Patterns, projects and techniques
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There’s been a lot of talk in the knitting community on Instagram and elsewhere about how using hand-dyed yarn in projects can feel like it excludes knitters who aren’t able to afford that yarn and suggesting that designers should provide … Read More ...
Darn Good yarn is having a sale on Subscription boxes and it’s an unbelievable 50% off. I know lot’s of our yarn addicts have been waiting for a deal like this to sign up to a subscription. I think … Read More ...
Craft store aisles are filled to the brim with colorful skeins of yarn that can make your heart skip a beat. How does a knitter know where to start? Whether you have just started out in the world of yarn … Read More ...
Use pom poms to create a cute and personalized rug home decor or gift. This is a simple project that older kids will be able to do on their own and younger kids can do with the help of an … Read More ...
I’ve been thinking a lot about gauge lately. I never seem to get it right.
The gauge on a pattern reflects the knitter who designed the project or knit the sample, the number of stitches per inch she was able … Read More ...
Consolidation seems to be a part of most businesses these days, and it’s true of yarn companies, too. Two giants in the field have joined forces and Red Heart yarns has become a part of the Yarnspirations family.
Visitors to … Read More ...
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 ...
There comes a time in every stasher’s life when they have a hankering to combine a couple of yarns to make a yarn of a different weight.
Patty Lyons, writing on the Mason-Dixon Knitting website, offers some general advice on … Read More ...
Do you know about the Yarn Mission? I’ve followed them on Facebook for a while, and I love their purpose of using fiber arts to support social justice and economic empowerment for black people, and love the idea that we … Read More ...
OK, this does not have to do with knitting at all, but we knitters do tend to have excess yarn hanging about from time to time, and one fun and seasonally appropriate way to use some of it is to … Read More ...
The National Needle Arts Association meetings are a great time for the fiber arts community to get together and learn what’s new in the world of yarn and design.
I’ve only been once but it was an overwhelming lot of … Read More ...
We hear a lot these days about local yarn shops closing their doors, but less often do big players — or what we think of as big players, anyway — in the yarn industry shut down.
But that’s what’s happening … Read More ...
Have you heard about Vickie Howell’s new yarn subscription service?
Called Yarn Yay, it’s a monthly subscription box that includes large (100 yards and up) samples of fun yarns, a knitting pattern you can use with some of the … Read More ...
Gradient yarns are having a moment, and with good reason. People love the ease of being able to work from one ball of yarn and have amazing color changes appear before their eyes, or using mini skeins in a range … Read More ...
