I love this post from Thread & Ladle breaking down the potential time and monetary costs of producing a quality knitting pattern.
People sometimes complain when I share patterns that cost money, and I do try to stick with … Read More ...
Patterns, projects and techniques
I love this post from Thread & Ladle breaking down the potential time and monetary costs of producing a quality knitting pattern.
People sometimes complain when I share patterns that cost money, and I do try to stick with … Read More ...
Lately I have been stalking around on Ravelry for summery tops and garments for spring, never mind that I’m deep in a knitting project I’d really like to finish while the weather is still right for me to wear it.… Read More ...
Though we’re enduring what I hope will be the last cold snap of spring where I live, I’m already thinking about knitting for true spring and summer.
As I knit the last of a long-neglected lap blanket I’m dreaming of … Read More ...
Now that April is here we had the end of the NCAA basketball tournament and the end of March Mayhem, the knitting-related bracket that crowns a champion knitting pattern from the previous year.
The winner is Humulus by Isabell … Read More ...
It’s almost spring in the northern hemisphere, and winter is coming on in the south.
No matter which season you’re heading into, the Alicia sweater pattern, recently released by Classic Elite Yarns is a great project to knit and … Read More ...
Just in case you don’t follow Mason-Dixon Knitting (and you absolutely should) I wanted to let you know that the sports-inspired celebration of the best knits of 2017, aka March Mayhem, is open for voting as of today (March … Read More ...
I am trying hard to get rid of yarn right now, both by knitting some things that have long been on the back-burner and by actually giving away yarn. So I really am trying, also, not to buy more yarn.… Read More ...
Watching the Olympics gives us lots of time for knitting (there’s even knitting happening at the Olympics, which is pretty awesome), and some of that knitting might be related to whatever country we’re supporting in the games.
A couple … Read More ...
We’re having a bit of warm weather right now where I live, but it’s pretty certain we’ll have more winter weather before the season is over. And of course if you live somewhere with a solid winter season, there’s still … Read More ...
I’ve been in the knitting game for a pretty long time in Internet years, probably around 12. And in that time ponchos have come around a couple of times.
I’ve never knit one.
I never quite saw the point. I’d … Read More ...
Knitting a sweater for yourself can be a fraught activity. You put so much time and effort (and money) into it, and you want it to be perfect, but often it just isn’t.
Sometimes the sleeves come out way too … Read More ...
I love Rowan yarns and a lot of their designers really inspire me with their classic, colorful designs.
So it doesn’t surprise me that I want to knit just about everything in this collection of patterns for Rowan Camello yarn.… Read More ...
Now that we’re getting rather down to the wire on the holiday season, you might be thinking there’s not anything you still have time to make for holiday gifts.
While we’re definitely looking at things that are smaller over the … Read More ...
The latest issue of Knitty just dropped the other day, so I thought it might be fun to highlight some patterns you still have time to knit for gifts, if you’re still in the market for some.
The Skew Too… Read More ...
I always love the Minutia patterns from Berroco: little bitty ornaments that are perfect for any knitter’s tree and, honestly, great for gift knitting to all sorts of people.
This year’s collection includes knit and crocheted stockings, a wee colorwork … Read More ...