The Water is Life Hat, designed by Lavanya Patricella is a basic, bulky ribbed hat you’ll want to wear all winter. But as you might imagine from the name, it’s more than that.
Lavanya is giving away the pattern, … Read More ...
A Sweater that Knits up Like a Cloud
I’m a huge fan of big fluffy sweaters. Because I’m pretty much always cold, they are part of what gets me through winter.
Cloud Chasing from DROPS looks like a great contender for my next cast on, and it’s perfect … Read More ...
Knit a Faux Fur Cowl in a Flash
If you’re thinking about gift knitting, or just want to get something warm for yourself off your needles in a hurry, check out this Snowy Owl Cowl (which is as fun to say as it is to knit) from Lion … Read More ...
This Colorful Shawl Has Lots of Striping Options
I’ve been seeing a lot of patterns lately that use mosaic knitting, which is really cool because it’s a fun technique and an easy way to add colorwork to a project.
Marly Bird’s Crazy Stripes Shawl uses regular stripes and … Read More ...
Easy Garter Stitch Block Blanket
The Block Blanket knitting pattern is a very easy beginner knitting pattern from Knitting with Chopsticks.
Garter Stitch squares are sewn together in different directions to make it look a little more interesting. This is a great scrap project or … Read More ...
The Bojagi Shawl is a Great Knit Gift Option
Bojagi is the Korean word for a square fabric wrapper, often used these days to wrap gifts. A typical fold in the fabric makes the tie look like a flower, and that is the inspiration for the lace motif that … Read More ...
Knitting Pattern – Stitch a Squishy Headband that Will Warm You All Winter
I am seeing twisted headbands everywhere this season, and while I haven’t knit one yet I’m thinking hard about it.
The Squishy Knit Headband from Red Heart uses their new Heat Wave yarn, which is actually supposed to be … Read More ...
Knit a Quick and Easy Ear Flap Hat
Ear flap hats are amazingly cute. I love them on little kids, but they look good on grownups, too, and they’re super practical because they warm even more of you than a regular hat does.
Gina Michele designed a cute … Read More ...
Get into Colorwork with this Bright Sweater
If you’re not a knitter who has done a lot of colorwork, the On Repeat pullover from Bernat might look more than a little intimidating.
But would you believe this is a pretty great project for someone new to … Read More ...
The Blanket You’ll Want to Live Under All Season
There’s an article from the Onion I see every year that’s headlined “Girlfriend to Stay Underneath Blanket for Next Five Months.”
I remember it, because it is me.
I put the extra blanket (that only goes on my side … Read More ...
Add a Jack o’Lantern to a Project for a Bit of Halloween Fun
Admittedly it might be a little late to knit a whole sweater for Halloween unless you’re working on it all the time, but I couldn’t resist sharing the jack o’lantern chart Heidi from Hands Occupied used when she knit her … Read More ...
Bring Some Color (Blocking) to Your Fall Wardrobe
I love Henley style shirts, but I have yet to knit a sweater in this style. Maybe it will move off my knitting bucket list this year.
The Henley-etta Chic Sweater from Red Heart Yarn is a good option for … Read More ...
Christmas Knitting Pattern – Festive Reindeer Stocking
This knitting pattern is for a Christmas stocking. This pattern shows you how to make a Festive Reindeer stocking. You can grab the free pattern from Lionbrand.
Looking for more Christmas themed Knitting patterns? Check out some of our favorite … Read More ...
The Little Hearts Cowl is a Great Gift Idea
If you’re starting to think about what you might want to knit for gifts this year, the Little Hearts Cowl from Knifty Knittings is a great option.
This bulky cowl is worked flat with single stitches worked in stranded colorwork… Read More ...
Christmas Knitting Pattern – Fair Isle Snowflake Ornament
This Christmas knitting pattern is for a Fair Isle Christmas ornament. You can see the full pattern over at Lionbrand. Make sure to check out some of their other Christmas patterns whilst you are there. If you are open … Read More ...