Patterns, projects and techniques
and not enough time knitting? Purple Kitty has the answer! Keep your mouse rolling in style on our durable cloth top mousepad. Crafting themes that make a great gift for crocheters, knitters and other crafty people with a computer.
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Designed by Ann Budd for the Simple STYLE series, and knit with Allegoro, an organic cotton and linen blend. Elegant and Sporty!
Go here for the free pattern: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pdf/AllegoroSimpleTop.pdf
This top features lots of techniques from Simple Style, beginning with … Read More ...
You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, now you can join in and receive updates on this really cool project via the Walker Treasury Blog. You can participate too!
Go here: http://thewalkertreasury.wordpress.com/
Here’s the “Clamshell” stitch pattern from the … Read More ...
Fresh new ideas every day, brought to you from The Daily Knitter!
Go here, for a free knitting pattern every day: http://www.dailyknitter.com/day.php… Read More ...
So, my daughter is in serious trouble. She calls and says, “Go to this yardsale. They have TONS of yarn”, she says. “More yarn than I’ve ever seen in one place, ever!” She recants. “It’s your heaven”, she teases, “your … Read More ...
Huge leap of faith here! Knitting without a pattern. Or, Knitting The Old Way, as Donna Druchunas author of Ethnic Knitting Exploration says.
Step 1: The Revered Gauge Swatch! Yes, you have to knit a swatch.
From the Knitting Folks at BellaOnline.com comes this article: Making An Afghan Without Buying More Yarn.
When you look around you and see piles, boxes, bags, baskets, or tubs full of yarn many things may strike you other than chaos. … Read More ...
I managed to secure another copy of the very awesome Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarn book, by Carol Sulcoski, so it’s going out the door.
Hmmm, what criteria to use…. how about….. if you’re willing to link to this … Read More ...
Isn’t this gorgeous? I really like it, not a classy dresser, myself, more a jeans and pullover kind of gal, but I could make this work!
Free pattern courtesy of Vintageous.com! http://www.vintageous.com/knit1.htm
Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check … Read More ...
This year’s challenge goal for Cheyenne River Reservation will be 9 pairs of warm, wooly Mittnz. As always, emphasis is on warmth, so wool, superwash wool and other animal fibers are the fiber of first choice. Blends that are heavily … Read More ...
Get A Grip hand balm. Have you tried it? It’s seriously awesome! It’s not really sticky, but it’s “grippy”. Enables you to hold your yarn and needles without slippage and actually knit faster. Yes! It does work! And, as a … Read More ...
Very pretty! This free wrap pattern from Knitting Daily and designed by Karen D. Kendrick-Hands could very well become a daily item in your wardrobe.
This garment is worked in two halves, each starting at the sleeve cuff and working … Read More ...
What does this mess have to do with knitting? Well, stop by Yummy Yarn’s blog and read about her Periodic Table of Knitting that she’s concocting. Genius! And fun too!
Go here: http://yummyyarn.indus3ous.com/archives/
periodic_table_of_knitting/… Read More ...
This pattern is going to become one of my favorites! From Berroco, here: http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/
abrianna/abrianna.html… Read More ...
Scarves are in! You can make them skinny or fat, lacy or cable-y and in every color of the rainbow. Here’s an easy scarf in a pretty spring green, although, of course, if green isn’t your thing, pink works too! … Read More ...