It’s almost time for Very Shannon’s annual Summer Sweater Knitalong, which doesn’t mean you’re knitting a sweater for summer, but that you’re knitting a sweater in summer so you’ll be ahead of the game when the temps start to fall.… Read More ...
Book Review: Wool Studio
I’m in the process of moving my office to another room in my house, and while I’ve been cleaning and clearing I found some long-neglected knitting books that are in need of reviewing. So hopefully this will bring back more … Read More ...
A Knit Cardigan with Color-Dipped Arms
I love this idea for a really classy way to turn a sweater into a stash-busting project.
The Dipped Arms pattern from Katrin Schneider is mostly a simple Stockinette cardigan, but the ends of the sleeves are worked in a … Read More ...
A Cardigan to Get Your Through the Seasons
While I’m still deep in thinking about summer knitting, Knitty has moved on to thinking early fall already.
Just days after summer’s official start I’m not ready to think about colorwork cowls, giant shawls or cozy hats, but … Read More ...
Make Your Mug More Patriotic with Knitting
I love this simple little pattern for a loom knit coffee cup cozy worked in red, white and blue yarn from This Moment is Good. It’s a project that’s small enough you can still have it done in time for … Read More ...
Knit a Mister Rogers Sweater
With the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and a new movie about his life coming out this year, interest in the sweater-wearing TV star has never been higher.
If you’d like to knit a Mister Rogers-style sweater for yourself … Read More ...
A Super Simple Way to Correctly Place Buttons on a Cardigan
I have this knit coat (a Tilted Duster, if you remember that long-ago pattern) that’s been finished where the knitting is concerned for about a month now. I sewed up the sleeves and everything.
It needs to be blocked before … Read More ...
Stitching for Summer
Though we’re enduring what I hope will be the last cold snap of spring where I live, I’m already thinking about knitting for true spring and summer.
As I knit the last of a long-neglected lap blanket I’m dreaming of … Read More ...
Book Review: Seed Stitch by Rosemary Drysdale
Most people, when they learn to knit, seem to learn the knit stitch and then the purl stitch. We make endless Garter Stitch and Stockinette Stitch projects before combining knit and purl in the same row, usually to add ribbing … Read More ...
Add Some Stripes to Your Life with this Simple Cardigan
I am trying hard to get rid of yarn right now, both by knitting some things that have long been on the back-burner and by actually giving away yarn. So I really am trying, also, not to buy more yarn.… Read More ...
One Inspiration Deserves Another
A knitting-related page I follow on Facebook recently shared a link to the Big Herringbone Cowl from Purl Soho.
It’s an oldish pattern, but it is lovely and squishy and bulky and I was definitely drawn to it in my … Read More ...
Check out This Gorgeous Free Pattern Collection from Rowan
I love Rowan yarns and a lot of their designers really inspire me with their classic, colorful designs.
So it doesn’t surprise me that I want to knit just about everything in this collection of patterns for Rowan Camello yarn.… Read More ...
Gift Knits from the New Knitty
The latest issue of Knitty just dropped the other day, so I thought it might be fun to highlight some patterns you still have time to knit for gifts, if you’re still in the market for some.
The Skew Too… Read More ...
Hygge Knitting Patterns to Keep You Cozy All Winter
You’ve probably heard the term hygge by now, which is a Danish term that encompasses the cozy, warm, welcoming feelings of home in the wintertime.
Right up a knitter’s alley, am I right?
All Free Knitting has a great collection … Read More ...
A Great Sweater Pattern for Practicing Colorwork
I saw the Mystique Yoked Pullover by Susan Mills in the Classic Elite newsletter recently and I knew I wanted to share it.
It’s a pretty design, a classic round-yoke cardigan, which is worked in one piece from the bottom … Read More ...