People often ask me (or more generally online) what they can knit in the summer. I say you can knit anything you want in the summer, especially if you have air conditioning because the warmth of your project won’t make … Read More ...
Knit Socks and a Cozy with Jazz
I like to come up with themes for different days of the week to amuse myself and make it a little easier to plan out content for the month, so I’ve decided that from now until I get tired of … Read More ...
A V-Neck to Knit from Side to Side
One of the things that’s great about knitting is that you can make projects that fit exactly the way you want them. But if you’re newer to knitting you might not have the confidence to go your own way on … Read More ...
Stitch a Sweater with Fun Details
I think I first saw Maxim Cyr’s Bumpy Sweater in my Instagram feed (I’d love if you gave me a follow!) and saved it because I liked the look of it and wanted to share it with you. But I … Read More ...
Knitting Patterns for Can and Bottle Coozies
Last month when I shared a collection of picnic blanket knitting patterns, I said that I would spend the summer sharing some other patterns that might be useful for summer picnics, campouts and other adventures. In that spirit I … Read More ...
Book Review: Fun and Easy Finger Knitting for Beginners
I don’t know if this happens at every school, but at my daughter’s school in late elementary, finger knitting became a Thing. I guess they probably learned it in their tinkering class but it seemed like kids were finger knitting … Read More ...
Get a Brioche Checkerboard Look with the Ginny Cardigan
I share a lot of knitting patterns here at Craft Gossip, and the vast majority of the time I haven’t seen the actual pattern I’m writing about. If the pattern is free sometimes I will download it to verify that … Read More ...
Make a Sweater to Dupe a Fashion Brand
Free People is known for its casual, boho look, and sometimes spendy styles that cause knitters and crocheters to say “I can make that!”
Amanda Solomon was inspired by the fashions of Free People to design her Dupe Sweater, … Read More ...
Go Bold with the Goran Sweater Knitting Pattern
One of my goals for 2024 (yet to be started on, I should mention, but there’s still time!) is to knit a sweater with a lot of detailed colorwork. I haven’t yet decided if a colorwork yoke is “enough” … Read More ...
Strawberry Socks Knitting Pattern
There are few food items that, when they are in season, I will buy with reckless abandon, regardless of the quantity of said item we already have in the house. Local tomatoes are one, but earlier in the season it’s … Read More ...
Market Bag Knitting Patterns
After I shared my knit market bag pattern last month it occurred to me that I hadn’t done a collection of market or string bag patterns in a long time. In fact, the most recent one I can find is … Read More ...
Add Some Texture to Your Summer Knitting
Andalusian stitch is a basic knit purl knitting stitch pattern that I love but I never think to use on projects. It’s a pretty easy four-row repeat where three of the rows are just stockinette stitch.
You need a multiple … Read More ...
Knit Matching Socks and Sweater with Black Cats
I feel like I write about cats a lot, but looking back there don’t seem to me as many posts on the subject as I thought there were. (I did find a cat sweater and a pair of socks to … Read More ...
A Super Simple Sweater for Any Time of Year
One of my favorite ways to use a lot of yarn quickly is to hold two strands of yarn (or more!) together as I knit. This is a great way to give a project a marled look, and it’s not … Read More ...
A Striped Shawl to Celebrate Progress
Admittedly this project might be a little large to stitch up to wear to Pride this year (especially since celebrations may have already happened where you live). But it’s a good reminder that Pride not just for June, so I … Read More ...