another great one, super simple, form Berroco.
Tag is a really, really long basically sleeve of knitting worked in the round, in stockinette. It’s … Read More ...
Knitting Tools Help You Keep Track of Place in Knitting
I know I’m not the only one who has put a knitting project down for much longer than I intended to, thinking that I would remember where I was in the pattern when I got back only to have no … Read More ...
British Company Offers “Year of Yarn”
Toft Alpaca is a British concern that includes a herd of alpacas, a knitting shop and craft workshop, even a cottage where you can stay on the farm.
The company has come up with a fun package called the Year … Read More ...