A story about knitting in the Shetland Islands from NPR’s Weekend Edition popped into my Facebook feed over the weekend. It looks like the story originally aired in July (and that story has lovely pictures to go with it) but … Read More ...
Help Build the World’s Biggest Stocking to Support Children of Fallen Soldiers
Yarnspirations is looking to build the largest knit and crocheted Christmas stocking, three feet at a time, in order to support the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.
The idea is that knitters and crocheters will buy Caron United, … Read More ...
Create an Ugly Christmas Sweater for Pentatonix
Ever since the Stevie Nicks shawl callout (did you see the winning design, by the way? Amazing.) I’ve been getting e-mails from TalentHouse, and I saw another fun one that I thought knitters might be interested in.
This one is … Read More ...
Knitting Marathoner Hits New Personal Best in NYC
I’ve written before about David Babcock, the knitting marathoner who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest scarf knit while running a marathon (12 feet, completed at last year’s Kansas City Marathon).
Babcock ran the … Read More ...
Knitters are All About That Satire
Knitters as a group seem to be people who like to laugh and have a good time. I mean, we have to laugh at ourselves because of the somewhat checkered past of knitting, what with ugly Christmas jumpers and the … Read More ...
Get a Great Deal on Patterns with the Indie Design Gift-a-Long
This year nearly 300 independent knit and crochet designers are participating in a massive show of creativity known as the Indie Design Gift-a-Long. Select patterns from each of these designers are on sale for 25 percent off now through Nov. … Read More ...
Forget Penguin Jumpers, Knit a Marsupial Pouch!
I don’t know how great a demand there really is for handknit marsupial pouches, or if it really is like the sweaters for penguins thing that comes around every couple of years when in fact sweaters for penguins are not … Read More ...
Knitwear is an Art Form at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum
If I lived anywhere near London at all, I would have to take some time in the next few months to visit the Fashion and Textile Museum, which is running an exhibit called “Knitwear: Chanel to Westwood” through January 15.… Read More ...
Check out the Yarnspirations Look Book
The people at Yarnspirations clearly got the memo that big knits are in this year, because their look book is full of them.
The book includes 13 knitting projects and 5 crochet projects, and virtually all of them are big … Read More ...
Big Sweaters are, Well, Big for Fall
“Yarn for years” is how Wall Street Journal reporter Megan Hayes described the sweaters seen in collections for this fall (which were shown back in the spring). She notes that giant cowls and roomy sweaters were everywhere to be seen, … Read More ...
Help Knitters Produce a Book Inspired by the Midwest
Knitters Allyson Dykhuizen and Carina Spencer are lifelong residents of the midwestern United States, and they know there’s a lot special about that part of the world (as do I, being born as I was in Iowa).
They’re working on … Read More ...
Red Heart Launches New Website
Red Heart recently launched a redesigned website that is prettier and aims to make it easier for you to find the knitting and crochet patterns (and yarn information) you want.
RedHeart.com provides more than 2,300 free knitting and crochet patterns … Read More ...
Knitty Deep Fall ’14 is Here
I always have to smile at the names of collections. It’s not even officially fall yet and the Deep Fall issue of Knitty just went live. But if you want to knit things to wear when it’s truly fall and … Read More ...
Josh Bennett Profiled in New York Times
I don’t really know what to say about this piece about knitwear designer Josh Bennett in the New York Times. I almost feel like it’s just men knitting season (exhibit A: the actually really nice story in the Wall … Read More ...
Wool 5 from Quince & Co.
If you’re in need of some more inspiration for fall knitting, check out Wool 5, a little collection (coincidentally there are five patterns) from Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre for Quince & Co.
I have loved these two’s simple … Read More ...