I spent my crafty time today mostly crocheting, and it occurred to me once again that crochet is the yarn craft you want to be doing if you’re just looking to stash bust. I made a little bowl and a … Read More ...
Australia’s Ex-PM Knit Kangaroo for Royal Baby
Julia Gillard has been ousted as the first female prime minister in Australia’s history, but not without making a last bit of knitting-related news. Gillard has long been known to be a knitter, and she particularly enjoys knitting for babies … Read More ...
Checking out Stitch Maps
If you were around the knitting Internet (yes, there is such a place) at the end of last week or over the weekend you may have already heard about Stitch Maps, a new project by knitting chart enthusiast J. … Read More ...
Southern Hemisphere Google Doodle Features Knitting
Here in the Northern Hemisphere it’s the first day of summer, which means for our neighbors to the far south, it’s the first day of winter. Google decided to celebrate both with a summer-themed Google doodle for the north and … Read More ...
An Awesome Guide to Top-Down Raglan Design
If you’re at all interested in designing your own top-down sweaters, you need to read, follow, reread and absorb Kristen TenDyke’s amazing blog post all about how she designs top-down raglans. She uses Excel to help her with math, … Read More ...
Did You Catch the Series on Magazine Publishing at About?
In case you aren’t a devoted follower of my other knitting website, I wanted to make sure you knew that I recently finished up a series written by Creative Knitting magazine editor Kara Gott Warner all about what goes into … Read More ...
Learn More about Lee Meredith
I love learning about other knitwear designers, where their inspiration comes from and how they work, so I was excited to see this interview with Lee Meredith, aka Leethal, at the Sexy Knitter.
She’s known for her awesome accessories … Read More ...
Does Knitting Hurt? Try Yoga
Apparently the heady days of knitting all-nighters are over for at least some of the newer wave of knitters, who are turning to yoga to ease the aches and pains caused by too much knitting. That’s the news according to … Read More ...
Support Your Local Yarn Store, Wherever You Happen to Be
A couple of weekends ago my husband and I went to Kansas City to celebrate our wedding anniversary. While in Overland Park visiting the Penzey’s store (aka, the happiest place on earth) we did a little wandering around the super-cute … Read More ...
When is Knitting Going to Stop Being a Joke?
This is a little bit mock outrage, but also a lot serious. Guys, when are people going to stop using knitting as a punchline?
You’d think with as many celebrities and young people as knit these days that people would … Read More ...
A Roundup of Amazing Yarn Bombings
Most of these are not new to me, but this collection of ambitious yarn bombing projects from Mental Floss is a great reminder of the amazing things that can be done when a few (or a few hundred) people with … Read More ...
Now That’s a Great Yarn Storage Solution!
I’ve seen and shared a lot of different ways to sort, store and display yarn through the years, but this has got to be one of the coolest and cleverest solutions I’ve seen. Bonus: it doesn’t cost a lot, makes … Read More ...
Knitting: Not Just for Stay-at-home Moms
I really wanted to like this article from the Star-Telegram about younger knitters who were attracted to the craft for various reasons but stick with the craft because of the friendships they’ve formed doing it. I mean, it doesn’t even … Read More ...
Check out What’s Popular in Knitting with the Stock(inette) Market
The Venn diagram on knitters and math and science geeks would show a lot of overlap, and when statistics lovers and knitters collide, awesome things can happen.
Like what, you ask? Like the Stock(inette) Market, an analysis of trends … Read More ...
Make Something Old Awesome {Michaels RE-Love Challenge}
Is there a really ugly piece of furniture in your house that you hate to throw out but don’t quite know what to do with? That’s how I felt about this old microwave cart, which I told you about last … Read More ...
