The German yarn company Schachenmayr is celebrating the release of its new yarn line in North America with a very cool design contest.
The line is called My Mountain, so the contest is about your personal design mountain, something … Read More...
Another Pretty Knit for Fall
Since I have fall knits on the brain this week I thought I’d share another one that would be a beautiful transition piece, though this one will take a bit longer to knit so you’d better get started now!
The … Read More...
Thinking about Fall Knitting?
I guess it has something to do with this unusually cool summer (as I write this from Northwest Arkansas it’s been raining all day and is 75 degrees, when the average temp this time of year is 89 and it’s … Read More...
Pattern Sales Benefit Artist Community in Italy
Mutonia is a sort of travelers’ camp, sort of arists’ colony in Italy that has been relatively peacefully existing for 23 years. From what I’ve read there’s basically one person who wants rid of them, and community is in danger … Read More...
See How Berroco Sweaters Look on a Live Model
I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m not a really regular reader of the Berroco blog, even though I love Berroco yarn and I think Norah Gaughan is a genius and I’m so inspired by what they do.
That … Read More...
Design Contest for the Fibre Company
The Fibre Company has a great collection of yarns, and to celebrate its Savannah DK yarn, the company is hosting a design contest.
Would-be designers are asked to use the yarn to knit a “summer sweater,” by which … Read More...
Lies Your Yarn Ball Band is Telling You
I absolutely love this post from Gwen Bortner at Two Sides of the Same Stitch about the top five yarn label lies. Go read it, right now, I’ll wait for you.
These are things that I already know after … Read More...
Join the Swatch Club
There are so many fun programs for knitters, crafters, kids and just about anyone else who loves getting samples or curated collections of fun stuff these days. You can get a box of just about anything delivered to your home … Read More...
Get a Sneak Peek at VK’s Fall Issue
The fall issue of Vogue Knitting will be hitting newsstands soon, but you can check out all the goodies you’ll be wanting to cast on soon in the magazine’s preview.
There’s a lot of good stuff that will have … Read More...
An Adorable Summer Top for Girls
This is not a new pattern, but it caught my eye in Lion Brand’s newsletter over the weekend and I know that I have to knit it right away.
The child’s playtime top is worked in two identical pieces with … Read More...
Giant Knit and Crocheted Blanket on Display in Derry, Ireland
I do love a gigantic display of yarn craft, and there’s a great one on display right now in Derry, Ireland, in celebration of Craft Month.
The 50 foot by 20 foot City of Culture quilt is made up of … Read More...
Lace Knitting Box Set Winner
The winner of the lace knitting pattern box set is commenter 18, Juli, who said she thinks it would be good to choose a pattern and stick it in your project bag while you’re working.
That’s a great idea.
I … Read More...
Help a Really Cool Yarn Company Make More Yarn
It always amazes me the innovation that is still happening in knitting. From different ways to cast on and bind off to new techniques and new materials to knit with, this is definitely a good time to be a knitter.… Read More...
A Cute Felted Lunch Bag
I’ve been thinking about knitting up a little lunch box or bag, not because anyone in my home would actually use such a thing, but just because I get the back to school spirit even though no one’s really going … Read More...
Still Time to Submit for the 2015 Knitting Pattern a Day Calendar
I don’t know why I just got this a few days ago, but time is almost up for submitting a pattern for the 2015 knitting pattern a day calendar. You have until August 15 to get a pattern (or more … Read More...
Knit a Cabbage Patch Doll Hair Hat
Cabbage Patch Dolls — at least the ones I grew up with — had pretty distinctive yarn hair. So it makes sense that people would try to re-create that look with knitting and crochet.
Over at Craft Bits there’s a … Read More...
A Pretty Capelet for Summer
I’m one of those people who needs a shawl or a sweater handy all year long because air conditioning in the south (even in my own home) is often too much for me to stand. So I’m loving this pretty … Read More...
Project Idea: Make Your Own Shawl Pins
Shawl knitting is a lot of fun, but sometimes you have a problem when it comes to keep the shawl attached to your body without a lot of fuss.
Knitter Donna Herron, who blogs at purl3agony, discovered a fun, crafty … Read More...
Knit Some Simple Holiday Gift Card Holders
Over at Craftown they’re already thinking about Christmas (and I heard yesterday some stores are already selling Christmas stuff), so if you’re ready to start your holiday crafting you might want to take a look at these knit gift card … Read More...
Knitty First Fall Surprises are Here
It has been a really weird year weather-wise in most of the United States, and maybe other places, too. Here in Arkansas we had snow in May, a pretty mild June and now we’re getting a lot more rain than … Read More...