Have you heard about the project 10,000 New Knitters? Sponsored by skacel, the project provides free learn to knit kits to new knitters who visit participating yarn shops. They are encouraging experienced knitters to lend a hand by … Read More ...
Readalong and Knit this Amazing Mountain Throw
It must be the season for knitalongs, because here’s another great one coming up soon.
Heidi from Hands Occupied is hosting her fall Read Along Knit Along with the book The Snow Child by Eowin Ivey and Instarsia Mountain, … Read More ...
Who’s Ready for a Summer Sweater Knitalong?
It’s almost time for Very Shannon’s annual Summer Sweater Knitalong, which doesn’t mean you’re knitting a sweater for summer, but that you’re knitting a sweater in summer so you’ll be ahead of the game when the temps start to fall.… Read More ...
Knit a Dolores in Franklin Habit’s August Knitalong
If you’ve been around the knitting world for very long you’ve probably met Dolores, the sassy sheep star of some of Franklin Habit’s knitting-themed cartoons.
She’s beloved among knitters for her sarcastic and sassy take on stitching, and she’s … Read More ...
Knit a Square for a Chance at a Trip to VK Live
Here’s a fun contest I thought some of you might be interested in. Have you seen Nicky Epstein’s book Knit a Square, Create a Cuddly Creature? Here’s the book on Ravelry if you haven’t. The idea is that you knit … Read More ...
Are You Planning to Knit in Public?
I knit or crochet or craft in public a fair bit, so Worldwide Knitting in Public Day is not really a special holiday for me, but it is fun to get out with other knitters and make.
The annual event, … Read More ...
Knitting as Protest: The Pussyhat Project
Regardless of your political leanings, I think it’s always cool to see handcrafts used as part of a political statement, and that’s happening in a big way with the Pussyhat Project.
The idea is to outfit as many women … Read More ...
Check out this Fun Knitalong to Start the Year
Actually, it doesn’t start until Feb. 1, which is maybe even better than starting at the beginning of the year, but this new knitalong from Berroco looks like a lot of fun and a great way to build some skills … Read More ...
I Love Yarn Day to Celebrate Fiber for a Month
I Love Yarn Day is technically a month out — Oct. 15 — but the people behind it (that’s the Craft Yarn Council, by the way) are starting the celebration early this year with a lot of fun content meant … Read More ...
Are You Stitching in the Ravellenic Games This Year?
It’s almost time for the beginning of the Summer Olympics, which means it’s time for another session of the Ravellenic Games (formerly known as the Ravelympics, but that’s a long story).
The Games are a time when knitters, crocheters and … Read More ...
Celebrate the Offbeat Side of Yarncraft with Yarn
Have you heard about the documentary Yarn by Una Lorenzen? Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to see it already. I don’t live anywhere near any of the places where the film is being screened in the United States, but I … Read More ...
Yarn, the Movie, Set for U.S. Tour
Have you heard about the movie Yarn? This documentary by Una Lorenzen made its American debut at SXSW in March and has also had a showing in Newport Beach, Calif.
It’s all about the knitters and crocheters who are keeping … Read More ...
Are You Ready for Some Football Knitting (Again)?
Do you remember the Scoreboard Knitalong from last year? Maybe you took part in it?
The idea was to knit a scarf or cowl in two colors throughout the football season, with each row representing a point scored either by … Read More ...
What Are Your Knitting Resolutions?
Happy new year! (I almost typed Happy new yarn, but maybe that’s appropriate, too.)
I hope that amid your resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more and get your place more organized that you leave some room for knitting-related resolutions, too. … Read More ...
I Love Yarn Day Every Day
Saturday marked the fifth I Love Yarn Day, a celebration of all things fiber and yarn crafty.
I was busy celebrating my husband’s birthday and didn’t get a chance to mention it, but it’s a great holiday that this … Read More ...
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