The Northern Lights Fair Isle Pullover knit pattern is a great way to create a cozy and stylish sweater that evokes the beauty of the Aurora Borealis. The pattern uses Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight yarn, a soft and … Read More ...
Ukraine Sunflower Hat Knitting Pattern
I feel like I haven’t shared any Ukraine knitting patterns in a long time, but that’s not because things are better there or there’s any end in sight to the conflict. If you want to show your support to the … Read More ...
Get Double the Warmth with This Cowl Knitting Pattern
One of the potential problems with colorwork knitting, at least when it comes to stranded or Fair Isle styles of knitting, is that you don’t always want to have the back of the work on display. Other knitters will appreciate … Read More ...
In Law Chaser Hat Knitting Pattern
I know you’re probably wondering where in the world the name for this hat knitting pattern from Jennifer Berg came from. You know when it looks like it’s going to rain or snow, but you end up only getting a … Read More ...
Play with Color with the Hawi Honey Cowl Knitting Pattern
I love a good colorwork project, and this one looks like it would be a lot of fun. The Hawi Honey Cowl from Shiny Superhero is basically two cowls, and two patterns, in one, because it’s knit in a long … Read More ...
Oh, Canada Knitting Patterns
Canada Day is coming up soon, and it’s been a while since I’ve shared any Canada knitting patterns, so I thought I’d take a look at some new patterns or ones I haven’t shared before. These are great to … Read More ...
Stitch Up a Cowl Full of Color and Texture
Some patterns just look like they would be amazing stash busting projects. I know the vast majority of the time designers make a project with a particular yarn for a reason, and knitters tend to like having more information about … Read More ...
Check out Knitrino and Knit with Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver just won the Pulitzer Prize for her book Demon Copperhead, but in addition to being an amazing writer she is also a knitter.
She recently released her first (that I know of, anyway) knitting pattern, designed with … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet Chevron Pullover
I love it when articles I write just happen to go together without my really intending them to. Earlier this week I wrote about a circular yoke sweater that was worked in a single color, noting that usually those kinds … Read More ...
Book Review – 200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter’s Directory
Fair Isle knitting is a traditional technique that originated in the Shetland Islands, located off the northeastern coast of Scotland. It is a method of knitting that uses multiple colors in a single row, creating intricate patterns and designs. The … Read More ...
Stitch Spring Flowers on This Pretty Cowl
The storytelling that often accompanies recipe blog posts has become a bit of a joke on the Internet, with people who just want the recipe already complaining about the fact that the author tells the whole back story of the … Read More ...
Stitch a Cardigan with Mini Colorwork
I love a pattern with a good back story. Maxine the Mini is inspired by the designer, Jimenez Joseph’s Mini Cooper car, whose name happens to be Maxine. You can see her in the background of this picture, because I … Read More ...
Lopi Sweater Knitting Pattern
There are a lot of knitting styles that you could consider classics, especially when it comes to sweaters. From ganseys and Fair Isle jumpers to Cowhican sweaters and lopi sweaters, there are so many great ways for a knitter to … Read More ...
Knit Socks with Gate-Inspired Colorwork
I’ll admit to not totally understanding the appeal of fancy knit socks. I enjoy knit socks (both wearing and knitting them), but my socks are generally super simple, stockinette or a basic textured stitch pattern. For me socks are all … Read More ...
Dream of Spring with this Allover Colorwork Sweater Knitting Pattern
A little bit of colorwork, whether it’s stripes, slip stitches, working with a multicolored yarn, stranded knitting, intarsia or any other method, adds a lot more interest and fun to a knitting project.
When it’s allover colorwork, that’s even better. … Read More ...