Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
I love the happy little cats covering the Cascading Kittens sweater by Claire Slade. It’s a short-sleeved (though that can be adjusted), top-down, circular yoke sweater worked mostly in colorwork cats.
She used two colors of worsted weight wool but … Read More ...
These days I think we’re all thinking about using the yarn and other supplies we already have at home (even as we want to support the yarn and fiber arts community) and small projects that use leftovers from other … Read More ...
Maybe a turn is more accurate than a twist, but the Plication mitts by Elizabeth Felgate use Garter Stitch, short rows and clever folding to make mitts with shifting stitches.
The pattern has four different sizes and you can use … Read More ...
I’m starting to feel like knitting things for warmer weather as the temperature is slowly starting to creep up where I live, which means lighter weight fabrics and more lace are on the horizon.
The Thames shawl by Janina Kallio … Read More ...
I love cardigans for layering, especially in the spring when it’s cool in the morning but warmer in the afternoon.
Beatriz Rubio’s Geribá cardigan is a great layering piece you’ll turn to throughout the year. It’s made with a light … Read More ...
I feel like I should be old enough that I don’t know a lot of people who are having babies, but suddenly I know several people who are expecting. It always seems to go like that, doesn’t it?
If you … Read More ...
The other day I shared a pattern for a brioche knit hat, and while it’s not quite the same skill, Fisherman’s Rib gives a bit of the look of brioche but is a lot easier to knit.
And like … Read More ...
Dan Lee has done a lot of patterns using skull motifs, and his latest is a great one if you want to use the motif without doing allover stranded knitting.
The “S” is for Skull pattern is a simple striped … Read More ...
I love it when designers have a lot of different test knitters for projects and give them free reign to play with their designs. You end up with a wealth of variations that can be really inspiring to the rest … Read More ...
I don’t know if it’s exactly the season for hat knitting, since it’s finally getting warm where I live, but I say hat knitting knows no season, especially when it’s a fun and challenging knit like this.
The Walanda hat … Read More ...
I feel like we all could use some cozy knitting projects right now. The Waterbury Plaid Blanket Scarf from Two of Wands is really more like a shawl, and its a fun technique involving knitting stripes and then weaving long … Read More ...
Spring is finally in the air where I live, so it’s time to start crafting sweet little animals for Easter and beyond.
These cute little Easter bunnies from Knitting and So On add a touch of cuteness to your Easter … Read More ...
I don’t really know why gnomes are a thing right now, but the definitely seem to be, and they’re a fun way to make something a little different for your holiday decor.
These St. Patrick’s Day gnomes are great little … Read More ...
I don’t know why the Lyre poncho, designed by Noriko Ho for Quince & Co., makes me think of spring.
Maybe it’s the pretty blue color, with just a hint of robin’s egg. Maybe the little eyelets that suggest … Read More ...
There has been a lot of change in the knitting community in the past year or so. We’ve been made more aware of the racism, lack of size inclusion, and other ways that the community as a whole has not … Read More ...