Still Haven’t Tried Arm Knitting? Check out This Video Tutorial

I would have thought that the excitement about arm knitting would have calmed down by now, but I still get questions about it from people all the time.

So does blogger Crafty Gemini, so she decided to do a video tutorial that shows you everything you need to know to arm knit a cowl.

Here you’ll find instructions for a variety of cowls including the super short, doubled up, long and chunky and long and narrow styles. With just these four ideas you can knit a bunch of different cowls to go with everything and keep yourself warm all winter in no time at all.

Have you tried arm knitting yet? I’d love to know what you think of it. (Also you can check out my arm knitting tutorial over at About.)

[Photo via the Crafty Gemini.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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