I have a friend who did some holiday photos with her sweetie and they are both wearing plaid earflap hats. It might have been the thing to push me over the edge of thinking that earflap hats are actually cute, … Read More ...
Grab a Deal on Knitting Designs through 11/29
This time of year is a great time to grab a deal on great knitting patterns. The Indie Design Gift-a-long is a time when you can find lots of independent designers offering sale prices on some of their patterns on … Read More ...
Checked Snood a Simple Lesson in Intarsia
Heidi from Hands Occupied is a bit of an intarsia activist these days. Thanks to her Intarsia Mountain project, she’s been writing a lot about the ins and outs of this colorwork technique over the past few months.
She just … Read More ...
Mini Christmas Stockings to Decorate the Tree
There are so many sweet knit ornaments and other objects you can make this time of year. I’d love to have a little tree in my office covered with knit and otherwise handmade ornaments.
A good place to start for … Read More ...
A Super Easy Pattern for Fingerless Gloves
I am feeling the need to knit another pair of fingerless gloves. Not because I don’t have plenty of them; it’s just nice to make a new pair every now and than and it has been a while.
These Easy … Read More ...
Knit Socks to Make for Someone You Really Love
I don’t usually knit socks for other people, but if you really, really love someone who would actually appreciate the amazingness of knit socks, they do make fantastic gifts.
Of course this time of year is also a great time … Read More ...
A Dozen Knitting Patterns for Gift Ideas
As the holiday season approaches, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about gift knitting. Handmade gifts are always special and thoughtful, and nothing beats the warmth and love that goes into a knitted item. This collection of a dozen … Read More ...
Make a Knit Wall Hanging for Your Home
There are a lot of woven wall hangings out there, but I don’t see a lot of knit wall hangings.
We moved my office to a different room of the house over the summer, and it has these little tiny … Read More ...
A Knit Turkey Dishcloth Might Make Cleanup More Fun This Thanksgiving
The worst thing to me about big holiday meals is cleaning up after. There are always more dishes than can possibly fit in the dishwasher (or you used the good china that can’t be washed in the machine), not to … Read More ...
How to Make Your Own Jumbo Knitting Needles
Jumbo yarns are everywhere these days, and using those giant threads to make chunky throws and knits means you can whip up a gift or an accessory for your home in almost no time at all.
Only trouble is, the … Read More ...
Knit a Turkey for Your Thanksgiving Table
Crochet definitely has something on knitting when it comes to making amigirumi, fun little objects that look like animals or just about anything else. That’s not to say you can’t knit amigurimi or larger toys or animals, but there seem … Read More ...
Grab the Pattern Used to Teach 10,000 New Knitters
The other day I shared about the 10,000 New Knitters project, and now that the big day has happened, the pattern for the mitts that was used in the knitting kit used for the projects has been released for others … Read More ...
Help Recruit 10,000 New Knitters This Weekend
Have you heard about the project 10,000 New Knitters? Sponsored by skacel, the project provides free learn to knit kits to new knitters who visit participating yarn shops. They are encouraging experienced knitters to lend a hand by … Read More ...
Get a Jump on Holiday Crafting with Merry Yarning
I am pretty much in denial about how soon the holidays will be here, and I know some people are already deep into decorating and making ready. Good for you, but I’m going to sit over here with my Halloween … Read More ...
An In-Depth Look at Designing Intarsia
I’ve done a bit of intarsia designing (it’s one of the genres of knitting covered in Colorwork Knitting) but I always find it fascinating to learn about how other designers go about making their projects.
Hands Occupied has just … Read More ...