Last winter there was kind of a fad related to messy bun hats or ponytail hats. These are like regular hats, but you don’t decrease such that you can close up the top of the hat. Instead, you finish it … Read More ...
Knit a Cozy Vest in Waffle Stitch
Do you follow any yarn companies or other knitting-related sites on social media? (I hope you’re following Craft Gossip at least!)
I love to follow some of my favorite companies because they often share free patterns and new patterns and … Read More ...
An Education in Lace Knitting Stitches
The other day I came across this ebook full of 34 patterns for lace knitting stitches, complete with videos that help explain how to do them.
The Top 34 Lace Knit Stitches ebook from Bromefields is collected from their 100 … Read More ...
Easy Fingerless Gloves, Because it’s Cold Out There (and in Here)
I’m a huge fan of fingerless gloves because my hands are cold pretty much all the time. I’m actually working on a pattern for a pair that I’ll share with you as soon as it is done.
In the meantime, … Read More ...
Make a Sampler Blanket this Year
If you’ve been reading this site for long, you may remember I participated in an almost-year-long blog hop related to knit washcloths/dishcloths last year.
The ladies behind that effort are back again with a year-long blanket sampler project, and the … Read More ...
Learn New Stitches for the New Year
Vickie Howell from The Knit Show with Vickie Howell wants to inspire you to learn some new knitting and crochet skills this year, and she’s taking to Instagram to do it.
Each day this month the Knit Show Instagram feed… Read More ...
One Inspiration Deserves Another
A knitting-related page I follow on Facebook recently shared a link to the Big Herringbone Cowl from Purl Soho.
It’s an oldish pattern, but it is lovely and squishy and bulky and I was definitely drawn to it in my … Read More ...
Check out This Gorgeous Free Pattern Collection from Rowan
I love Rowan yarns and a lot of their designers really inspire me with their classic, colorful designs.
So it doesn’t surprise me that I want to knit just about everything in this collection of patterns for Rowan Camello yarn.… Read More ...
How About a Hood?
I’m a big fan of cowls over scarves because it feels like more of the fabric is up around your face where you need it, but a knit hood might be an even better idea.
This hood, call Friend of … Read More ...
It’s Cold Out There — Knit a Scarf!
I don’t know how it is where you live, but in most of America right now, it’s pretty darn cold. Even here in the south it’s not supposed to get above freezing all week, so it’s time for those quick … Read More ...
Bust Your Stash in the New Year
One of my perpetual New Year’s resolutions has to do with winnowing down my yarn stash, both through getting rid of things that I don’t love or can’t imagine actually using, and through actually knitting with the yarn that I … Read More ...
The Reason No One Else Got Anything Knit for Christmas
I have been working all fall and as much of winter as we’ve had so far mostly on one gigantic project.
Months ago my daughter and I were at the craft store and she picked a few giant skeins of … Read More ...
Knit Bracelets for the True Last-Minute Gift Knitter
All month I’ve been sharing patterns with you to make last-minute gift knitting a little easier. I hope you’ve found some inspiration and maybe knit some great things as well.
Now that we’re down to Christmas Eve eve, there’s not … Read More ...
Knit Coffee Cup Cozies
If there are tea or coffee lovers on your list, the perfect last-minute gift is a great bag of coffee or box of tea, a mug or travel cup and a simple knit cozy.
Coffee cup cozies usually take less … Read More ...
Celebrate the Holidays with Kevin the Carrot
I’m not British, so I hadn’t heard the story of Kevin the Carrot until reader Nicola Riley sent me her pattern for one.
Apparently Kevin is the star – along with his carrot family – of a television spot … Read More ...