Congratulations to Marly!
In the northern part of the world we are clearly into sweater knitting (if not quite sweater wearing) season, so I thought it would be appropriate this week to give away a book that has some … Read More...
Knitty Deep Fall ’14 is Here
I always have to smile at the names of collections. It’s not even officially fall yet and the Deep Fall issue of Knitty just went live. But if you want to knit things to wear when it’s truly fall and … Read More...
Josh Bennett Profiled in New York Times
I don’t really know what to say about this piece about knitwear designer Josh Bennett in the New York Times. I almost feel like it’s just men knitting season (exhibit A: the actually really nice story in the Wall … Read More...
A Couple of Cute Christmas Projects
It’s been well established that I am not even ready to talk about thinking about getting ready for Christmas. But. Maybe you are? Good for you.
And the good news is you’re not a lone, as lots of folks are … Read More...
Wool 5 from Quince & Co.
If you’re in need of some more inspiration for fall knitting, check out Wool 5, a little collection (coincidentally there are five patterns) from Cecily Glowik MacDonald and Melissa LaBarre for Quince & Co.
I have loved these two’s simple … Read More...
Check out the Pantone Colors for Spring ’15
I know, I know, we just started talking about knitting for fall and winter and now the “experts” want us to start thinking about spring? So it is in fashion, and with New York Fashion Week in full swing, Pantone … Read More...
More Knitting and Stitching from Popular Culture
Not long ago I brought you a roundup of Doctor Who inspired knitting patterns, and now there’s another great roundup of stitching inspired by TV and movies over at Knithacker you’ll want to check out.
The collection features a … Read More...
Knit Along with Kaffe Fassett
Rowan is getting set to launch its second mystery knitalong project on Oct. 1, and this time the designer behind the fun is color master Kaffe Fassett.
Rowan’s brand manager, Kate Butler, says in a video about the project that … Read More...
Brooklyn Tweed Fall ’14 Collection
The Brooklyn Tweed collection for fall is out, and it took fisherman knits as its inspiration but uses classic cables and chunky style in a whole new way.
Check out the lookbook for more information and eye candy (on location … Read More...
Fall/Winter Collection from Bergere de France
It’s the time of year for new pattern collections and knitting magazines, and I’m going to share as many of them with you as I can because I know we all need some new things to knit.
Today it’s the … Read More...
Giveaway: My First Knitting Book!
I’m still getting over the crazy of the end of August (book deadline, my birthday) and the beginning of September (holiday weekend, my daughter’s birthday), but things are starting to get a little more back to normal. To that end, … Read More...
Reclining Knitter Raises Ire, Causes Plane to Be Diverted
When I first saw this story, I thought it was a joke. But, apparently, it happened. A Delta flight from New York headed to West Palm Beach, Florida, made a stop in Jacksonville instead on Monday because of a fight … Read More...
Knit a Hat Covered in Grapevines
This time of year is grape season where I live, so it makes some kind of sense to knit a hat for fall that’s covered with grapes and grape leaves.
The Grapevine Hat from Classic Elite Yarns (designed by Amy … Read More...
Learn What’s Up with Your Favorite Indies in One Place
I love supporting independent yarn makers, dyers and designers, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all the different sites you’d need to visit (or mailing lists you’d need to be on) in order to keep up … Read More...
Knit Mitts for the Dogs
I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping up with the monthly mitten patterns from Kat at Just Crafty Enough, so the August entry is a couple of days late.
Last month she chose to feature colorwork mittens … Read More...
Learn How to Measure Yourself for Knits
A lot of knitters embark on their first sweater with some fear related to knitting the right size that will actually fit them and look good on their bodies.
Knitting Daily is helping to take some of the guesswork out … Read More...
Knit a Sweater Out of T-Shirt Yarn
I love making and using T-shirt yarn, but sometimes it can be difficult to know what to do with it. The always fabulous Donatella from Inspiration and Realisation was inspired by a chunky elongated stitch top from the Richard … Read More...
(Mostly) Gross Knitwear from Movies
Speaking of knitting as it relates to popular culture, I recently came across this slideshow from Vulture called “Great Moments in Dystopian Knitwear.” Because every post-apocalyptic movie (and probably the TV shows, too, though we haven’t seen a lot of … Read More...
Dr. Who Knitting Projects
I finally got to watch the new Doctor Who
last night, and while I’m not quite sold on the new guy (it always takes me a few episodes) it was still a lot of fun.
Looking for more Dr who … Read More...
Yes, Men Knit, and It’s Not Even Shocking
This may be the first time ever I’ve seen a story about men knitting in a major publication that didn’t have the tone of “What? Men can knit?”
This piece from the Wall Street Journal is about a men’s knitting … Read More...