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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I know, I know, we just started talking about knitting for fall and winter and now the “experts” want us to start thinking about spring? So it is in fashion, and with New York Fashion Week in full swing, Pantone … Read More ...
The Brooklyn Tweed collection for fall is out, and it took fisherman knits as its inspiration but uses classic cables and chunky style in a whole new way.
Check out the lookbook for more information and eye candy (on location … Read More ...
It’s the time of year for new pattern collections and knitting magazines, and I’m going to share as many of them with you as I can because I know we all need some new things to knit.
Today it’s the … Read More ...
When I first saw this story, I thought it was a joke. But, apparently, it happened. A Delta flight from New York headed to West Palm Beach, Florida, made a stop in Jacksonville instead on Monday because of a fight … Read More ...
I love supporting independent yarn makers, dyers and designers, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all the different sites you’d need to visit (or mailing lists you’d need to be on) in order to keep up … Read More ...
This may be the first time ever I’ve seen a story about men knitting in a major publication that didn’t have the tone of “What? Men can knit?”
This piece from the Wall Street Journal is about a men’s knitting … Read More ...
This sounds like fun: Caron United (Yarnspirations) is having a Choose Your Own Adventure knitalong/crochetalong. The event takes place from Sept. 9 through Oct. 15 and involves a scarf, a sock monkey and a weekly clue.
The scarf calls … Read More ...
A British student’s work knitting fanciful wigs is now helping cancer patients and others suffering from hair loss. Louise Walker of London began knitting hairstyle-inspired projects as part of her final year photography project, but she says chemotherapy patients and … Read More ...
The newest issue of Twist Collective has been released, and it’s full of great projects for fall. There’s a lot of heavy cabling, stranded colorwork, textured stitches and other details that make for fun, warm and striking knitting.
In … Read More ...
The latest special issue from Interweave, called Enchanted Knits, recently launched, and from the look of things it’s a lovely collection inspired by fairy tales and other fantastical stories.
The magazine offers 27 projects in four themes: Ordinary in … Read More ...
I love a good knitalong (though I’m notoriously bad at finishing things for knitalongs), and Very Shannon’s Summer Sweater Knitalong is a good one. It encourages people who’ve never knit garments before to give it a try, and for everyone … Read More ...
