Sheila is the winner!
It’s almost November, people! That must mean it is high time to get started on knitting all. the. things. for cold weather (if you’re in the top half of the world, anyway). I know my daughter … Read More ...
UK Knitters: Join the Christmas Sock Appeal
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 ...
Giveaway: Drop-Dead Easy Knits
The first commenter wins it!
Easy knitting doesn’t have to mean plain knitting, as Drop-Dead Easy Knits illustrates, and easy but pretty knitting is the perfect thing for this time of year, whether you’re planning holiday gift knitting or just … Read More ...
The Double-Knit Witch Bookmark is a Perfect Project for Halloween
I’ve written a lot of content about Halloween knitting projects in the past (see some links below) but of course I always want to be able to share what’s new for each holiday season, so I did a Ravelry search … Read More ...
Giveaway: Northern Knits Gifts
Ruth is the winner.
It’s time to start thinking about — and more than thinking, to actually start knitting — any knit gifts you want to make for the holidays, and this week’s giveaway can help get you started if … Read More ...
Duplicate Stitch: A Clever Solution for Kilt Hose
This is not exactly a knitting tutorial, but it may come in handy for knitters who make kilt hose or other tartan or argyle designs.
Nina at Nina Makes recently bought some kilt hose for her daughter, who has taken … Read More ...
Patriotic Patterns for Fourth of July Knitting
I’m not much of a Fourth of July knitter (though I did make a few patterns for the holiday over the years for About), but there’s something really fun about the basic combination of red, white and blue. (I also … Read More ...
Giveaway: Under 100 Knit Collection
Congratulations to Donna!
It’s become a semiannual tradition to give away a copy of the Under 100 Knit Collection from Knit Picks because there’s always such a great response to it.
This book packs 30 patterns, for projects ranging from … Read More ...
Review: Highland Outlander Knits
I’ve never read any of the Outlander
books or watched the television series based on them, but I know the time-traveling romance set in the Scottish highlands is appealing to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. Knitters … Read More ...
KnitBits: Trudeau’s Socks, New Twist Collective and Tons More
Did you hear about the 92-year-old woman who knit Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau a pair of socks? Well, he sent a hand written note back thanking her. Lillie Stewart has been knitting socks for 60-some years, and keeps her … Read More ...
Review: Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
I had a different book review on my calendar for this week, but the girl insisted I knit her something from Rachel Borello’s Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
this week so I figured since I was using the book … Read More ...
Easy, Pretty, Fun Knits for Mom
Mother’s Day is coming up in the states a little earlier than I realized, and I thought it would be fun to share some ideas you can knit for the moms and grandmothers in your life.
I searched mom knitting … Read More ...
KnitBits: Amazing Knitting, and Some Too Good to Believe (April Fool’s Edition)
I know I’ve seen this one before, but the Wonder Woman sweater was recently featured on Boing Boing, so it’s worth mentioning again. Designed and knit by Natalie Bursztyn, it’s a free pattern on Ravelry, and it’s amazing.
While … Read More ...
Giveaway: Quick Nordic Knits
Mary is our winner!
When I reviewed this book when it came out back in 2010, I noted that I wasn’t sure the word “quick” should have been used in the name, because while socks, hats and mittens (which are … Read More ...
KnitBits: Knitting for the Birds, New Knitty and Stylish Shibori
There are a couple of projects in the news this week that allow knitters to help animals in need. The first is the Royal Voluntary Service’s Big Knit, which raises money to support services for the elderly. The charity … Read More ...