Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them … Read More ...
A Great Cropped Sweater to Knit for Fall
I feel like a lot of the patterns I have been sharing lately are sweaters that you can use for layering. Maybe that’s because it stayed warm for so long this year where I live that I’m still thinking about … Read More ...
Knit a Simple But Fun Sweater
From the front, the Simply Me Blouse from NORgardknitters looks like a plain, boxy, garter stitch sweater. The kind of thing you’d want to throw on every day, like the knit version of a sweatshirt.
But when you look … Read More ...
Christmas Chocolate Orange Cover Knitting Patterns
A Terry’s Chocolate Orange is a classic Christmas gift in the UK that has become more popular in America as well. And if you know knitters, you know they’re going to cover something in knitting if they can, so there … Read More ...
The Perfect Socks to Knit for Fall
I love a good themed sock, even though I don’t knit them all that often. I guess maybe it feels like why take all that time to knit something I can only use for a couple of weeks a year?… Read More ...
Knit a Mosaic Scarf
I know I’ve said this before, but in case you missed it, I am a big cheerleader for mosaic knitting. I don’t feel like it’s ever had the popularity of some other knitting techniques, particularly other colorwork knitting options, but … Read More ...
Knit a Flock of Flamingos Hat
Winter is coming for us in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s just a fact. But we don’t have to give up on bright colors and fun, whimsical, even summery feeling knitting projects while we’re waiting for it to warm up again.… Read More ...
Turkey Themed Knitting Patterns
There aren’t a lot of knitting patterns out there that are specific to Thanksgiving. I’ve done a roundup of turkey knitting patterns before, and I checked in on Ravelry and didn’t find a lot that is new since then, but … Read More ...
Knit a Lavish Shawl with Lace and Bobbles
Full disclosure: I’m not much of a bobble person. I don’t love knitting them, and I don’t usually like the way they look on knit fabric. I’m not going to yuck anyone else’s yum, but they’re generally just not for … Read More ...
Knit a Fishy Sweater for Your Dog
Little dogs are adorable in or out of clothes, but when the weather starts to get cooler your little friend might actually need an extra layer of warmth for walks or time spent outside.
Luckily, we’re knitters, so we can … Read More ...
Knit Mabel’s Sweater from Only Murders
I didn’t expect to like the show “Only Murders in the Building” as much as I do, but one draw of the show, in which neighbors investigate murders for their true-crime podcast, is definitely the costumes, especially the … Read More ...
Make a Scarf to Document Your Team’s Season
I love the idea behind the Winning Season cowl pattern from Brian & Terri Haynes of AT Haynes House Yarns. It’s like a temperature project, but for your team’s season.
The version Terri is modeling was designed based on the … Read More ...
Knit a Patch of Pumpkins for Fall
As soon as there’s the tiniest bit of fall feeling in the air, all I want to do is make pumpkins. I mostly knit pumpkins, but I have a few crocheted ones, too, and I just can’t get enough of … Read More ...
Try Some Fun Colorwork with the Sonesta Sweater
There are so many different things you can do with stranded knitting, from delicate little repeating patterns of just a stitch or two to elaborate, intricate colorwork or even some big, bold designs like this sweater.
The Sonesta Sweater … Read More ...
Ribbed Hat Knitting Patterns
I’m not much of a hat person, though I really want to be, but if I am going to wear a knit hat, odds are good I’m going to go for a ribbed hat.
Ribbed hats are great knitting projects … Read More ...