Socks are a great portable “take it and go” project, I don’t have to tell you that. However. For me, socks take and E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y to knit! Forever! I would love to get into knitting socks, but when it takes longer … Read More ...
Do You KIP?
Do you Knit In Public? I don’t spend a lot of time in the “public” choosing instead to spend my time either out in the garden, barn, behind the computer, and of course, knitting!
But… I’m seeing more and more … Read More ...
More About Blocking…
Blocking is a most important part of knitting. Or finishing. Or both, really. You can gain length or width. You can open up a scrunched up lace design, and you can “gently stretch to fit” a garment that isn’t behaving … Read More ...
Sneak Peek at the New Twist Collective Edition
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire, … Read More ...
A New Walker Treasury Entry…
If you’re not familiar with the Walker Treasury Project, it’s simply this. Knitters are taking Barbara Walker’s famous “Treasury Of Knitting Patterns” books and knitting up the swatches in color, and then submitting them to the Walker Treasury Project Blog, … Read More ...
Presto Chango Found!
Garage Sales are awesome things! I personally have scored yarn and other fibery yumminess, vegetable plants, fruits, just last weekend I found some LL Bean flannel lined jeans In. My. Size! Stuff like that doesn’t happen very often. Stuff like … Read More ...
Blocking, Schlocking!
Blocking is not my favorite part of knitting. Probably because it’s not really knitting. Ya think? And, being a philosophical sort, I’ve figured out that the reason I really don’t like to block is probably because I’m not all that … Read More ...
Sisterhood of the Travelling Shawl Project….
Fifty knitters from 50 states are taking part in the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Shawl Project” before the result is raffled off in October.
Proceeds will go toward breast cancer research.
A portion of the mauve-colored shawl recently made its … Read More ...
The Smart Knitter…
The Smart Knitter’s Hotsheet is a brand new, monthly newsletter that includes great tips, ideas, patterns, features of awesome knitters, Q&A, and much, much more! It also includes membership to an online area that has interactive forums, questions and answers … Read More ...
Spool Knitting
How to spool knit a 2 color cord with 4 pegs by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Here’s a really neat way to make a 2 color cord that won’t stretch. Because this spiffy cord doesn’t stretch much, it is the perfect candidate … Read More ...
Kim Hargreaves Totally Gets Me!
If there’s one designer that I could take home with me it would be Kim Hargreaves. Her styles are totally me. Her loose, easy going designs speak my name, there are not too many of her designs that I’ve seen … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Perfect!!
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you know that one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to knit from my stash, something for each grandchild’s birthday. (there are 7, it’s doable, especially with my latest stash enhancement!).
So, … Read More ...
Charity Knitting – Knit a Chicken?
Knitch Knitting is offering this new contest: If you think contests are for the birds, this one’s for you!
Pick up Blue Sky Alpacas’ Knit Chickens Pattern and some fabulous Knitch yarn* and let your imagination go free range. … Read More ...
Free Pattern – Inca Felted Clutch From Classic Elite Yarns
Leigh Radford created t
his felted clutch with 100% alpaca. Leigh’s projects are the result of dedicated experiments and creative thinking. They show the myriad effects and possible uses of the delightful surprises that happen when hot water and agitation … Read More ...
Nantucket Bag For Knitters!
About 3.2 seconds after I brought this bag home it disappeared. Now where in the world would I have put that. Oh, really? Yeah! Guess where I found it? In with my husband’s fishing stuff. In a pail. With his … Read More ...