Now that fall is officially here in the northern part of the world, I know we’re all planning a lot of great knitting projects and hoping for more time to knit.
But knitting time doesn’t just happen; sometimes you have … Read More ...
Patterns, projects and techniques
Now that fall is officially here in the northern part of the world, I know we’re all planning a lot of great knitting projects and hoping for more time to knit.
But knitting time doesn’t just happen; sometimes you have … Read More ...
I confess I’m not great at weaving in ends. Sometimes it’s hard to decide exactly where to put them, or it can get tricky in colorwork knitting to hide them in the right places. And I suffer from end creep. … Read More ...
Now that I’m not working on a book any more, I’ve been making it up to my daughter by knitting her some stuff for a change. And I’m pretty sure if she saw Vickie Howell’s newest pattern, the Scardey Cat … Read More ...
Congratulations to Teresa!
I’m a sucker for a good pattern stitch dictionary, and I’ve got way more of them on my shelves than you’d expect for a person who sticks to basic stitch patterns most of the time.
But these … Read More ...
The people at Yarnspirations clearly got the memo that big knits are in this year, because their look book is full of them.
The book includes 13 knitting projects and 5 crochet projects, and virtually all of them are big … Read More ...
This month’s free pattern download from Sweater Babe is a super cute newsboy-style hat sized for babies up to adults. It uses just one skein of yarn and is a little cuter than the traditional baby hat thanks to the … Read More ...
Sometimes I can find — or actually get up and bother to find — a real row counter when I need one for a knitting project. But usually I just make hash marks on whatever piece of paper/back of an … Read More ...
“Yarn for years” is how Wall Street Journal reporter Megan Hayes described the sweaters seen in collections for this fall (which were shown back in the spring). She notes that giant cowls and roomy sweaters were everywhere to be seen, … Read More ...
Knitters Allyson Dykhuizen and Carina Spencer are lifelong residents of the midwestern United States, and they know there’s a lot special about that part of the world (as do I, being born as I was in Iowa).
They’re working on … Read More ...
About a month ago I told you about a knitalong Yarnspirations is doing in support of its United yarn. I decided to do it just for fun, and because I have a little time for fun knitting right now, since … Read More ...
Red Heart recently launched a redesigned website that is prettier and aims to make it easier for you to find the knitting and crochet patterns (and yarn information) you want.
RedHeart.com provides more than 2,300 free knitting and crochet patterns … Read More ...
I’m still quite in denial about the fact that the fall and winter holidays are coming on quickly, but if you’re ready to get crafting for the big food events of the season, purl3agony has got you covered with her … Read More ...
Speaking of easy cable knitting patterns (as I was yesterday), here’s another great, free, quick, exceptionally useful project that’s great for holiday knitting or just for you if you happen to work in a cold office and want to … Read More ...
One of the things I miss since the redesign at About.com (and it’s lovely, so I can’t complain much) is that there’s no longer a blog component so there’s not a place where I can share what I’ve been working … Read More ...
I think sometimes people get intimidated about learning new skills because they don’t want to have to work with something new on a really big project that might be too difficult or frustrating.
(That’s why I really want my next … Read More ...