It’s rare that I write about a knitting book before I’ve read it or even seen it, but I’m super excited about Kate Atherley’s new book, Custom Socks: Knits to Fit Your Feet
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The book, as you can imagine, … Read More ...
Giveaway: Warm Days, Cool Knits
Stefanie is the winner!
After a really wet beginning to the summer where I live, it finally really feels like summer, with baking hot days and not-very-cool nights. This is the south, after all, and like other southerners I sometimes … Read More ...
Knits from Outer Space -Knitting Patterns
With all the excitement surrounding the Pluto flyby this week, I thought it might be fun to look for some knit representations of space. I didn’t find any knits celebrating Pluto specifically, but there’s lots of fun space-themed stuff out … Read More ...
Celebrate KnitScene’s 10th Birthday with a Great Giveaway
KnitScene is one of my favorite knitting magazines because it’s really my style. I love relatively easy knits that still have some fun detail and technique involved, and that’s what this magazine has been about for 10 years now.
To … Read More ...
Great Knitting Ideas for Father’s Day
I’ll admit I almost never knit for my husband. He’s one of those guys who is warm all the time, I somehow think he wouldn’t enjoy knit socks and he only wears a scarf (one of mine) when he’s about … Read More ...
A Summer Shorty Sock Club
SilverSpun yarn is so much fun to work with. I used it over the winter in a pair of gloves, which takes advantage of the conductive power of silver (you can still interact with phones and other screens with them … Read More ...
Knitting News: Knitting More than Your Bit, Knitting for Pets and More
With the celebration of ANZAC Day, the Southland Times uncovered the story of Janet Bowie, a knitter who completed 736 pairs of socks for men fighting in Gallipoli and throughout Europe during World War I. In 1919 she was awarded … Read More ...
Knitty Surprises for Spring/Summer
And if you still needed more knitting inspiration for the season after the Twist Collective release, Knitty published its spring/summer surprises today, and I’ve got to say they’re pretty great.
The Angular Velocity socks by Rich Ensor feature a dainty … Read More ...
Review: Cozy Country Knits
I don’t know why, when the weather is finally officially warm here in Arkansas, the book I picked to review this week is one that’s decidedly meant for the fall and winter, but this is the one that jumped out … Read More ...
Giveaway: My New Book
I’m celebrating this week because my latest book has just been released (the technical release day is Wednesday, but my publisher is showing it as in stock).
It’s called Colorwork Knitting
, and it features five different kinds of colorwork:… Read More ...
Master Grafting with this Great Blog Series
Joni Coniglio has a great series of posts over on Knitting Daily all about grafting that you’re going to want to read if you’ve ever been mystified by this knitting technique or wondered if there are different ways to do … Read More ...
Review: Knitted Socks
This book — Knitted Socks
by Anna Tillman — has been on my shelf for years and I always feel like I have reviewed it but apparently never did.
That’s a shame, because it’s pretty darn cute, as you might … Read More ...
Giveaway: Sock Knitting Books
Since I’m still thinking about sock knitting this week, I thought it would be fun to give away a couple of sock knitting books.
First is the booklet I reviewed for you last week, Easy Knitted Socks. I’m also … Read More ...
Spring + Summer Knitty is Here
See, I wasn’t at all kidding about it being almost spring, because the Spring + Summer Knitty has just been released.
This issue includes 13 patterns for shawls, tops, socks, a sweater, a sleep mask and a baby hat.
In … Read More ...
Review: Easy Knitted Socks
I’m sort of doing a sock week over at About this week, so it seemed appropriate to review a little sock book over here as well.
Easy Knitted Socks
, compiled by Amy Palmer, is a booklet containing 14 projects. … Read More ...