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It’s Christmas in July at Red Heart

July 11, 2012 by Sarah White

christams in july red heartIf you’re a fan of Red Heart Yarns, you’re going to want to check out their current sale. Celebrating Christmas in July, from now through July 23, you can received 15 percent off your order of $30 or more.… Read More...

Free Knitting Pattern: Stretchy Mesh Bag

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

mesh bagsReusable bags are great, and it seems like you really can never have too many of them. Once a month or so it seems like all of ours disappear, either because they’re in the back of someone’s car or they … Read More...

Learning about Silk with Knitting Daily

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

silk knitting dailyDid you know that Interweave has a YouTube channel? You can currently see more than 800 clips from Knitting Daily and Quilting Arts TV, as well as previews of shows, publications and workshops.

One recently posted video from Knitting … Read More...

Decorating with Pom-Poms

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

pompom flip-flopsThis post from Vintage Umbrella about making and using yarn pompoms was really about the Fourth of July, but making pompoms is a great way to get rid of stash any time of year. Make them in red, white and … Read More...

Would You Photocopy Your Swatches?

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

photocopied swatchA funny thing has been happening in the knitting world of Facebook today.

It all started with WEBS, the fabulous yarn store, publishing a tip on its blog about photocopying swatches onto graph paper. The idea is that you … Read More...

Check out the Knit Simple Preview

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

Vickie Howell hatI had read that Vickie Howell is doing another knitalong based on a project of hers in the new Knit Simple, so I went to JoAnn this morning to buy a copy, only to return home to an email saying … Read More...

Free Knitting Pattern: Shoulder Hug

July 10, 2012 by Sarah White

shoulder hugI’m the sort of person who is cold pretty much all the time. It doesn’t matter how hot it is outside, I’ll get a chill as soon as the air conditioning comes on. I live in the South, so everywhere … Read More...

Add to My Knit List: Lion Brand Bonbons

July 9, 2012 by Sarah White

lion brand bonbonsLion Brand Yarn has some really great products, and I’ve been a fan of theirs for a long time. But their new product, Bonbons, really caught my eye.

These mini-skein packs offer eight different colors of yarn in either … Read More...

Imperial Stock Ranch Desitination Event to Return

July 9, 2012 by Sarah White

nicky epsteinThere are lots of knitting-related travel opportunities out there, but some of them stand out as dream events and destinations. That’s the way I felt when I heard about the Vogue Knitting Live destination event at Imperial Stock Ranch in … Read More...

Birthday Surprises from Cotton Clouds

July 9, 2012 by Sarah White

cotton clouds birthday saleIrene of Cotton Clouds Mail Order Yarns is celebrating her birthday this week and buyers will get the surprises. Now on her website there’s a range of gift packages available to choose from, ranging from a $50 value package going … Read More...

Free Pattern: Stranded in Oz Tam/Beret

July 9, 2012 by Sarah White

stranded in oz beretIt may be hot in the northern part of the world, but that doesn’t mean it won’t cool down again soon. Some winter accessories make great summer knitting projects because they’re small and easy and fun to knit.

Case in … Read More...

Video Tutorial: Engilsh Style Knitting

July 9, 2012 by Sarah White

berrocoEnglish-style knitting, also known as “throwing” or sometimes “right-handed knitting” because the yarn is held in the right hand, is probably the most popular knitting style in the United States. If you’re new to knitting, need a refresher or just … Read More...

Free Pattern: Sporty Striped Peds

July 8, 2012 by Sarah White

striped pedsI love the Purl Bee and want to knit or craft just about everything I see on there. That’s certainly true of the latest knitting pattern to be posted on the site: Sporty Striped Peds.

These simple shorite socks … Read More...

Crafty Help for Fire Victims

July 8, 2012 by Sarah White

high point fireReports out of Colorado are that the biggest fires are now mostly contained, thank goodness, and thoughts turn to helping people recover who may have lost everything. Craftsy, which has its headquarters in Denver, recently reported that it made a … Read More...

Giveaway: Summer Knitting Book and Yarn

July 8, 2012 by Sarah White

knitting in the sunI know it’s hard for a lot of people to want to knit when it’s hot outside. I have air conditioning and it’s still a struggle just knowing that it’s 100 degrees outside (though we finally got rain yesterday and … Read More...

Free Pattern: Hot Sunset Socks

July 7, 2012 by Sarah White

DROPS hot sunsetSocks area a great knitting project for summer because they’re small, portable, light (in weight and amount of yarn covering your body while you work) projects you can take with you wherever you happen to be going.

The good people … Read More...

Live Near St. Louis? Are You Ready for a Yarn Crawl?

July 7, 2012 by Sarah White

yarn crawlBack in April Yarn Crawl LA got a lot of attention for bringing together nearly 30 shop owners and offering people who visited the shops during the crawl freebies, discounts and prizes. now the middle of the country is getting … Read More...

Free Craftsy Class on Short Rows

July 6, 2012 by Sarah White

short rowsFrom time to time Craftsy offers free mini-classes on topics to get people interested and give them a taste of what learning from a Craftsy class is all about. Right now there’s a free class going on all about short … Read More...

One Day to Save on Spinning Lessons

July 6, 2012 by Sarah White

spinning dailySpinning Daily is running a sale right now, through midnight Eastern today, that puts all their spinning DVDs and downloads at 40 percent off their regular prices.

This comes at a very delicate time for me because I’ve been itching … Read More...

Free Patterns: Headbands from Sweatshop of Love

July 6, 2012 by Sarah White

textured bow The Knit Picks free pattern for the week is actually a quartet of headband patterns from Allyson Dykhuizen of Sweatshop of Love.

There’s a simple trio of tiny I-cords, a deeply textured bow, a wrap I-cord that ties in … Read More...

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