If you’re hanging out at home over the long holiday weekend (sorry if you happen to be in a place that doesn’t celebrate, or already had Thanksgiving), now might be a good time to start some holiday knitting if you … Read More ...
Giveaway: Sock Ruler
Congratulations to Enid!
Here’s a great giveaway for all the sock lovers in the house. Have you seen the Sock Ruler?
It’s a wide plastic ruler with the measurements on the top (both inches and centimeters). You can slide … Read More ...
Knit a Trio of Socks in Christmas Colors
Funky socks are really popular right now, and while I haven’t knit anything crazy or deliberately mismatched, I like these socks from the Chilly Dog called the Wintermint Sock Trio.
It’s intended that you knit three socks, none of … Read More ...
Giveaway: The Modern Natural Dyer and a Yarn Dyeing Kit!
This is such a fun giveaway I can’t even stand it. Kristine Vejar of A Verb for Keeping Warm has a new book out called The Modern Natural Dyer
. It’s all about how to dye yarn… Read More ...
8 Cozy Sock Patterns for HIM
Welcome to our roundup of 8 cozy sock patterns for HIM! Handmade socks make the perfect gift for the special men in your life, and they are a great way to add a touch of style and comfort to their … Read More ...
8 Cozy Socks To Knit For Fall
There is something wonderfully comforting about pulling on a pair of hand-knit socks when the weather starts to cool. Whether you love simple beginner sock patterns, pretty lace details, warm ribbed cuffs, or colorful self-striping yarn, this collection … Read More ...
Knitty Deep Fall is Here
I was a little distracted yesterday by Knitty’s fundraising efforts (which in less than a day met their first goal of $7,000 an issue, which will pay for a raise for designers) that I failed to mention it was also … Read More ...
Is Knitting Becoming a Lost Art?
Ordnance Survey is a British mapmaking company, but they’re interested in a lot of different things, including thinking about and talking about skills that seem to be in danger of dying out in the modern world.
Of course knowing how … Read More ...
Have You Ever Knit Socks Flat?
I love knit socks, and I really want to make more of them as the cool weather comes on. My latest book has five pairs of colorwork socks in them, and one of my favorites is the intarsia pair, worked … Read More ...
Giveaway: Scarves in the Round
Ellen is our winner!
I don’t quite want to admit how quickly the weather will likely start to turn cool again. I’m still working on projects I hope to have done in time to wear this summer, but I know … Read More ...
Help with Knitting Socks that Fit
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
.
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 ...