Things to Watch to Inspire Your Knitting

August 23, 2016 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

I don’t know why a lot of knitting-related videos have popped up in my newsfeed recently, but I thought they might make a good watchlist for those of you who like to watch things about knitting while you are knitting. Some of them are kind of old but all are worth your time.

First, have you seen the video of the cake with knit icing? This is amazing, and I’m sure it took forever, but it’s beautiful and actually doesn’t look that hard if you were willing to put in the time. The knitting is made by twisting strands of sugar paste together, then placing ones twisted in opposite directions next to each other to give the effect of the vs of knitting. Spectacular, and fun to watch, too. (From Cakes for Show, via Knit Hacker.)

This one is a few months old, but I think I missed it the first time around. The Secret History of Knitting is a 46 minute long video talking about the history of knitting and what it means to be a knitter in this day and age. It was produced by Makeful, and I haven’t watched it all yet but it is fun.

And the last one I know I have seen and shared before. It’s just a lovely little video called Knit Me Some Happiness, about what happens when a group of friends gets together and makes something, then has a picnic in a field of sheep. I promise it will make you smile, if for no other reason than the guy knitting in the bathtub.

Have you seen any great knitting-related videos lately? I’d love to hear about them!

[Photo from Knit Me Some Happiness, via Vimeo.]

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

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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