First a story, then a giveaway (with advice asked of course). Yeah, you have to sit through a story first!
Here’s the deal. One of my daughters found a sweater she wanted me to knit for her in one of … Read More ...
Patternmaking With Photoshop
Yesterday I did a post on Craftzine’s Knitted Handlebar Bag. As I was surfing around their site, I found a video showing how to take a digital image and turn it into a knitting pattern. The video shows a skeleton … Read More ...
Free Shipping at Patternworks!
I will swear on a stack of Bibles that I am the last person in the world who needs more yarn. Seriously. No. More. Yarn!
What?
Ok, ok, just this once. Patternworks is having a sale that I just couldn’t … Read More ...
Cute Back To School Project
Riding your bike to school these days? How about this way cute Handlebar Bag, from Craftzine! Super simple, just knit a rectangle, with moss stitch at the top, knit some handles and go!
Here’s the actual instructions, which are about … Read More ...
I Want, I Want, I Want…
It’s not my birthday. It’s nowhere close to my anniversary. The best I can hope for is Christmas.
This is what I want, I might even trade my next few breaths for it:
30 years of great patterns. 30 years … Read More ...
Knitting Daily’s Waist Shaping Calculator
And my question for you is…. Just where has this little wonder been all of my life?
Put in your gauge, hip measurements, waist measurements, bust measurements, and any additional measurements, and wah-lah! Instant calculations. Cool!
http://www.interweave.com/Waist-Shaping-Calculator/Curvy-Waist-Shaping.asp… Read More ...
This Gal Can Knit!
And prolific? My gosh! Her designs and knitting are gorgeous!
Check her out here: 
http://annasflyingneedles.com:80/2009/09/08/blogging-again.aspx… Read More ...
Vogue Knitting Publishes, “Wear and Care For Your Fine Knitted Garments”
Vogue Knitting’s site is a wonderful resource for all kinds of stitch libraries, patterns, articles from their magazines. If it’s knitting, it’s in Vogue!
How do the experts care for their fine knitted items? Vogue Knitting spoke with representatives of … Read More ...
I Got Your Lace!
In the fall, my summer knitting (for birthdays and Christmas projects as well as warmer weather items) takes a drastic turn towards lace shawls. If you’ve followed my rantings, you know I’m not a fancy sort, my shawls would be … Read More ...
Pretty Fall Cardigan Pattern – Free!
I really like this pattern, it’s feminine, yet it could be just warm enough for chilly autumn outings. Classic and yet updated. Dress it up or down, myself, I can see it in a sage green (enough with the green … Read More ...
Speaking of Dresses
And then there’s this one….
There’s no description, pattern or commentary on this, it’s just a photograph.
Anyone have a bunch of pink yarn laying around they’ve no plans for?… Read More ...
Simply Socks Yarn
New colors, new patterns, new self striping or self patterning yarns…. Where’s all of this going? Well, if you’ve been following my ramblings, you know that I’m now among the ranks of those proudly known as “avid sock knitters”! And … Read More ...
Dare To Be Different In A Dreadlock Wedding Dress!
Here’s a dress for all of you brides that want something just a bit different, a bit original, and well, a bit “out there”. But I like it, I really do! The dress was made from wool and incorporates dreadlocks … Read More ...
Excuse Me??
I got an email this morning from a shop that said “Summer’s slowly drawing to a close, there’s a tinge of Autumn in the air….”
If that were only true. We had a frost advisory last night. We had 37 … Read More ...
Book Signing and Trunk Show with Veronik Avery…
Spend Saturday, September 12, with designer & author Véronik Avery: Beyond the Pattern Workshop plus Book Signing and Trunk Show. – 8/27/2009…
more…http://www.colorful-stitches.com/news_classes/article.php?Article=article41
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