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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 ...
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 ...
Congratulations to Sarah L.
Self-striping yarn is a lot of fun to use, but sometimes it can be hard to come up with projects to use it on where it will still look good but that aren’t just straight Stockinette … Read More ...
I love knitwear designer Amy Herzog’s style. Her garments have a classic, streamlined design with details that make even the most basic patterns pretty and wearable.
But I have wondered if her previous books, Knit to Flatter 
and Knit Wear … Read More ...
Back in April the craft publisher Annie’s made its first foray into seasonal pattern collections with Summer Love, curated by lead designer Lena Skvagerson.
They’ve decided to do it again, with the Autumn Bliss collection launching today. You can … Read More ...
I love working with self-striping yarns, and actually have a whole chapter in my colorwork book on the subject (and my favorite sweater ever, which is in that book, is made with self-striping yarn). But I’ll admit it’s not … Read More ...
After mentioning yesterday that I’m really not thinking about knitting for fall and winter yet, I thought I would share some sweater patterns for those of you who are already pointing your needles in that direction.
First off, check out … Read More ...
I loved Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre’s previous collaboration Weekend Hats
, so I was happy to see them join forces again in a book with a similar concept but a bigger scale.
Weekend Wraps
is all about shawls, … Read More ...
Congrats to C. Allen!
This week I’ve got another giveaway from my archive of knitting books, 75 Floral Blocks to Knit
by Lesley Stanfield. As the title says, this book is full of blocks — squares as well as other … Read More ...
I started knitting a sweater the other day. It’s kind of a summer sweater, knit with lightweight bamboo yarn at a loose gauge, in a boxy, oversized shape.
I hope to wear it before the weather gets that cool (I’m … Read More ...
Congratulations to Connie!
As I mentioned recently, I’ve been cleaning out my office and clearing out some old things that I don’t need any more, and passing on a lot of good, classic stuff to you.
This week I have … Read More ...
I really love knitting hats. I don’t wear hats enough to justify how much I love knitting hats, but at least every year I have to knit myself a new one.
hat knitting patterns called Margeau Chapeau
They’re a lot … Read More ...
It’s just about six months — 21 weeks — until Christmas, and it might seem crazy to start thinking about holiday knitting just because yarn companies (like Red Heart and Yarnspirations) are putting out Christmas in July knitting patterns.… Read More ...
Eunice is the winner!
I’m doing a major cleanout in my office (again), so I’m uncovering some great books that are older but still super useful that I don’t need but I’m sure someone will want.
A lot of books … Read More ...
Congrats to Jeanne!
If you have a guy — big or little — who you like to knit for, you probably know it can be frustrating to find sweaters that you want to knit and that they want to wear.… Read More ...