I love Isabell Kraemer’s knitting patterns. She has a great style and her colorwork designs are simple but beautiful and definitely things that I would wear (knitting one of her sweaters is on my knitting bucket list).
For the … Read More ...
Play with Mosaic on this Thanksgiving Turkey Dishcloth Knitting Pattern
The name of this pattern made me laugh — it’s called Pardon a Turkey by Amy Marie and this is one feathered beast that is not going to get eaten this holiday season.
The design is worked with mosaic Garter … Read More ...
Mosaic Knitting Patterns
Mosaic knitting is a fun knitting technique that looks more complicated than it is. Using two colors in alternating rows or rounds, strategically slipping stitches produces the color pattern.
It’s a technique I’ve been seeing a lot more of over … Read More ...
Mosaic and Stripes Play in this Fun Shawl Knitting Pattern
Mosaic knitting is a lot of fun, but like any other knitting technique its even more fun when you combine it with other techniques for a more layered effect.
The Room with a View Shawl by maliha designs uses stripes … Read More ...
Knit Yourself a Staycation (or Two!)
As much as I love knitting from other people’s patterns, so I don’t have to make any choices or do much math, sometimes it’s fun to have more options than a single pattern might give you.
The Staycation from Tif … Read More ...
Knit a Tee with a Mosaic Twist
I am a big fan of plain designs for summer because I like my summer tops and tanks to knit up fast. But sometimes taking the extra time to add some fun details really pays off.
Such is the case … Read More ...
First Fall Knitty is Here
I know it’s just barely officially summer, but we knitters need time to make things before we can wear them, so it might be almost time to start thinking about fall knitting, or at least those pieces that help us … Read More ...
A Squishy Shawl Knitting Pattern with a Bit of Mosaic
If Sun Come is a new shawl pattern by Amy Christoffers, and it looks like the kind of simple knitting and comforting project that a lot of us could use right now.
It’s mostly a Garter Stitch triangle with a … Read More ...
More Mosaic Knitting Fun with the Islander
I’ve been sharing lots of knitting patterns lately that use just a little bit of mosaic knitting because sometimes that’s a good way to learn a new technique, but in truth mosaic knitting is easy enough that you can do … Read More ...
Another Knitting Pattern to Try Mosaic Knitting
Moasic knitting is having a moment. It’s such a fun and easy way to add a little colorwork to projects, but you never used to see much of it. Now I feel like it’s been popping up in lots of … Read More ...
Slip in a Little Mosaic Knitting with This Fun Top
It’s always nice when learning a new knitting skill to find projects that are small or just use a little bit of that technique so you can get comfortable with it without being intimidated by the scale of the project.… 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 ...
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 ...
This Grandpa Cardigan Isn’t Just for Grandpas
I love big, roomy cardigans with shawl collars, sometimes called grandpa cardigans because they look like something an old man would wear.
But really they’re great for everyone, and it doesn’t take a lot of detailing to elevate these projects … Read More ...
A Colorful Shawl Full of Fun Knitting Techniques
It’s been on my mind lately to design a shawl with mini skeins or a multicolored yarn with long color runs where each section of color would be worked in a different stitch pattern or technique.
Diane Ugo did something … Read More ...