This is the season for big, chunky knits, and infinity scarves are a great way to follow the trend. They’re quick and easy to knit with big yarn, look really dramatic on a large scale and keep you warm with … Read More...
Lion Brand Adds to Curvy Girl Collection
In the spring Lion Brand Yarn debuted its Curvy Girl Collection, a set of patterns for knitters and crocheters especially designed for plus-sized women.
The projects are lovely and fun to knit, and they recently released a few more thanks … Read More...
Giveaway: Books to Help Someone Learn to Knit
Congratulations to Kristen!
A few months ago I did a roundup over at About of some books to help people learn how to knit. I’m only going to link it once but I’m actually giving away four of the … Read More...
Fun Halloween Knitting Patterns
Halloween knitting patterns are starting to pop of everywhere, and if you want to knit a bit of holiday decor or a piece of a costume now is the time to get going if you haven’t already.
Last year I … Read More...
Check out the Power Purls Podcast to Learn about the Business of Knitting
I have to admit I’m not much of a podcast listener. I want to do better because I know there’s a lot of great content out there, but it’s hard for me to listen to words while I’m writing words, … Read More...
Behold the Wonders of Wool
Now that it’s almost October (if you can believe it) it’s high time to start thinking about fall and winter knitting and maybe even (gasp) holiday knitting.
It’s a great time of year to be a knitter, isn’t it?
One … Read More...
Cool Knitting Tools to Make Getting the Right Size Easier
I collect a lot of links to a lot of different things so I always have lots of options for things to share with you. Sometimes a theme emerges from the things I have found, and lately it seems I’ve … Read More...
Giveaway: Geometric Knitting Patterns
This one goes to Kitten with a Whiplash.
Playing with color in knitting is a lot of fun, whether you’re working simple stripe patterns into a design or using an allover geometric motif in multiple colors and textures.
Make Your Own Yarn Swift this Weekend
Having a yarn swift 
is maybe not essential to having a happy life as a knitter, but if you buy a lot of yarn in hanks that need to be wound into balls before you can knit with them, having … Read More...
Knit Super Cute Fortune Cookie Baby Booties
Aren’t these baby booties cute? I love the origami fortune cookie style, and they’re just worked in little strips of Garter Stitch that are sewn together, folded and sewn some more to make these adorable booties.
Studio Knit has the … Read More...
Get into Fall Knitting with Yarnspirations
Happy fall to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere (and happy spring to the rest of you!). It’s officially prime knitting season, so if your needles have been hibernating all summer (perish the thought!) it’s time to get to stitching again.… Read More...
Get Ready for Winter with a Snow Bunny Hat
This classic winter hat from Kat at Just Crafty Enough is so cute, and a great project for those who love colorwork.
Because the pattern repeats around the hat, it’s even a good choice for those new to color knitting, … Read More...
Giveaway: Cozy Knits
Congratulations to Jane S!
Fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere this week, and we can already feel it coming where I live. The days are still pretty warm, but cool evenings and mornings remind us of what’s to come.… Read More...
Knit a Sweet Pop Tart Phone Cover
If you have a tween or teen with a cell phone, this is a great little project to knit up for them. Or for anyone young at heart who enjoys sugary treats. Or for a teen or tween knitter to … Read More...
Big, Bulky Yarn is Still in
Fall knitting season is definitely upon us, and the stories about fall fashion trends are starting to come in now that New York Fashion Week is done.
I hear from Glamour (because it’s the first place I looked) that neon … Read More...
An Easy Way to Take the Guesswork Out of the Long Tail Cast On
I love doing the long tail cast on. It’s what I use probably 98 percent of the time. It’s quick and easy once you know how to do it, but it can be a challenge, especially when you’re casting on … Read More...
Adorable Designs for Back to School from Knit Picks
My daughter has actually been back at school almost a month already, but it still feels like back to school time, doesn’t it? If you know a little one who has gone back to school recently and you want to … Read More...
Giveaway: Shawls, Wraps & Scarves
Ofelia is the winner!
This is the time of year when people in the Northern Hemisphere start thinking about knitting for the cooler weather to come, so I thought it would be appropriate to share a giveaway for a book … Read More...
Knit a Fun Spiral Baby Blanket
Wanted to let you all know that I have a new pattern posted over at Craft Bits. It’s a really fun little baby blanket worked from the center out is a sort of spiral increase pattern that makes a sort … Read More...
Cooperative Press to Close Warehouse (and Book Sales)
Cooperative Press, the independent publisher of knitting books, crafty business books and a bit of fiction, is closing down its warehouse and stopping direct sales to customers.
In an email to fans recently, founder Shannon Okey said fulfillment costs have … Read More...