Eunice is the winner!
I’m doing a major cleanout in my office (again), so I’m uncovering some great books that are older but still super useful that I don’t need but I’m sure someone will want.
A lot of books … Read More ...
Giveaway: Knitting Know-How
Congratulations, Heidi!
It seems like people are always interested in general knowledge books about knitting. Whether we are new knitters (or knitting hopefuls!) or people who have a lot of knitting skills but want to know if there’s a better … Read More ...
Knit Yourself a Can Cozy
It’s great when you can knit things you will use all the time, and one summertime essential that can easily be knit is a can cozy. These little sleeves keep condensation off your hands when your beverage gets sweaty, adn … Read More ...
Review: Wee Garter Stitch
Garter Stitch has a bad reputation for being boring. I mean, I guess it can be boring, but it can also be meditative, and an easy, fun way to get projects done in a hurry. And just because a project … Read More ...
Add Some Warmth Quick with this Rainbow Colored Cowl
No matter the weather where you are, I think we can all appreciate instant gratification knitting projects. If it’s warm where you are now, maybe you don’t need a knit cowl, but you’ll be one step ahead of the weather … Read More ...
Review: Highland Outlander Knits
I’ve never read any of the Outlander
books or watched the television series based on them, but I know the time-traveling romance set in the Scottish highlands is appealing to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. Knitters … Read More ...
Dishcloth Knitting Patterns
Because we’re talking about potholders, dishcloths and other kitchen knitting this week I thought I’d head to Ravelry and take a look at some dishcloth knitting patterns.
Of course when you search for free knit dishcloth patterns you get more … Read More ...
KnitBits: Trudeau’s Socks, New Twist Collective and Tons More
Did you hear about the 92-year-old woman who knit Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau a pair of socks? Well, he sent a hand written note back thanking her. Lillie Stewart has been knitting socks for 60-some years, and keeps her … Read More ...
Review: Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
I had a different book review on my calendar for this week, but the girl insisted I knit her something from Rachel Borello’s Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
this week so I figured since I was using the book … Read More ...
Easy, Pretty, Fun Knits for Mom
Mother’s Day is coming up in the states a little earlier than I realized, and I thought it would be fun to share some ideas you can knit for the moms and grandmothers in your life.
I searched mom knitting … Read More ...
Book Review: Arm Knitting
The arm knitting craze really first started with a viral video made by Amanda Bassetti, the blogger behind Simply Maggie. Since learning to arm knit so she could make projects she’d actually finish because they took less time than … Read More ...
Giveaway: Quick Nordic Knits
Mary is our winner!
When I reviewed this book when it came out back in 2010, I noted that I wasn’t sure the word “quick” should have been used in the name, because while socks, hats and mittens (which are … Read More ...
Giveaway: Knee-sel for Holding Knitting Patterns
Rose is the winner!
I’ve been doing some spring cleaning in my office (even though it’s not quite spring yet, it certainly feels like it!) and I found this little gadget and thought someone might like it.
The Knee-sel from … Read More ...
Book Review: One Piece Knits
I know I’m not the only knitter who prefers a seamless project. Sure, there are great reasons to sometimes have seams in projects for structure, but a lot of the time projects are just fine worked in one piece without … Read More ...
A Super Cozy Cabled Blanket
I guess we have a theme this week of knitting big, bulky, warm projects before the last of the cold weather is gone, because here’s another great one.
This cable lap blanket from the Feminine Touch is worked with two … Read More ...