If you’re a fan of knitting on the go (and beer) you need to go check out this project on CraftFoxes for a six-pack craft caddy. (Yes, you could use a soda sixer instead.)
It’s really pretty simple and … Read More...
Free Ebook on Sock Knitting
I have completely unofficially declared it to be the Summer of Socks. You can join me in the fun over at About, if you like, or if you’re itching to learn more about sock knitting and get some free … Read More...
Knit an Easy Farmer’s Market Tote
I don’t know how it is where you live, but the social event of Saturday mornings in my hometown is the farmer’s market. It was even named one of the favorite farmer’s markets in the country last year, which says … Read More...
A Sweet Cowl for Summer
Somehow I’ve gotten way behind on sharing patterns that have caught my eye lately, so I’ll try to share more here for a while. The Lightweight Cowl from Classic Elite Yarns (that’s a link to the PDF) is a great … Read More...
Pin of the Week: An Awesome Reference for Circular Knitting
I don’t have the original source for this one, I’m sorry to say, but I first saw it on Cascade Yarns’ Facebook page a couple of days ago and someone who commented on the post had a link to a … Read More...
Men’s Knitting Book Winners
Hi there! The winner for the men’s knitting books is commenter number 40, Peggy, who says:
… Read More...I’ve made a cardigan for a dear friend, and a couple of button-up vests, a hat, and a scarf for my Husband. I’d love
Knitty First Fall is Here
I know I’m not at all ready to start thinking about fall, but Knitty is here with the issue it calls first fall. This issue is all about things that can get you through the end of summer and … Read More...
Vickie Howell to Host “Knitting Daily TV”
I’m sure you all know about “Knitting Daily TV,” the fiber-arts-focused show produced by Interweave for PBS. The show is in its 11th season and has been hosted all that time by Eunny Jang, who was editor of Interweave Knits … Read More...
An Awesome Guide to Top-Down Raglan Design
If you’re at all interested in designing your own top-down sweaters, you need to read, follow, reread and absorb Kristen TenDyke’s amazing blog post all about how she designs top-down raglans. She uses Excel to help her with math, … Read More...
Learn Some New Stitches with Knitting Daily
Knitting Daily is always putting out new free ebooks for their subscribers, and the most recent one aims to get you out of your stockinette stitch rut by providing you with 13 fun stitch patterns you might want to try … Read More...
Did You Catch the Series on Magazine Publishing at About?
In case you aren’t a devoted follower of my other knitting website, I wanted to make sure you knew that I recently finished up a series written by Creative Knitting magazine editor Kara Gott Warner all about what goes into … Read More...
Pin of the Week: Use Twined Knitting for a Neat Stockinette Stitch Edge
A great pin I picked up recently on Pinterest actually points to an old article about that age-old problem of stockinette stitch curl. Sometimes you don’t want a ribbed edge on a sweater or other garment, but that doesn’t mean … Read More...
Mason-Dixon Winning
Thanks to everyone who commented and shared what they were knitting this week. It’s so fun for me to know what you all are up to!
The winner of Mason-Dixon Knitting is commenter 14, Ann, who says she’s working on … Read More...
Are You Knitting in Public?
World Wide Knitting in Public Day has expanded through the years from a couple of days to now more than a week. This year’s event celebrating knitting outside the home is taking place from June 8 through the 16 with … Read More...
An Easy Way to Rip Back Your Knitting
I’m a big fan of using lifelines when knitting lace, but there are times when you need to rip back regular knitting and you might have a bit of paranoia related to having a stitch (or a bunch) drop past … Read More...
Learn More about Lee Meredith
I love learning about other knitwear designers, where their inspiration comes from and how they work, so I was excited to see this interview with Lee Meredith, aka Leethal, at the Sexy Knitter.
She’s known for her awesome accessories … Read More...
Enter for a Chance to Win a Royal Baby Kit from Toft Alpaca
British knitwear and fiber company Toft Alpaca has an adorable new line of knitting patterns celebrating the upcoming royal baby. The line includes knit and crocheted crowns and a jump suit, jumper and tank all featuring crowns on the front. … Read More...
Catching up on Giveaways
May was a super-crazy month in my life, so I’m sorry I wasn’t around here as much as I should have been! I’m now two weeks behind on announcing giveaway winners, so let’s get on with that, shall we?
The … Read More...
Does Knitting Hurt? Try Yoga
Apparently the heady days of knitting all-nighters are over for at least some of the newer wave of knitters, who are turning to yoga to ease the aches and pains caused by too much knitting. That’s the news according to … Read More...
Support Your Local Yarn Store, Wherever You Happen to Be
A couple of weekends ago my husband and I went to Kansas City to celebrate our wedding anniversary. While in Overland Park visiting the Penzey’s store (aka, the happiest place on earth) we did a little wandering around the super-cute … Read More...