Once the kids go back to school it suddenly feels like fall is right around the corner and we need to do all we can to hang onto summer just a little bit more.
Nothing says summer to me like … Read More ...
A Shawl to Knit for (or at) the Beach
What people like in a vacation knitting project can vary (I recently wrote about about what I like in travel knitting projects) but I think it’s common to like projects that are small enough to throw in a bag, … Read More ...
A Great Striped Sweater for Summer
It might be about the time of year in the northern part of the world where we need to start thinking about transitional pieces (in the south, too, though they are transitioning the other way).
Boxy sweaters in wool blend … Read More ...
Knit a Shawl from a Human of Ravelry
I’ve really been enjoying the Humans of Ravelry series, and the latest installment happens to be the designer of a great shawl (among other things) that I wanted to share with you.
Tian Connaughton (aka KNitDesigns on Ravelry) is a … Read More ...
Knit this Fun Shawl that Thinks Outside the Box
There are some pretty common shawl shapes in the knitting world: rectangles, triangles, circles and half circles among them.
But there are lots of different shapes that can be used to make a shawl, including this kind of funky square-missing-a-piece … Read More ...
Summery Stripes Make this Top Fun to Knit
It may just be me, but I really think that any project that is worked in stripes goes faster than the same project would if you knit it in a solid color. There’s just something about stripes that makes you … Read More ...
Simple Stripes Perfect for Summer
For some reason it decided to get cold again here for a couple of days, so I’m dreaming of summer even harder than I already was. It doesn’t help that I’m about a month away from the beach, so I … Read More ...
A Sweet Shawl with Lace and Stripes
I love following lots of knitters on Instagram because I see their finished projects and find things I want to knit for myself that I would never see browsing Ravelry.
I have a big collection of saved pictures that allow … Read More ...
Finished Object: Rainbow Dash Shawl
Recently I realized that I don’t talk very much about my own knitting here, and maybe that’s because I knit a lot but I don’t seem to finish a lot. Or it takes me months and months to finish a … Read More ...
Learn Brioche Stitch with this Easy Knit Cowl
Brioche stitch is one of those knitting techniques that looks hard — and does have a bit of a learning curve to it — but once you get the hang of it, it’s really easy.
It really only takes one … Read More ...
Make Your Mug More Patriotic with Knitting
I love this simple little pattern for a loom knit coffee cup cozy worked in red, white and blue yarn from This Moment is Good. It’s a project that’s small enough you can still have it done in time for … Read More ...
Add Some Stripes to Your Life with this Simple Cardigan
I am trying hard to get rid of yarn right now, both by knitting some things that have long been on the back-burner and by actually giving away yarn. So I really am trying, also, not to buy more yarn.… Read More ...
Knit a Simple Blanket for Baby
I love a good, easy baby blanket pattern, and one that you can use for stash-busting is great, too. I recently gifted a Garter Stitch Stripe Baby Blanket to some new parents and it has quickly become a favorite because … Read More ...
A Simple Cozy Sweater for Lounging Around the House
Here’s one for the changing of the seasons. It’s still cool in a lot of places in the Northern Hemisphere, and getting colder for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, so pretty much all of us could use the Classic … Read More ...
Knit a Scrappy Sunglass Case with Linen Stitch
Here’s a great idea for using little bits of leftover yarn: stitch up a sunglass case in your brightest colors.
This one, from We Are Knitters, uses leftover bits of pima cotton yarn from their knitting kits, but you … Read More ...