I review a lot of books over at About.com, but I’m never anywhere near caught up. There’s always more to read and write about than I make time to.

So in that spirit I thought I would start trying to … Read More...

I know Christmas is long past, but being that it’s Epiphany today I figure we have one last chance to talk about the holidays, and in that spirit I bring you this story about the time Tim Horton’s took over … Read More...

When I first saw the pictures of little Prince George in an adorable knit vest adorned with marching and standing guards, I thought that it would be a lot of fun to knit a replica.

I may still, but in … Read More...

Congratulations to Jen!

I know a lot of my readers are newer knitters, or even just people who are interested in knitting but maybe haven’t picked up needles yet. Or maybe you’re an experienced knitter but you want to share … Read More...

I got a little obsessed with brioche knitting this fall. I’m not quite sure I’m over it; I really want to knit a brioche cowl (when by all accounts I should be over cowls, too, given how many I knit … Read More...

There are so many cute knitting patterns out there for kids, it makes me wish I could spend all my days just knitting for my girl (she thinks all I do all day is sit around and knit and sew; … Read More...

Every time I do a roundup of cowl knitting patterns, it seems like another round of the projects hits my email box. That’s a good problem to have because cowls are fun to knit and really useful. I don’t wear … Read More...

I have been feeling the desire to knit a lot of hats lately, which is kind of funny because I don’t wear hats all that often. I usually only wear mine when my daughter makes me go out and play … Read More...

Nancy’s ColorPlay Bag by Nancy Powell Thompson and Anne Berk was supposed to be published in Berk’s book Annetarsia Knits but didn’t end up being used.

The pattern is now available on Ravelry, and is being sold for $2, … Read More...

Congratulations to Yolanda.

The sixth season of Knit and Crochet Now! is set to begin airing on public television in January, but we’ve got a sneak peek this week as well as a chance for one of you to win … Read More...

There are bulky knitting projects and then there’s this.

Imgur user Otterknot bought three bags (yes sir, three bags full) of wool roving at a garage sale for about $100 and, with lots of time, effort and muscle, fashioned the … Read More...

Mistakes in knitting happen to all of us, all the time. Recently I was knitting a scarf and I somehow ended up with one more stitch than I was supposed to have, and I ended up knitting for a couple … Read More...

New Year’s Eve doesn’t get the crafty build up that Christmas does, probably because frankly we’re all kind of tired after the big event and no one can quite handle another holiday exactly a week later.

But if you’re going … Read More...

I hope you’re done with your Christmas knitting by now, but if you want to add one more cute little thing to work on this weekend, check out this lovely little elf from Spud & Chole. (Hat tip to Love … Read More...

This may well be the winter season when I finally break down and knit some slippers.

I really love the idea of knit slippers, but I worry that something that’s in contact with the floor so much would wear out … Read More...