It seems like everyone where I live has begun the collective rumble calling from spring to just get here, already. We’ll stop complaining about the fact that we haven’t had any real snow just as soon as we get that … Read More ...
A Year of Afghan
I haven’t written much about it yet, but I’m working on a massive stash-busting project this year that I expect will take me on and off all year to knit: a gigantic (6 foot square, I’m hoping!) strip afghan worked … Read More ...
Free Pattern for a Giant Seed Stitch Cowl
This one is an actual free pattern, but it’s as much an idea as anything. After a season of knitting for others and probably rushing through projects (that wasn’t just me, was it?), it’s time to take it slow, to … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Stash-o-motastic Fingerless Gloves
I love fingerless gloves, and I love stash-busting patterns, so there’s no doubt I’m smitten with the Stash-o-motastic Fingerless Glove pattern offered by Donna Herron, aka purl3agony.
These cuties regularly switch colors and stitch patterns, which adds texture as well … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Simple Striped Arm Warmers
It’s the perfect time of year for knitting and wearing arm warmers or fingerless gloves (I had mine on just the other day) and this pattern from Yarnologue is a great quick, easy and colorful choice.
Worked in the round … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Renewal Shawl
Sometimes you just want a relatively mindless knitting project that is easy but nonetheless pretty and comforting. That’s the Renewal shawl pattern by Helen Bingham in a nutshell.
This pattern, available via free Ravelry download, is a large striped rectangle … Read More ...
Free Pattern – Stash Buster Socks
Shamrocks From Vicki Howell
Craft, Rock, and Love…. and Shamrocks!
Vicki Howell does it again, with her quick and easy, stashbusting free shamrock pattern.
Visit Vicki at her blog and make some of these for yourself and all of your friends: http://vickiehowell.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-love-to-create-knitted-bejewelled.html… Read More ...