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 ...
Knitters Making Poppies for War Anniversary
Knitters in Australia and beyond are being called upon to create knit poppies that will be used to decorate the Australian War Memorial to mark the centenary of the ending of World War I next November.
The group 5,000 Poppies… Read More ...
Click Your Needles for Oklahoma Babies
Looking for an easy charity knitting project with a big impact? The Oklahoma Department of Health is trying to raise awareness of the so-called period of purple crying that is common among newborns.
Purple hats are distributed to newborns to … Read More ...
Knit a Summer Sweater with Very Shannon
It started a few days ago, but the Summer Sweater Knitalong at Very Shannon still has a long way to go if you want to jump in and stitch a sweater this season.
The knitalong kicked off July 31 and … Read More ...
Knit a Square for a Chance at a Trip to VK Live
Here’s a fun contest I thought some of you might be interested in. Have you seen Nicky Epstein’s book Knit a Square, Create a Cuddly Creature? Here’s the book on Ravelry if you haven’t. The idea is that you knit … Read More ...
Celebrate March Mayhem and Track Favorite Knitting Patterns
This is a thing I would never have the energy to do, but I’m pretty glad it exists.
Mason-Dixon Knitting has put together a bracket of beloved knitting patterns and is allowing knitters to vote for their favorites. It’s not … Read More ...
Knit a Brain Hat for the Science March?
We all know that pussycat hats were the must-knit accessory for the women’s marches, but now that scientists are planning their own march on Washington (sure to sprout many others across the country), Studio Knit suggests picking up your needles … Read More ...
UK Knitters: Join the Christmas Sock Appeal
The UK Hand Knitting Association is looking for some knitters who want to hone their sock-knitting skills, or just knit some cute little socks, that will be used as bunting to decorate care homes and other places during the … Read More ...
I Love Yarn Day to Celebrate Fiber for a Month
I Love Yarn Day is technically a month out — Oct. 15 — but the people behind it (that’s the Craft Yarn Council, by the way) are starting the celebration early this year with a lot of fun content meant … Read More ...
Knit a Super Scarf for Fall and Winter
The biggest trend in knitting and crochet this fall and winter is literally big. The Super Scarf is the brainchild of the Craft Yarn Council, and lots of designers and yarn companies are hopping on the trend, offering patterns for … Read More ...
A Little More about Yarn the Film
A few weeks ago I told you about getting to see Yarn the film and how I enjoyed seeing the different stories about how yarn crafts can go out into the world and give people a different perspective on craft.… Read More ...
Slow TV Hits Netflix
I remember when Norway’s Slow TV brought TV viewers in that nation hours of knitting, along with programs showing a train rolling down track for seven hours and a 24-hour broadcast of salmon fishing.
Now 11 of these programs have … Read More ...
Are You Stitching in the Ravellenic Games This Year?
It’s almost time for the beginning of the Summer Olympics, which means it’s time for another session of the Ravellenic Games (formerly known as the Ravelympics, but that’s a long story).
The Games are a time when knitters, crocheters and … Read More ...
Celebrate the Offbeat Side of Yarncraft with Yarn
Have you heard about the documentary Yarn by Una Lorenzen? Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to see it already. I don’t live anywhere near any of the places where the film is being screened in the United States, but I … Read More ...
Yarn, the Movie, Set for U.S. Tour
Have you heard about the movie Yarn? This documentary by Una Lorenzen made its American debut at SXSW in March and has also had a showing in Newport Beach, Calif.
It’s all about the knitters and crocheters who are keeping … Read More ...
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