This knitting pattern is for a Market bag, market bags are not only great for gifting they are great sellers at craft markets and fairs. Everyone is trying to get away from plastic bags and this cute pattern is a … Read More ...
BIPOC in Fiber Launches Crowdfunder for Website
Jeanette Sloan has been at the forefront of discussions of diversity in knitting and the list of POC designers and crafters on her website has proven a valuable if rather low-tech resource both for consumers who want to support BIPOC … Read More ...
Knitted Dishcloth Dress Pattern
If you’re looking for a knitting pattern that’s charming, practical, and absolutely perfect for gifting, the Leisure Arts Dishcloth Dresses: Wedding Day Knit ePattern is a delightful choice. This clever design takes a simple dishcloth and turns it into a
Knit Some Squish to Keep You Warm
When it comes to super squishy, warm projects, brioche really can’t be beat. It looks amazing but also is just super fluffy and warm thanks to how the stitches are formed. It’s the perfect thing for keeping warm in winter … Read More ...
A Quick Cropped Sweater for Fall
I missed the Ursa Sweater by Jacqueline Cieslak when it came out back in March, but it’s a great sweater for fall knitting.
This time of year I want something quick that can be off my needles and ready for … Read More ...
A Warm Sweater You Can Make in Different Weights
Now that Labor Day is done I think it’s officially time we can start talking fall and winter knitting. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures on Instagram of the Magnolia sweater by Camilla Vad.
Like this one the … Read More ...
Dishcloth Dresses – Happy Day Knit ePattern
If you’re looking for a knitting project that is both practical and charming, the Dishcloth Dresses: Happy Day Knit ePattern from Leisure Arts is a delightful choice. This pattern is part of the beloved Dishcloth Dresses collection, which has become
A Great Shawl for a Single Skein of DK Weight Yarn
I love single skein projects. Mostly because a lot of my stash is single skeins and I’m trying to pare it down, so anything I can make with a single ball makes me happy.
If you’ve got some Miss Babs … Read More ...
The Perfect Casual Cardigan for the Changing Seasons
I am a big fan of big cardigans. I love to throw them on housecoat style as I lounge around the house, and as the weather starts to get cooler I will wear a cardigan instead of a coat throughout … Read More ...
Knit a Hat Inspired by Hopi Designs
I love hearing the stories behind knitwear designs. Whether a design was inspired by color or something in nature or traditional designs, it’s so cool to have that extra layer of the design’s history when you knit something.
The Peaceful … Read More ...
Check out the Amazing Bubbles on This Shawl
This is an older pattern but I just saw it shared on Instagram by Hedgehog Fibres and it looks awesome so I couldn’t help but share it.
Camino Bubbles by Kieran Foley uses a cool drop stitch mesh pattern that … Read More ...
A Shawl to Knit for (or at) the Beach
What people like in a vacation knitting project can vary (I recently wrote about about what I like in travel knitting projects) but I think it’s common to like projects that are small enough to throw in a bag, … Read More ...
Combine Colors and Textures in This Fun Shawl
The waves and colors of the ocean were the inspiration behind the Wavelengths Wrap, designed by Tif Neilan.
It uses three or four colors of fingering weight yarn and is so pretty in blues and greens, but any color … Read More ...
This Lacy Crop Top is Perfect for Summer
Sometimes I feel like I follow too many knitters on Instagram, because I’m always finding more things I want to knit. That’s not really a problem; not having enough time to knit all the things I want to knit is … Read More ...
Do You Use Sock Yarn for Shawls?
There are so many great, colorful sock yarns out there that it’s super tempting to use them for other projects that call for fingering-weight yarns.
I found this article from Jillian Moreno at Mason-Dixon Knitting all about sock yarn versus … Read More ...