It’s been a while since I shared any knitting news, and quite a bit has piled up, so let’s get to it.
Over the holidays you might have missed BuzzFeed’s take on 22 things that happen when you get into … Read More ...
Knit Hats with Hearts For Valentine’s Day With These Patterns
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and at least in the northern part of the world it’s still pretty cold in the middle of February, so a knit hat with a heart theme is a great gift idea.
Here … Read More ...
Easy Hats to Knit for All
I got a random email from Red Heart the other day thanking me for subscribing to their newsletter (which I have done for a long time, is why it was random) but it included a link to an ebook all … Read More ...
Giveaway: Dress-to-Impress Knitted Scarves
This week’s giveaway is for the girly girls, the ladies who love feminine fashion and a bit of a challenge or an interesting technique in their knitting projects.
Dress-to-Impress Knitted Scarves
by Pam Powers offers 24 knit scarves, cowls, ascots, … Read More ...
Still Haven’t Tried Arm Knitting? Check out This Video Tutorial
I would have thought that the excitement about arm knitting would have calmed down by now, but I still get questions about it from people all the time.
So does blogger Crafty Gemini, so she decided to do a video … Read More ...
Tim Horton’s Adorable Knit Restaurant
I know Christmas is long past, but being that it’s Epiphany today I figure we have one last chance to talk about the holidays, and in that spirit I bring you this story about the time Tim Horton’s took over … Read More ...
Want to Learn a New Knitting Skill This Year? Try Brioche Knitting
I got a little obsessed with brioche knitting this fall. I’m not quite sure I’m over it; I really want to knit a brioche cowl (when by all accounts I should be over cowls, too, given how many I knit … Read More ...
It Must Be the Year of the Cowl
Every time I do a roundup of cowl knitting patterns, it seems like another round of the projects hits my email box. That’s a good problem to have because cowls are fun to knit and really useful. I don’t wear … Read More ...
Hats Off (Or Should that Be On?) for Warmth
I have been feeling the desire to knit a lot of hats lately, which is kind of funny because I don’t wear hats all that often. I usually only wear mine when my daughter makes me go out and play … Read More ...
Giveaway: Knit and Crochet Now Season 6 DVDs
Congratulations to Yolanda.
The sixth season of Knit and Crochet Now! is set to begin airing on public television in January, but we’ve got a sneak peek this week as well as a chance for one of you to win … Read More ...
Check Out This Guide to Fixing Your Knitting Mistakes
Mistakes in knitting happen to all of us, all the time. Recently I was knitting a scarf and I somehow ended up with one more stitch than I was supposed to have, and I ended up knitting for a couple … Read More ...
What Are You Knitting for New Year’s Eve?
New Year’s Eve doesn’t get the crafty build up that Christmas does, probably because frankly we’re all kind of tired after the big event and no one can quite handle another holiday exactly a week later.
But if you’re going … Read More ...
More Gift Ideas for Knitters
If you’re shopping for a knitter or just want to drop some last-minute hints (aside from knit-covered shoes), I have a couple of lists over at About for stocking stuffers and larger gifts for knitters.
People don’t usually buy me … Read More ...
Gift Knits You Still Have Time for
We are coming down to the wire on Hanukkah and Christmas, but there’s still time to do some gift knitting if you want to. It’s not ideal, but there are a lot of quick knitting projects out there that can … Read More ...
A Few More Great Scarves to Knit
There’s no end to the great scarf knitting patterns out there, and there are more being published all the time, so there’s never going to be a definitive roundup of scarf knitting patterns, which is great for me because it … Read More ...