Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas
I love the happy little cats covering the Cascading Kittens sweater by Claire Slade. It’s a short-sleeved (though that can be adjusted), top-down, circular yoke sweater worked mostly in colorwork cats.
She used two colors of worsted weight wool but … Read More ...
Stranded colorwork worked in the round is a great way to learn how to work with two colors at once, and the Camilla Neckwarmer pattern from Toronto yarn shop EweKnit looks like a great place to start.
This small cowl … Read More ...
I have not yet given up on winter knitting (and am, in fact, finally almost done with my long-awaited Tilted Duster) and, depending on where you live, you might not have, either, so I wanted to share this lovely cowl … Read More ...
This sweet Lovely Sentiment Hat by Stefanie Canich (which runs $3 on Ravelry) is certainly a sweet way to keep someone you love (or yourself!) warm.
But that funky pom-pom on top of the sample just makes it all … Read More ...
The other day I mentioned that pumpkins are a great decorative item throughout the fall as long as you don’t carve them.
But there’s definitely a place in our homes — and on our knitting needles — for some Halloween-themed … Read More ...
Stranded knitting, or Fair Isle knitting, is a fun way to get more color into your knitting projects. But I know it can be a little intimidating to figure out how to deal with the yarn.
Because you have … Read More ...
Last month was officially NaKniMitMo, also known as National Knit Mitten Month, and Kat from Just Crafty Enough was naturally in on the fun (though she tells me she might not knit a dozen mittens this year like she did … Read More ...