If you’re still in the mindset of knitting for the holidays, start a lovely sweater now that you can wear to all your holiday parties next season.
Might I suggest the Precious Sweater from designer Laura Zukaite? This pretty was … Read More ...
Patterns, projects and techniques
If you’re still in the mindset of knitting for the holidays, start a lovely sweater now that you can wear to all your holiday parties next season.
Might I suggest the Precious Sweater from designer Laura Zukaite? This pretty was … Read More ...
I’m just getting caught up on some of the great knitting patterns I found when the holidays were getting close that weren’t really holiday related, so now I offer you this pattern from Vickie Howell for an ombre cowl worked … Read More ...
There are tons of knit cowl patterns out there for women, but you just don’t see a lot of them for men. I guess that’s because a cowl seems girly somehow, though it really isn’t; it’s just a loop of … Read More ...
It’s getting down to the wire for holiday knitting, so now might be the time to start thinking about knitting projects where the knitting is just part of the gift. For example, give a nice bottle of wine or olive … Read More ...
I love cute little handmade gifts and have been wanting to make my daughter some peg people for a while now. I was just going to paint them, but Jenni’s project from the Vintage Umbrella is a lot cuter.
Her … Read More ...
If you’re still looking for a quick holiday knitting project, or just something to keep your own ears warm (and I know I’ve been craving a nice wide headband worked in some Blue-faced Leicester I bought over the weekend!), look … Read More ...
This is not the sort of knitting project that you really need a pattern for, but Make It Handmade’s post about her Squishy Sentimental Scarf is a great reminder that all the little odds and ends left over from favorite … Read More ...
It’s new Knitty day! The winter issue is full of delights you’ll want to snuggle up with, not the least of which is the Hibernate Blanket that graces the “cover” of the issue. This giant intarsia snowflake blanket is worked … Read More ...
If you’re still looking for something to knit for a quick holiday gift, I’ve got a couple of ideas for you that have hit my inbox recently.
The Simple Shawlette from Cascade Yarns (that’s a link to a PDF, by … Read More ...
If you’re still looking for a few cute ways to spruce up your house for the holidays, I’ve got you covered. Keep checking back this week for quick gift ideas, holiday decor, a fun giveaway or two and probably some … Read More ...
Clearly I have a thing for holiday decor that looks like clothes, because here’s another one!
This tiny Christmas sweater ornament from Kat at Just Crafty Enough is especially cute because it’s worked in one piece, meaning it will knit … Read More ...
I have a pretty long-running obsession with projects that use slipped stitches with the yarn in front so that the extra yarn becomes a decorative feature in the project. I knit a baby blanket this way that’s still one of … Read More ...
Knitting a star may seem like a rather intimidating project, but it’s not really that difficult once you see how it’s done. And the results are really cute to use for ornaments on the tree, to decorate gift bags or … Read More ...
I love that knitter Woolly Wormhead refers to this pattern as “a chatty recipe,” because it’s the sort of thing you can make with whatever yarn and needles you have around and it will still make a really cute little … Read More ...
The folks at Purl Soho are celebrating the launch of their Super Soft Merino yarn by knitting up a storm with it. They’re reimagining some old classic patterns in this chunkier yarn as well as developing some new ones to … Read More ...