Patterns, projects and techniques
Designer Alexandra Davidoff has a couple of koala-themed patterns that she is using to help raise funds for the Australian Koala Foundation as it helps animals affected by the wildfires in Australia.
Proceeds from sales of her fingerless mitts and … Read More ...
Since the wildfires in Australia began, it’s been reported that as many as a billion animals may have died, and countless others have been injured in the fires or fleeing the flames.
This tragedy presents an opportunity for crafters … Read More ...
The One Row Kerchief pattern from Natasha Sills is a really fun looking, simple pattern that can be worked in a lot of different ways.
Use any weight of yarn, and change up the pattern slightly to get more of … Read More ...
I may be a little old for flower eyelets, I’ll admit it. But I still think the Gyre Tunic from Annie Lupton is adorable, and my daughter is almost big enough that she could wear it.
It’s a sweet little … Read More ...
For the second year Lion Brand Yarn is heading up the #hatnothate campaign to bring awareness to the anti-bullying initiatives of partner charity Box Out Bullying.
Their goal for this year is to collect 25,000 blue hats to distribute … Read More ...
Visitors to Parkside Medical Centre in New Zealand can add a few rows to a baby blanket while they wait for their appointments.
The waiting knitters have completed one baby blanket — it took about a month — and started … Read More ...
Lion Brand Yarn has teamed up with STOMP Out Bullying (a national nonprofit aimed at changing the culture for kids to reduce bullying, cyberbulling and other forms of abuse) on a project that knitters and crocheters can support, called #HatNotHate… Read More ...
Warm Up America is known for providing blankets and other warm goods to people across the United States, but it supports other initiatives as well, and this year it’s helping bring awareness — and hats! — to the issue of … Read More ...
Knitters in Australia and beyond are being called upon to create knit poppies that will be used to decorate the Australian War Memorial to mark the centenary of the ending of World War I next November.
The group 5,000 Poppies… Read More ...
Looking for an easy charity knitting project with a big impact? The Oklahoma Department of Health is trying to raise awareness of the so-called period of purple crying that is common among newborns.
Purple hats are distributed to newborns to … Read More ...
I received word recently about an interesting project that I thought some of you might be interested in.
Knitting Our National Parks, a project at Indie Untangled, is bringing together indie dyers to create colorways inspired by photos of … Read More ...
Talk of a wall being built between the United States and Mexico was a big part of the presidential election and is still a hot topic. But what if a wall, something designed to keep people out, could be transformed … Read More ...
I know we all love a heartwarming story about knitting, right? This one comes to us via the Medford Mail Tribune (that’s in Oregon) and profiles Trinidad Flores, a homeless man who spends his time loom knitting hats to … Read More ...
It’s common to feel a need to change things, to do something to fill the time, when your spouse dies. Bob Rutherford, an 88-year-old in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, started knitting socks, not by hand, but with his own low-cost sock knitting … Read More ...
The UK Hand Knitting Association is looking for some knitters who want to hone their sock-knitting skills, or just knit some cute little socks, that will be used as bunting to decorate care homes and other places during the … Read More ...
