I don’t know how much you know — or care to know! — about the business side of the yarn world, but last year the yarn company Caron was acquired by Spinrite, the company behind Patons, Bernat and Lily (which … Read More...
Update on Jordana Paige Sale
If any of you were hoping to score some great deals on Jordana Paige knitting bags (which I told you about yesterday), you might have noticed the sale was rather stop and start all day. That’s because the website … Read More...
Is Your Child Ready to Learn to Knit?
My daughter is almost three, but she thinks she can knit. She likes to take my needles (usually pulling all the stitches out in the process), rub them together and call it “knitting.” It’s actually pretty cute (cuter than the … Read More...
Meet Knit Picks’ Newest Needle
I’m a big fan of the Knit Picks interchangeable knitting needles. Both the original nickel-plated Options and the wooden Harmony needles are in regular rotation in my house (so much so that there are very few of them actually in … Read More...
Get a Trial of Wildflower Knits’ New Course
Kennita Tully, the knitter behind Wildflower Knits is launching an e-course this fall and is giving interested people a free sneak peek at the offerings.
She says the course will focus on a particular knitting technique each month and will … Read More...
Free Pattern: Sweater Babe’s Peplum Cardigan
This month’s free pattern from the Sweater Babe is a peplum cardigan worked from the top down with mock cables running down the front and used in belt loops that hold a ribbon belt in place.
The three-quarter sleeves are … Read More...
Free Pattern: Seamus the Owl
It’s so fun to me to read blogs from the other side of the world. While we’re sweltering up here, they’re freezing down there. At least they’re freezing on Johannesburg, South Africa, where Linda of Natural Suburbia lives and knits. … Read More...
Jordana Paige’s Sale for Preeclampsia Awareness
I wanted to let you know about a very special sale that’s happening tomorrow (that would be July 18). Knitting bag maker Jordana Paige is going to be selling imperfect handbags throughout the day with proceeds to benefit the Preeclampsia … Read More...
Free Patterns: Baby Cocoons and Hats
A big trend in baby photography right now uses knit props such as these little sacks known as baby cocoons. They’re basically just like really big hats that you can slide a baby into for adorable sleeping baby pictures. Add … Read More...
Enter for a Chance to Win a Knit Simple Subscription
In honor of Vickie Howell’s latest knitalong project for Knit Simple magazine (which is published in the fall issue, set to hit the stands next week), Howell and the magazine are giving away three free year-long subscriptions to the … Read More...
Stitch London Winner!
Thanks to all 43 of the entrants in the Stitch London giveaway! It was lots of fun to hear the different events that you’re looking forward to and definitely put me in the Olympic spirit.
The random number machine tells … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern: Kaffe Fassett’s Islay
I have a little bit of an obsession with Kaffe Fassett. The British master of color produces some glorious knits, but so many of them require so many different colors of yarn that you don’t even want to think about … Read More...
Walthamstow Resident Shows Her Olympic Love in Knitting
I love knit displays of all sorts, but this is pretty epic. There’s a woman who lives on Howard Street in Walthamstow (that’s in London) who apparently honors all sorts of special events by knitting up a bunch of characters … Read More...
Tea-Loving Character Actress Starts Line of Tea Cozies
I am a big fan of tea, but I have to admit that I do not own a tea cozy. I have an electric tea kettle and brew my cuppas one at a time. But I love the look of … Read More...
Free Knitting Patterns: Ornaments for an Advent Calendar
Kat at Just Crafty Enough had a really fun idea for an advent calendar that she’s sharing with the rest of us. Instead of the traditional candy or toys to be unwrapped with each day’s reveal, hers has knit Christmas … Read More...
Have Any Patterns for the Pattern-a-Day Calendar?
I’m sure you’ve seen those knitting (and crochet, and other craft) pattern-a-day calendars
at your local bookstore or yarn shop. As you can imagine, it takes a lot of patterns (365, maybe? actually, it’s more like 100, as some patterns … Read More...
Eye Candy: SWTC Saphira
One of the great things about all the knitting-related work I do is that I get to play with a lot of different yarns and work on a lot of different projects. I thought it might be fun for you … Read More...
Knitting News: New Jersey Knitter Wants Help with Yarn Bombing
A yarn bombing is not usually something you announce before the fact in the local newspaper, but Bridgeton, N.J., knitter Carol Moore says she wants help beautifying her city’s downtown with yarn.
She participated in a yarn bombing for International … Read More...
Free Patterns: Speaking of Christmas in July
It turns out I’m not the only one thinking about holiday knitting already. Red Heart has a whole section on Christmas in July patterns on their website, which currently includes 12 free patterns for you to choose from.
These patterns … Read More...
Are They Worth Knitting for?
I’ve been thinking about Christmas in July this week and how, if I were going to knit anything for anyone this holiday season, now would be a good time to get started. (I’m not, because I have a book deadline … Read More...