Over at About I recently got the chance to review a really fun book by Julie Turjoman. A Head for Trouble
: 20 Hats and Adornments Inspired by Lady Detectives of the Roaring Twenties, is a book full of stylish … Read More ...
How to Make Your Own Blocking Board
Blocking knitting projects when they’re finished isn’t always essential, but sometimes it is (lace) and sometimes it just helps to make things look a little nicer or to get two pieces of knitting that ought to be the same size … Read More ...
Can’t Manage a Big Sweater? Try These Tiny Ones from Vogue Knitting
I’ve gotten a bit off track with talking about sweater knitting this month, but I thought it would be cute to share these little bitty sweaters I saw on Facebook the other day.
The pattern is from Vogue Knitting, and … Read More ...
The Knitting Grandma You’ll Wish Was Your Grandma
This may be the best grandma knitting story ever.
Rosemary Capitolo is a 71-year-old grandma going through cancer treatment, a Giants fan and a volunteer for First Tee and LPGA’s Girls’ Golf.
She’s also a knitter, and when she came … Read More ...
Get in the Holiday Spirit with the Yarnspirations Holiday Look Book
OK, I’ve been saying for weeks now that I’m not ready to think about Christmas.
And I’m really not.
But I’ve also been working on a Christmas-related knitting project for CraftBits (which I will share with you just as soon … Read More ...
Try a Brioche-Like Stitch with this Fisherman’s Rib Scarf
Since we’ve been talking a bit about brioche this week I thought it was appropriate to share this pattern from Classic Elite Yarns for a fisherman’s rib scarf.
Fisherman’s Rib is a stitch that is a lot like brioche … Read More ...
Knit Something for Fall from the Donegal Tweed Lookbook
Tweed yarns are just perfect for fall and winter knitting. They’re pretty and warm and just give a nice, wholesome, organic, natural look to whatever you knit with them.
Tahki Yarns has put together a look book celebrating its Donegal … Read More ...
Free Chunky Cowl from Sweater Babe {Through Oct. 31, 2014}
The free pattern from the Sweater Babe this month is one I’m really interested in because I think I’m making cowls for a bunch of people for Christmas this year.
The Deluxe Lace Cowl uses a bold textured lace pattern … Read More ...
Supernatural Mittens to Knit
I’ve been following Kat from Just Crafty Enough in her mission to knit a pair of mittens each month this year with great interest. It’s even kind of inspired me to think about trying to knit a dozen of something … Read More ...
Carve Your Pumpkin with Knitting Style
We knitters usually like the world to know our favorite craft, and there’s no reason the people who come to your house on Halloween shouldn’t know that you come armed with needles.
Knitting Daily has a couple of really cute … Read More ...
More Reasons to Pick up Your Needles
We probably all know a lot of reasons why knitting is great for us. It’s good for our mental health, for sure. It can also be good for our physical health when we reach for the needles instead of the … Read More ...
A Couple of Knitty Surprises
The Deep Fall Knitty surprises went live while I was on vacation last week, so if you didn’t see them, go check them out!
The Briargate Jacket by Nancy Totten is a cardigan with pockets and a textured stitch pattern … Read More ...
Giveaway: Brioche Chic
Our winner is Maxine. I’m totally jealous!
Most of the time when I give something away here it’s because I’m trying to clear off my bookshelves or because the publisher sent me more than one copy so I could keep … Read More ...
Forget Penguin Jumpers, Knit a Marsupial Pouch!
I don’t know how great a demand there really is for handknit marsupial pouches, or if it really is like the sweaters for penguins thing that comes around every couple of years when in fact sweaters for penguins are not … Read More ...
How to Knit Two Hats at the Same Time
Knitters are so darn clever sometimes I just can’t get over it.
Tammy Lyons, who blogs at Eclectic Technique, was thinking about that fact that it’s possible to knit two socks at the same time on the same needles, one … Read More ...