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Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has a knack for dressing her kiddos in adorable knits. Remember little George in his soldier boy vest?
The royal family recently released a photo of Princess Charlotte in an adorable yellow cardigan bedecked … Read More ...
Spring is here, and it’s time for knitting all the adorable bunnies and chicks our needles can produce, right?
This kid’s cardigan pattern from YarnPlaza is really cute, and could even in part be a stash-busting project. Featuring a bunny … Read More ...
I go through periods of liking and not liking Garter Stitch. It’s the simplest knitting stitch out there, but that doesn’t mean it has to be basic. Garter Stitch can be combined with other techniques and stitch patterns to make … Read More ...
It may not feel like it, but spring is right around the corner in the northern part of the world. It might be just about time to put away the heavy wool yarn for the season and start knitting some … Read More ...
Even though I’ve written a book about colorwork knitting, I have to admit a lot of the projects I knit are worked with a solid color or a self-striping yarn rather than working in stripes or a colorwork pattern on … Read More ...
If you’re looking for more things to knit in the new year, check out the top 100 knitting patterns of 2016 from All Free Knitting.
These patterns are from all over the web (you might recognize some of them from … Read More ...
There have been a lot of classic knitwear designs in movies and TV shows through the years, but the early days of Hollywood provided a great variety of iconic sweaters for both men and women, from striking sweater girls to … Read More ...
Congratulations to Nancy!
I saw a few people on last week’s giveaway, when I asked for knitting resolutions or skills they wanted to learn in the new year, who said Fair Isle or colorwork knitting, so this seemed like an … Read More ...
Congratulations to Dina!
One of my other jobs aside from writing for Craft Gossip is that I occasionally write book reviews for Foreword, a great magazine and website supporting small, independent publishing.
I recently did a roundup of craft book … Read More ...
Irene Haugland, author of Knits from the Heart of Norway: 30 Sweaters, Hats, Socks, and Mittens Inspired by the Telemark Region, 
describes her style as “traditional knitting in a new style,” but to outsiders it still looks really traditional except … Read More ...
It can be really difficult to find nice knitting patterns that are designed for larger women. Sometimes patterns that were originally designed for smaller sizes are graded up to fit a wider range of figures, but that conversion isn’t always … Read More ...
I’m not sure why it is that knitters find inspiration in architecture and the urban landscape. The shapes of archways, gates and buildings seem to make a natural translation into cables, textured stitches and colorwork patterns, as well as sometimes … Read More ...
By the title alone, I think a lot of people are going to be interested in this book. Drop-Dead Easy Knits
by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan and Kirsten Kapur is the result of a bunch of knitters being in … Read More ...
I love knitwear designer Amy Herzog’s style. Her garments have a classic, streamlined design with details that make even the most basic patterns pretty and wearable.
But I have wondered if her previous books, Knit to Flatter 
and Knit Wear … Read More ...
Deborah is the winner.
There are so many great knitting books published each year, full of inspiring patterns I wish I could make, but I have to admit to myself that I’m never going to knit all that I wish … Read More ...