Patterns, projects and techniques
Liven up your scarf-making. Embellish your hats. Or simply relax and sink yourself into a down-like pillow. All this is possible when you are creating with the newest novelty yarn from Red Heart®, Pomp a Doodle™.
This new fun and … Read More ...
Our winner in the ColorSTYLE book giveaway was Kitten!
Thanks for playing, and if you’ve missed it, we have another giveaway going on. Just go to the “Thinking Outside The…. Hat” post and answer the question asked in … Read More ...
Featured in this issue is a scarf, sweater, socks, hat and vest. Click on the link to see these and previous patterns and articles! http://www.popknits.com/index.php/patterns/issue/category/issue_05_fall_winter_2009/
Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on… Read More ...
From Maddycraft.com:
This new pattern, ML154 Little Miss Shrug starts a new line of patterns, “maddy kids”. It was one niche in our pattern collections that we needed to fill.
When it came to picking colors for this new pattern, … Read More ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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’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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...