There are all sorts of fun hat knitting patterns out there, but I will admit to mostly having knit beanies throughout my knitting career. But there are lots of other fun shapes that allow you to bring different kinds of … Read More ...
Practice Colorwork on a Cute Knit Bunny
Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t … Read More ...
Book Review: Fair Isle Knitting
Fair Isle knitting is a classic in knitwear design, with colorful, geometric patterns that look intricate but are typically only worked with two colors per row or round. How often you change colors horizontally and vertically can make a big … Read More ...
Paint a Pretty Sweater with the Watercolored Pullover
Sometimes the yarn choice makes as much of an impact in a project as the design itself. Tif Neilan’s Watercolored Pullover is a project like that.
It uses light bulky to bulky weight yarn with colorwork done in two colors … Read More ...
Knit Bernie’s Mittens from the Inauguration
If you watched the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (or have been on the Internet any time since) you’ve seen, and maybe fallen in love with, the mittens worn by Bernie Sanders at the event.
His brown Fair … Read More ...
Play with Colorwork in this Striking Cowl
Stranded knitting is great for projects when the weather is cold because the yarn carried at the back makes a double thickness in the fabric.
The Thabo Cowl from Noma Ndlovu uses a band of stranded knitting to make a … Read More ...
Mini Christmas Stockings to Decorate the Tree
There are so many sweet knit ornaments and other objects you can make this time of year. I’d love to have a little tree in my office covered with knit and otherwise handmade ornaments.
A good place to start for … Read More ...
Practice Your Colorwork with this Pretty Pillow
I love Fair Isle designs but I’m also pretty lazy so I don’t knit them very often.
But the Winter Pillow from Knit Picks just might cause me to change my mind.
This pretty allover colorwork pattern is worked in … Read More ...
Review: Easy Fair Isle Knitting
I know from talking to knitters and hearing what you all say when I ask that a lot of knitters are a little afraid of Fair Isle knitting and other colorwork projects. They seem really intimating because it’s hard to … Read More ...
Giveaway: Knitting Daily Workshop DVDs
Congratulations to Connie!
As I mentioned recently, I’ve been cleaning out my office and clearing out some old things that I don’t need any more, and passing on a lot of good, classic stuff to you.
This week I have … Read More ...
Check out Kristin Nicholas’ New Fair Isle Hat Class
I don’t know how the online crafty classroom Creativebug escaped my notice for so long, but I was led there by something earlier this week and noticed that they have a brand-new class from Kristin Nicholas all about knitting a … Read More ...
Fair Isle Knitting For Beginners…
Learn this technique while knitting a pair of fingerless mitts. Both are easy, this is like learning two lessons in one!
From the Stitcherati, the free pattern is a link on her blog, HERE
Check out these Fair Isle Knitting … Read More ...