This time of year knits, if not exactly knitting, are in the news a lot. Everyone wants to don a knit sweater, hat or accessory to stay warm and look fashionable through the season.
I’ve written before about knitting … Read More ...
Getting the Holiday Knitting Started
There’s always a new crop of holiday knitting patterns every year, and there are a lot out there to choose from if you’re looking for Christmas knitting decorations and gift ideas.
Berroco’s annual Minutia — tiny sweater patterns for the … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Cowl with a Bit of Glitter
This is the season for big, chunky knits, and infinity scarves are a great way to follow the trend. They’re quick and easy to knit with big yarn, look really dramatic on a large scale and keep you warm … Read More ...
My Store, My Mountain Pattern Ebook Released
Yarn maker Schachenmayr
has a line of bulky, colorful yarns perfect for outerwear made for hitting the slopes called My Mountain. The company has done a lot of interesting things to get knitters excited about the yarn, and the latest … Read More ...
It’s a Hat. It’s a Cowl. It’s Really Cool
I saw this pattern somewhere in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago and thought it was really cool and that you might like it, too.
The Emergency Hat by Frankie Brown is worked sideways in a spiralling Reverse … Read More ...
Use Some Variegated Yarn in This Slip Stitch Cowl
Knitting a cowl is a great way to use a small quantity of yarn, and it’s a little more fun than knitting a scarf. Blogger purl3agony recently came up with a cowl pattern that’s great for using a variegated … Read More ...
It Must Be the Year of the Cowl
Every time I do a roundup of cowl knitting patterns, it seems like another round of the projects hits my email box. That’s a good problem to have because cowls are fun to knit and really useful. I don’t wear … Read More ...
Knit a Simple Color Blocked Cowl – Great for Beginners
I’ve had my eye on the Fabre Cowl from Very Shannon for a while, so I’m glad I finally got to it on my list of things to share with you. This simple color blocked cowl is all Stockinette Stitch … Read More ...
Knit a Cowl in an Array of Colors
I’m thinking hard about ways to use up more yarn in the next year, and I love the idea of projects that use a lot of different colors, like the Gradient Cowl from the Purl Bee.
This pretty cowl uses … Read More ...
Chunky Cowls in Winter White
The cowl knitting patterns just keep coming this year, which tells you how popular this simple accessory is still. A lot of them are being worked in bulky yarns this year, too, which is a great way to take advantage … Read More ...
Big Scarves and Cowls to Keep You Warm
I may have mentioned that my husband has tasked me with knitting gifts for his team of six at work, and I’m trying to do cowls for everyone (well, and a scarf for the man). And while I really want … Read More ...
8 Cold Weather Knitting Patterns
As the temperature drops and the days get shorter, it’s important to have warm and cozy clothing to keep you comfortable. That’s why we’ve put together a collection of the top 8 cold weather knitting patterns to help you stay … Read More ...
And Speaking of Cowls
Thanks for the amazing response to my yarn giveaway (if you haven’t entered yet it’s open through Sunday). I’m taking this positive reaction to mean both that you love free yarn and that you love cowls, which a lot of … Read More ...
Giveaway: Yarn to Knit a Cowl from the Yarnspirations Lookbook
Congratulations to Frank George!
When Yarnspirations contacted me about featuring their fall lookbook (which I was totally going to do anyway, because I love it) I threw out the suggestion that we could do a giveaway with the yarn from … Read More ...
Free Chunky Cowl from Sweater Babe {Through Oct. 31, 2014}
The free pattern from the Sweater Babe this month is one I’m really interested in because I think I’m making cowls for a bunch of people for Christmas this year.
The Deluxe Lace Cowl uses a bold textured lace pattern … Read More ...