First a story, then a giveaway (with advice asked of course). Yeah, you have to sit through a story first!
Here’s the deal. One of my daughters found a sweater she wanted me to knit for her in one of … Read More ...
Is It That Time Already??
The nights are cooler, the mornings are filled with heavy dew and the leaves are turning and starting to fall. Yes, Autumn is on the horizon.
Pretty close to when Autumn ends, hat and scarf season arrive, and the folks … Read More ...
Wait! What? All Lion Brand Online Patterns Are Free?
Speechless! And besides that, there are no words, but don’t sit here and read this, get over there! Lion Brand Yarn website is advertising 2713 FREE knitting, crochet and yarn craft patterns. Unbelieveable!
Why? Lion Brand Yarn is contributing to … Read More ...
Name That Alpaca Contest at KnitIdeas.com
I’d go with Black Hollyhock, but I already have a cat with that name, so it’s all you!
Go here, to KnitIdeas.com to their blog and help them Name Their Alpaca!! There’s a 25$$ Gift Certificate in it for you … Read More ...
What Will 4.9 Miles Of Yarn Get You?
315,000 stitches ! This is what you will get with almost 5 miles of yarn. Although there’s not a full picture of the dress (and I’d LOVE to see it), you can read the rest of the article in the
… Read More ... Knitting Pattern – What? A Free Squirrel Dishcloth?
No, silly, a free squirrel dishcloth pattern! Isn’t he cute? Or maybe he’s a she. Hard to tell from this view but he/she/it sure is adorable!… Read More ...
Free Pattern – Hat’s For Boys
Whatever the age of your boys, send them off in Pirate Style with this free hat pattern from Hello Yarn.
Knit with Hauk, a Dale of Norway yarn with water repellant tendencies. There’s a knit-along for this hat too, here: … Read More ...
How Do They Do That?
Have you seen this show? The creaters of this show take common items, and step-by-step, explain to the viewers how the end products are produced. Kind of like, how they produce egg cartons.
This video goes way past simple egg … Read More ...
Free Hat Pattern, In Honor Of All You Shamrocks Out There….
Let the Wearin’ O’ The Green commence with this warm and fun hat from PolarKnit Yarns!
This free pattern, the Shamrock’n Hat is here: http://www.polarknit.com/itoolkit.asp?pg=HATS/TOQUES… Read More ...
Knit That Photo!
Or knit that visual in your mind, or knit the awesome sunrise you’re looking at right now (actually, I’m looking at lots and lots of snow, but I know the sun is out there, I’ve seen it!). It’s easy, and … Read More ...
Lining a Hat
Wool can be itchy. Wool is warm. Ahhh, a dilemma! How to take advantage of a warm wool hat and lose the itch?
Linda Permann did an article on How To Line a Knit or Crochet Hat, using fleece, here: … Read More ...
Free Hat Patterns from PolarKnit!
I got a chance to try out this yarn, it’s made from fleece. It’s warm. It’s cozy, it’s snuggly, it’s, well, fleecy. And really cool to knit with. Head on over to PolarKnit for these free patterns and several more!… Read More ...
New Free Hat Pattern
Here in N. Mich, it’s still very much hat weather. The free pattern for this hat found it’s way into my inbox yesterday, and how cute! Perfect for anyone (take the pom off for a guy), and it looks to … Read More ...
Substituting Yarn, or, It’s Supposed To Look Like That!
My current WIP is the Sunrise Circle Jacket from Interweave Press. Apparantly I didn’t do the math real well when I figured that the amount of hand-dyed, one of a kind yarn I bought over a year ago was enough.… Read More ...
Dr Who ? Dr Unfair that’s who
Dr who knitting fans have been in an uproar over their favorite Dr Who patterns being terminated off the internet. You could go see the (alleged) offending site but the patterns have now been removed.
it is not the first … Read More ...