Patterns, projects and techniques
This free knitting pattern comes via Lionbrand and you can download the free pattern here.
SKILL LEVEL – Easy SIZES 1 year (2 years, 3 years) Finished Circumference About 14 (16, 18) in. (35.5 (40.5, 46) cm), slightly stretched. Finished … Read More ...
All her hand dyed skeins are unique, as it is really
While we are all at home I’ll bet we are trying to use what we have more than ever, and that includes the yarn and projects we pick. I thought I would start doing some roundups using single skeins and … Read More ...
Lockdown got you going a little crazy? How about this fun pattern
Hilariously adorable, and a little bit silly, this hat takes puppy cuteness to the next level! Heavenly soft and fashionably chunky, the suggested yarn is a dream to … Read More ...
These patterns are for using with Lion Brand’s Shawl In A Ball Yarn. Some of these patterns are crochet and some are knitting so I will share them on both our blogs.
You can find all of Lion Brand’s free … Read More ...
Sometimes a yarn and stitch pattern combine in a pattern in really beautiful ways that makes something even more special than it would otherwise be.
Vanessa Smith’s Aslyn hat pattern uses twisted rib and a lattice pattern that would be … Read More ...
This yarn bento bag allows you to take your yarn wherever you go. Forget about taking those fancy Yarnbowls that are ceramic n holiday with you and check out the Bento bag made just for yarn
Keeps your yarn in … Read More ...
I don’t know why I think of colorwork as being especially appropriate in fall and winter. I guess it’s because stranded colorwork makes extra-thick and extra-warm fabric. (Though this pattern is actually mosaic knitting, which is just one color per … Read More ...
Summer is for scrap projects. (OK, anytime is a good time for scrappy projects, but I can’t resist some alliteration.)
I just finished a shawl and had a little bit of yarn left, which got me thinking about all the … Read More ...
Knitwear designer Kieran Foley shared a picture of her Coral Reef shawl design on Instagram and I was instantly captivated by it.
The colors are striking, of course, but I also love the kind of hourglass/teardrop shapes in the design, … Read More ...
We are finally starting to feel a bit springlike in the Northern Hemisphere, which means our southern friends will soon be heading into fall and winter. Whichever side of the earth you live on, it’s a pretty good time to … Read More ...
Stranded colorwork worked in the round is a great way to learn how to work with two colors at once, and the Camilla Neckwarmer pattern from Toronto yarn shop EweKnit looks like a great place to start.
This small cowl … Read More ...
Cables are always fun to knit, but even more fun are interesting, unexpected cables like the ones that swirl down the back of the Sevrine Cardigan designed by Vanessa Smith.
This design is so feminine and pretty — it also … Read More ...
Recently I realized that I don’t talk very much about my own knitting here, and maybe that’s because I knit a lot but I don’t seem to finish a lot. Or it takes me months and months to finish a … Read More ...
I don’t go to knitting events because I live far away from any of them (well, I did go to TNNA once, when my last book came out, but it has been a LONG time), but I love seeing what … Read More ...
