The double gourd has a layered meaning in Chinese symbolism, working to ward off evil, bring protection, blessings and good fortune, and to promote fertility. If you need to bring a little goodness into your life, check out Tina Tse … Read More ...
Stitch a Relaxed Sweater with the Peach Fuzz Knitting Pattern
I love a pattern that looks deliberately scrappy, because that feels like an invitation to use stash even though it was written to use whole skeins of yarn.
Peach Fuzz from Melanie Berg uses color blocking on the body … Read More ...
Little Rain Cloud Sweater Knitting Pattern
This Little Rain Cloud Sweater knitting pattern by Clea Romeo is so cute for a little one in your life.
It’s sized from three months to 4 years so you might be able to make siblings matching sweaters, which would … Read More ...
Floatside Top Knitting Pattern
I love the look of the floats on the wrong side of a stranded knitting pattern. I once bought a sweater that was meant to be worn with the floats out, and while I always thought I should knit something … Read More ...
Pink is for Power Sweater for a Cause
Last year knitwear designer Melanie Berg was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her treatment was successful and now she’s a passionate advocate for screening and raising awareness of breast cancer, especially among younger women.
All of the proceeds from sales of … Read More ...
Slava Ukraini Sweater Knitting Pattern
This gorgeous sweater was designed with helping the Ukrainian people in mind.
The Slava Ukraini sweater from Zanete Knits features blue and yellow colorwork inspired by Ukrainian embroidery and traditional costumes.
Zanete was born in Latvia and now lives in … Read More ...
Knit a Modern Mudcloth Sweater Knitting Pattern
The Modern Mudcloth Sweater from Chinua “Chin” Matthews is such a work of art. Inspired by the mud cloth traditionally made by the Malian people, the sweater features allover colorwork in black and white, which are common colors found in … 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 ...
Simple Woman’s Hoodie Knitting Pattern
There’s something about a hoodie that just makes you feel warm and cozy. When you knit a hoodie it’s a step up from a hooded sweatshirt in terms of warmth and feeling pulled together.
And when you make that hoddie … Read More ...
A Cozy Sweater as Good as Your Favorite Flannel
Real talk: I’m trying not to buy new patterns this year, because I have a LOT of patterns already, and using stash includes my stash of patterns as much as it includes my stash of yarn.
Also, knitwear designers … Read More ...
A Bulky Crop Top for Winter
I wouldn’t normally think of crop tops and winter as going together, but this fuzzy, long sleeved sweater called the Winter Crop from Jessie Maed Designs is a great choice for layering when it’s cold outside.
It uses fuzzy, bulky … Read More ...
Knit a Frosty Sweater to Keep You Warm
I have a single ball of kind of peachy pink mohair yarn that I’ve been wanting to use, and I think I’m going to use it held with different yarn for the sleeves of a sweater, and then the … Read More ...
A Holiday Sweater That’s Not Too Holiday
Tamy Gore describes her Riverwinds Pullover as a simple, cozy Christmas sweater, which it absolutely could be knit as shown in red and white (or even red and green). But it’s a holiday sweater that isn’t really that holiday, … Read More ...
Textured Knitting with Lots of Options
I love a pattern that gives the knitter choices. Sure, you can alter designs to make them longer or shorter or change the neckline yourself, but it’s nice to have some of those options laid out for you in the … Read More ...
A Sweater Knitting Pattern to Swoon Over
Circular yokes are fun to knit and somehow make a sweater seem to go faster because you have all this fun stuff to do at the beginning of the project and then it’s smooth (and fast) sailing through the often … Read More ...