A reader sent me a post about a children’s book she has written involving Huggable Henry, a little knit bear who helps people who are upset by giving them hugs.
Debbie Trainor, of Knit n Sew Studio, has produced … Read More ...
Man in Hospice Has Made More than 8,000 Hats for the Homeless
There was a lot of great knitting-related news happening while I was too busy to share it, but just in case you didn’t see the story of Morrie Boogaart before, I wanted to make sure you did.
Boogaart is 91 … Read More ...
A Little More about Yarn the Film
A few weeks ago I told you about getting to see Yarn
the film and how I enjoyed seeing the different stories about how yarn crafts can go out into the world and give people a different perspective on craft.… Read More ...
Slow TV Hits Netflix
I remember when Norway’s Slow TV brought TV viewers in that nation hours of knitting, along with programs showing a train rolling down track for seven hours and a 24-hour broadcast of salmon fishing.
Now 11 of these programs have … Read More ...
Kate Davies on Knitting Her Way Back to Health
Kate Davies is a knitwear designer you might have heard of before, who uses traditional Scottish patterns in her designs, but what you might not know is that she had a stroke at a young age and had to work … Read More ...
Tiny, 3,000 Year Old Ball of Yarn Found
The origins of knitting have always been murky because our raw materials are biodegradable. We know that the oldest piece of knitting that has been found is about 3,000 years old, but its sophistication (a sock with intricate colorwork) … Read More ...
Yarn Shop Launches Kickstarter for KnitTV
The Ram Wools Yarn Cooperative in Winnipeg has launched a Kickstarter to raise funding for what it calls KnitTV, which would be an open-source, free collection of knitting and crochet tutorials made with the learner in mind.
The yarn shop … Read More ...
Knitting News: Arm Knitting in GIFs, A Gorgeous Knit Dress and More
Probably the strangest knitting-related news of the week (and this is a week when someone was sentenced to knitting following a road rage incident) is the case of a woman accused of smuggling fake $100 into the United States in … Read More ...
Woman Sentenced to Knitting After Road-Rage Incident (Really)
I usually save the fun or strange knitting news for Fridays, but this one is so good I had to post it right away.
I’m not entirely sure I understand the reports coming out of Dundee (that’s in Scotland), but … Read More ...
25 Ways to Make Your Knitting Better
I feel like I have seen this list of 25 tips that will improve your knitting from Knitting Om before, but I can’t see anywhere that I have shared it. It’s pretty good so I wanted to post it even … Read More ...
A Bit of Knitting Fun: Your Silly Knitting Name
There are lots of memes out there about funny names related to holidays, and Craftsy has developed one for your silly knitter name that is pretty fun.
There are many memes on the internet that play with the idea of … Read More ...
Do You Know the Velvet Acorn?
If you’ve ever looked at knitting or crochet patterns on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen patterns from the Velvet Acorn.
Designer Heidi May has hundreds of patterns she sells on etsy, which are inspired by nature and styled beautifully and … Read More ...
These Knitting Fails Should Make You Feel Better
We all have craft fails from time to time, including and especially in our knitting.
Sometimes the only thing that can make you feel better is remembering that other people have failed at knitting in the past, often spectacularly, and … Read More ...
Warm Up America Wants You to Stitch Your State
Warm Up America is a fabulous charitable organization that encourages people to knit or crochet and assemble blankets or other items that can be donated locally or given to the national organization to be distributed where they are needed.
But … Read More ...
Yarn, the Movie, Set for U.S. Tour
Have you heard about the movie Yarn? This documentary by Una Lorenzen made its American debut at SXSW in March and has also had a showing in Newport Beach, Calif.
It’s all about the knitters and crocheters who are keeping … Read More ...