This is a really cool technique from Rachael Rabbit with an easy way to make a tartan look in knitting. She uses a knitting machine but you could certainly knit the base by hand.
When she’s finished knitting, she … Read More ...
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This is a really cool technique from Rachael Rabbit with an easy way to make a tartan look in knitting. She uses a knitting machine but you could certainly knit the base by hand.
When she’s finished knitting, she … Read More ...
I love patterns that are simple but take things up a notch to make them a little more interesting to knit and to use. This pattern for a knit heart dishcloth might be a little plain worked in a solid … Read More ...
Do you ever get the feeling that you need to knit something fast? Whether there’s a gift that needs to be knit or you just want to knit something you can enjoy quickly, there are all sorts of reasons you … Read More ...
Triangular shawls are a lot of fun to knit, and a little scarf or shawl worked in this way is perfect for this time of year, while a bigger version will be great when the weather is cooler.
Either way, … Read More ...
As much as I’m ready to rush headlong into fall knitting, the truth is there’s still plenty of time to knit some simple, pretty summer knits as well. I know here in the south it’s not really going to be … Read More ...
My girl hasn’t seen “Monsters Inc.” or “Monster University” yet (in fact, the only full-length movie she’s ever seen is “Finding Nemo”), but I know we’ll get there before too long. And I know when kids love movies they love … Read More ...
The Lily Summer Washcloth Extravaganza is continuing, and there are a few more cuties with a summer theme that you might want to check out (all of these links go directly to PDFs):
I … Read More ...
I have told you before about my love for dishcloths (a while back I shared some of my favorite patterns) and here’s another really cute one.
Dolly Creates made a washcloth/dishcloth adorned with little hearts. It’s mostly stockinette … Read More ...
Sometimes on this site I share free patterns that are free for a limited time and then people will come back years later wondering why the link doesn’t work. With that in mind I think I’m going to start putting … Read More ...
I know, I know, I’ve been talking about fall knitting all week (and wanting to do some fall knitting, given that as I write this at almost 3 p.m. local time it is a blissful 73 degrees outside!) but there … Read More ...
The German yarn company Schachenmayr is celebrating the release of its new yarn line in North America with a very cool design contest.
The line is called My Mountain, so the contest is about your personal design mountain, something … Read More ...
Since I have fall knits on the brain this week I thought I’d share another one that would be a beautiful transition piece, though this one will take a bit longer to knit so you’d better get started now!
The … Read More ...
I guess it has something to do with this unusually cool summer (as I write this from Northwest Arkansas it’s been raining all day and is 75 degrees, when the average temp this time of year is 89 and it’s … Read More ...
This is not a new pattern, but it caught my eye in Lion Brand’s newsletter over the weekend and I know that I have to knit it right away.
The child’s playtime top is worked in two identical pieces with … Read More ...
I’ve been thinking about knitting up a little lunch box or bag, not because anyone in my home would actually use such a thing, but just because I get the back to school spirit even though no one’s really going … Read More ...