• Home
  • Suggest A DIY
  • DIY Newsletter

Knitting

Patterns, projects and techniques


CraftGossip.com may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site.
  • About CraftGossip
  • Our Network
    • Bath & Body Crafts
    • Candle Making Ideas
    • Crochet Ideas
    • Cross Stitch
    • Edible Crafts
    • Felting Patterns
    • Glass Art
    • Home & Garden Ideas
    • Indie Crafts
    • Jewelry Making
    • Kids Crafts
    • Knitting Patterns
    • Lesson Plans
    • Needlework
    • Party Ideas
    • Polymer Clay
    • Quilting Ideas
    • Recycled Crafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • Sewing Patterns
    • Stamping
    • DIY Weddings
    • Not Craft Ideas
  • Giveaways
  • Roundups
  • Christmas
  • Search

Join a Knitting-Themed Book Club

June 15, 2020 by Sarah White 2 Comments

The Drunk Knitter has started a book club/mystery knitalong that’s also a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter.

Participants will be reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and knitting Pecola, a shawl made with a skein of sock yarn.… Read More ...

A Low-Pressure Make-along to Support Designers of Color

August 28, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I love the idea and the spirit behind the BIPOC Make Along, hosted by Desamour Designs.

One of the important things I’ve learned — and I think a lot of other people have learned, too — in the past … Read More ...

Support BIPOC Designers with a #RhineBIPOCSweater

July 26, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

There has been a lot of talk in the knitting community this year about diversity and the need to acknowledge, promote and support designers and knitters of color and others from traditionally marginalized communities.

All that talk is good, but … Read More ...

Did You See the Heavy Metal Knitting Championships?

July 16, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

If you were on the Internet over the weekend you might have seen a video or news story about the Heavy Metal World Knitting Championships, which took place last week in Finland.

From the look of things, the … Read More ...

Celebrate Worldwide Knitting in Public Day

June 6, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

worldwide knit in public dayIf you ask me, it’s knitting in public day pretty much every day, but there’s an official knitting in public day, and it is this weekend.

Events have been scheduled around the world to celebrate Worldwide Knitting in Public Day… Read More ...

Knit a Great Lacy Cardigan with this Fun Knitalong

April 20, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

lacy cardigan knitalongKnitwear designer Kate Barrios has launched a knitalong for her latest design, the Cerezo en Flor cardigan, which will take place over eight weeks beginning next month.

The pattern is a lacy cardigan made with The Fibre Co. yarn. … Read More ...

March Mayhem is Here! Vote for Your Favorites

March 16, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

march mayhem bracketBasketball lovers have March Madness; knitters have March Mayhem.

This annual event put on my Mason-Dixon Knitting pits the best knitting patterns of the previous year against each other in an elimination tournament to determine the favorite pattern of … Read More ...

Bang Out a Sweater with Mason-Dixon Knitting

February 6, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

bang out a sweater norah gaughanEvery year in February, Mason-Dixon Knitting encourages knitters to “Bang out a Sweater” with a quick sweater knitalong.

This year the garment in question is the Revolution, which isn’t really one sweater at all, but a whole interchangeable system… Read More ...

Are You Game for a Mystery Knitalong?

January 30, 2019 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

game day makealong marly birdSomehow I missed that this happened last year, but for the second year in a row Marly Bird is doing a mystery knitalong (and crochetalong, if you’re into that sort of thing) for the Big Game, which if you’re not … Read More ...

Help Recruit 10,000 New Knitters This Weekend

November 8, 2018 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

10,000 new knittersHave 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

August 14, 2018 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

intarsia mountain knitalong readalongIt 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?

August 10, 2018 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

summer sweater knitalongIt’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

July 31, 2018 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

knit dolores sheepIf 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

July 13, 2017 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Knit a Square design contestHere’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?

May 26, 2017 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Worldwide knitting in public dayI 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 ...

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 8
  • Next Page »

Support Us




Visit Simply By Amy

Trending popular ideas

Classic Ravelry is Gone. Now What?
A Trick to Make Seaming Shoulders Easier
The Best Free Teddy Bear Knitting Patterns
Ways to Get Rid of Extra Yarn
A Great Technique for Neater Color Changes
What to Do with Single Skeins of Sock Yarn
7 Knitting Patterns for Baby
Ravelry's New Look Knocked for Accessibility Issues
Happy Hat Knitting Pattern
Top Ten Sweater Patterns for Beginners

RSS From The Network

  • Book Review – Huggable Amigurumi
  • Updating an Older Layout
  • Women’s Long Cardigan – Free Sewing Pattern
  • Inking Dies with Gel Press
  • Breakfast Club Cross Stitch Pattern
  • Dinosaur Hand Embroidery Designs
  • Felt Ice Cream Cone Pincushion – Free Pattern
  • How to Make a Barometer
  • Tips for Making a Neckline that Works for You
  • Mini Quilted Key Chain Tutorial

Pick Your Blog

  • Sewing
  • Knitting
  • Crochet
  • Home & Garden
  • Recycled Crafts
  • Scrapbooking
  • Stamping
  • Polymer Clay
  • Cross-Stitch
  • Edible Crafts
  • Felting
  • Glass Art
  • Indie Crafts
  • Kids Crafts
  • Jewelry Making
  • Lesson Plans
  • Needlework
  • Bath & Body
  • Party Ideas
  • Quilting
  • Candle Making
  • DIY Weddings
  • Not Craft
  • Free Craft Projects

Copyright © 2021 · CraftGossip | Start Here | Contact Us | Link to Us | Your Editors | Privacy and affiliate policy