Kat at Just Crafty Enough is going strong with her challenge to design and knit a pair of mittens every month this year. The June installment was inspired by the Delft pottery she saw during a recent trip to the … Read More...
Alice Springs Hosts Celebration of Hats
Funky hats abounded in Alice Springs, Australia, with the Beanie Festival and Exhibition that took place late last month. (This article says it goes on through mid-July but I’m not seeing that anywhere on the event’s website, but … Read More...
Join Edie Eckman in a Free Cable Afghan Knitalong
Edie Eckman, Red Heart Yarn and CreativeBug have teamed up for a 12-week free knitalong course to make a cabled afghan, and the first lesson launched today.
It begins with a discussion of the materials needed — it calls for … Read More...
Knit Doll Hair for a Costume or Dress Up
Mary Scott Huff recently shared a fun free pattern for knit doll hair with a bow (sided for an adult) over at the Craftside blog. This was a leftover project from her book Fun and Fantastical Hats to Knit, and … Read More...
Emma Wright is Britan’s Next Top Knitwear Designer
I’d been on the lookout for this one but somehow missed the official announcement. Back in March I told you about the knitwear design contest being held by LoveKnitting looking for the next great knitwear designer in the UK. Hopefuls … Read More...
Check Out This Amazing Knit Circuit
I will never say that I’ve seen it all when it comes to knitting, because people are endlessly creative when it comes to uses for knitting, ways to knit and things to knit that I don’t think there’s an end … Read More...
Knit Flags and More for the Fourth of July
The end of June kind of snuck up on me, but there’s one more weekend you can knit some red, white and blue accessories in for use on the Fourth or for any summer celebration. These 4th of July patterns … Read More...
A Lacy Scarf and a Lesson
This week’s free pattern from Classic Elite Yarns is the lovely Chevron Eyelet Scarf, a great project for summer when you need something to throw on in cooler moments.
In addition to being pretty and easy, this scarf offers … Read More...
More on Adding Seams to a Seamless Sweater
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you a post from Audrey Knight about her process for adding seams to a seamless sweater for extra stability and durability.
Since last we checked in with her she’s now written about … Read More...
In New England This Weekend? Get Ready for a Yarn Crawl
The fourth-annual I-91 yarn crawl is happening this weekend, with 12 yarn shops from Vermont to Connecticut participating.
All participating shops will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from noon to … Read More...
What Knitting Looks Like in Stock Photography
Lots of websites use stock photography to jazz up their sites without having to pay a photographer, but there are a lot of problem pictures out there for people who are really in the know. And sometimes even for people … Read More...
Mistakes and the State of the Industry
I’ve been meaning to write for a while about a post from Pam MacKenzie about mistakes in knitting books and the state of the industry as more people self-publish and sell individual patterns rather than traditional print books.
I haven’t … Read More...
Get a Jump on Christmas Knitting with this Wee Bear Tree Ornament Pattern
I don’t even want to think about this sort of thing, but Kat over at Just Crafty Enough reminds us that there are 24 weeks until Christmas. With that in mind she’s starting her advent calendar project, which will … Read More...
Download This Leafy Scarf Pattern to Knit This Fall {Through June 30, 2014}
The Sweater Babe free pattern of the month might not be one you want to knit right now, but I’ll bet you’ll want to download it and keep it for knitting when the weather starts to get cool again.
The … Read More...
Another Summer Knit for the Home
Earlier today I was writing about washcloths and dishcloths as a great summer knitting project option, but of course there are other small projects for the home that are great to knit when it’s hot out.
A wonderful example is … Read More...
Knit Dishcloths: A Great Choice for Summer
If you live somewhere where it gets hot in the summer and you still want to be able to knit comfortably (maybe even outside), knitting washcloths and dishcloths is a great way to spend some of your summer knitting time. … Read More...
Spinning Event Benefits Mentoring Program
Last year was the first for Spinzilla, a weeklong spinning competition that encourages groups and individuals to make as much yarn as they can to claim bragging rights (as well as a trophy and gift certificates for team members).… Read More...
We All Knit A Yellow Submarine…
I shared this one on my Facebook group for knitters over the weekend, but I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all, too, because it’s just so cool.
The HMS Otway in Holbrook, NSW, is a real submarine that is … Read More...
Brooklyn Tweed Launches First Kids’ Collection
You all know I like to knit for little kids (being as I have one, and I wrote a book of baby knits) and I’m in love with the new collection BT Kids from Brooklyn Tweed.
they’re known for … Read More...
Check Out the Interweave Hurt Book Sale
I don’t usually promote sales on the site because there are so many and they are over so quickly it’s not usually worth it, but one sale I always check out each year is the Interweave Hurt Book Sale. … Read More...