This looks like a really fun knitalong to help you learn some great sock knitting skills. The Chilly Dog is hosting a Whale Done Sock knitalong during the month of August, and though the fun has already started you can … Read More ...
Get Ready for Fall with Cozy Country Knits
Suzanne is getting this one.
I’m deep in denial about it, but fall really is right around the corner. It’s high time to start knitting new sweaters, hats, socks and other things that will keep us warm through the cooler … Read More ...
Five Fun Ways to Finish Your Knit Edges
A relatively easy way to change up a knitting project is to use a different edging. Sometimes there’s a good reason for a particular edge technique to be used, but often you can change it up to make it your … Read More ...
Knitting Pattern – Knit a Super Simple Cat Bed
It seems like all cats love yarn, and most of the cats I have known have been interested in trying to get in my lap while I knit. It’s not really safe to let kitties play with yarn, but … Read More ...
Another Way to Perfect Your Gauge
I know, I know, knitting gauge swatches and getting gauge is a drag, but it’s totally worth it for projects that you really want to fit.
There are lots of tips and tricks you can try to get the right … Read More ...
Knit a Summer Sweater with Very Shannon
It started a few days ago, but the Summer Sweater Knitalong at Very Shannon still has a long way to go if you want to jump in and stitch a sweater this season.
The knitalong kicked off July 31 and … Read More ...
Learn Intarsia with this DVD Guide
The winner is Chris.
Intarsia is a fun knitting technique that involves working different colors in blocks across the knit fabric. In stranded knitting, you work just a few stitches of one color then change to the other and back … Read More ...
Knit a Lace Shawl with Scalloped Edging
I love a project with a good story, and I have to say, after this story, I feel a deeper kinship with Sandra from the Feminine Touch Designs.
She was cleaning up in her craft room and found an unfinished … Read More ...
Get Ready for Christmas with a Fun New Stocking Pattern
Vickie Howell was on the Hallmark Channel recently as part of the Christmas in July programming for the Home and Family show, and she showed off a super cute and quick to knit Christmas stocking you might want to put … Read More ...
Knit a Sweet Slice of Citrus
It’s fun in the summer to knit projects that are a little summery, and I really love the citrus slice knitting pattern from Studio Knits.
It’s worked in cotton on straight needles, using short rows (and a little color knitting) … Read More ...
Yes, Row Gauge Matters
Most of the time when we care about gauge at all, we knitters tend to fixate on stitch gauge, that is, the number of stitches per inch. Ensuring that stitch gauge is the same as the pattern calls for means … Read More ...
Learn How to Knit with Beads with this Fun Book
Helen is getting this one.
This week’s giveaway is a book all about embellishing your knitting with beads. Knit One, Bead Too by Judith Durant
is the perfect book to get you started using beads in your knitting, because it … Read More ...
The Trick of Variegated Yarn: Different Looks in Different Crafts
I know a lot of knitters are multi-crafters, doing knitting as well as crochet or weaving or other yarn (or non-yarn) crafts.
And of course yarn looks different when we use it in different crafts, but I’ve never done a … Read More ...
Two-Tone Bias Knit Washcloth
The bias knit washcloth is a classic knitting pattern, so classic in fact it has a default name: Grandmother’s Favorite.
I like it because it’s super easy, but still fun and quick to knit, and it’s perfect for using just … Read More ...
Kinds of Blue Features Knitting as a Lifeline
Have you seen the website Kinds of Blue? It’s an Australian project in which 14 young people chronicle their experiences with depression with the aim of exploring what is often unexpressed and letting others know they are not alone.… Read More ...