Four seasons cowl. Fingering weight yarn, light and easy enough for a beginner stitches and one skein of yarn and you’ve got a winner! I love the blue variations, very pretty!
FREE pattern from the Dairy Godmother blog, HERE… Read More ...
Question Time…..
Today’s dilemma, boys and girls is the never-ending (for me anyway) argument on how to find and pull out the center strand from a center pull skein of yarn.
This is the way I ALWAYS knit from a skein, … Read More ...
Scads and Scads of One Skein Projects!
27 different projects, all slated for one skein or less. How much better does it get?
Check it out, over at Annie’s Attic! HERE
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Giveaway – Kids Knit Package on the Lime Riot Blog….
This giveaway ends on Jan 21st.
Here’s the deets:
- A brand new copy of the book, Kids Knitting
(filled with cute projects for all ages) - A set of Lion Brand kids knitting needles (these are short and light for small
Paper or Plastic?
This adorable little jumper was knit from blue plastic grocery bags.
How? Cut the bags into strips, knot them into a long skein and start knitting, just as if with yarn.
This is pretty cool; while I don’t have … Read More ...
It’s Christmas Time at Knit Picks!
KnitPicks has rolled out these awesome patterns, also in the form of kits to make your home sparkle this holiday season.
On the left, Winter Wonderland, HERE and on the right, Hearthwarming Stockings.
Speaking of KnitPicks, I scored two … Read More ...
Help The Penguins….
So apparently there was an oil spill somewhere around New Zealand. I apologize that I do not spend time watching or reading the news. As a matter of fact, really, the only tv I watch is when my Red Wings … Read More ...
A Perfect Combination!
Sugar Bunny yarn from Knit Picks is a merino/angora worsted blend that is just heaven on earth.
Put this with an old pattern I scrounged up (did the whole Google thing and couldn’t find it, sorry) and you have … Read More ...
Knit Picks New Yarn – Sugar Bunny
Knit Picks has a new line of yarns called Special Reserve. The first in that line is called Sugar Bunny. It’s a mix of 80% merino wool and 20% angora (I’m going with Angora rabbit rather than goat), and … Read More ...
One Skein Wonderwoman! Read and Follow The Adventures
Cindy is on a mission to knit all the patterns in the book “Sock Yarn: One Skein Wonders
“. She’s completed 25 patterns so far, and is blogging about her adventures.
Follow along as she pursues the rest of … Read More ...
New Yarn From Knit Picks – Wool of the Andes Tweed
I managed to snag a skein of this yarn 80% Peruvian Wool and 20% Donegal Tweed yarn in the Indigo Heather colorway (the purple one in the middle).
I knitted up a swatch to start a vest. Used size 7 … Read More ...
Scented Yarn!
In the following scents: powder, lavender, chamomile, aloe vera, fleur-de-lavande, vanilla, and rose petal. 100% cotton, worsted weight.
The colors are solid, muted and variegated. Bernat Handicrafter Scents
is a favorite yarn in favorite scents! As you knit or … Read More ...
Knit Picks “Swish” and “Wool of the Andes” In New Tonal Colors!
So I tried out one of Knit Picks newest yarns, Swish Tonals in the Deep Water’s colorway. It’s a Superwash Merino, worsted weight so I invented myself a project. See, I had a problem. Had a water bottle … Read More ...
Yarn Sales
Ya know, there is a downside to this job.
For example the email I just got about the yarn sales currently going on over at the Discount Brand Name Yarns website. And I get soooo many of them. Taunting me. … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Mittens!
Tell him how you feel, or maybe just flirt a little with these cute Valentine’s Day themed mittens.
Can’t put your finger on what to give your daughter or best friend this February 14? Here’s a heart- (and hand-) warming … Read More ...