Low water, uneven dyeing, and making it work! 
Take a skein of yarn that has a color you’re not crazy about. Do the vinegar and water thing. Put it in a crock pot and cook it with Wiltons Food Coloring. … Read More...
Knitting 101
Don’t have a clue where to start with your knitting? Well, that’s easy. You start with the toys, I mean accessories. In this post Elisa outlines what you need to get started. What are you waiting for? You’ve got to … Read More...
Knit Lab From Interweave, With Stephanie Japel
Knit Lab
Projects, Patterns & Techniques
A published author and award winning knitwear designer, Stefanie Japel brings a fun and trendy style to Knit Lab. Using a Lacy Keyhole Scarf as the course project, the course starts off with the … Read More...
Crockpot Dyeing – A Kind of Tutorial….
This tute is so easy a…. well, let’s forget the slogans. 
But, seriously, check this out! It’s easy. 
You don’t really measure anything. You don’t really time anything, a totally laid back approach to coloring yarns. And dudes! These colors! … Read More...
Learn To Do The Double Pointed Thing With This Free Pattern
Clematis Shawl from Fiber Dreams
I LOVE this. Absolutely LOVE it. Probably wouldn’t have even looked at it, but my kids got me a clematis plant for Mother’s Day. The name caught my eye.
Gorgeous! I can’t say enough. The pattern isn’t free, but it … Read More...
Learn To Spin Cotton Kit from Cotton Clouds….
All you ever wanted to know about cotton!
This beautifully boxed assortment of our Pima, Acala, Brown, & Green cottons will get you started learning about cotton.
Also included is a brass Tahkli spindle, ideal for spinning all our cottons. … Read More...
Tilt Topper Hat
This is a free pattern from Ravelry. You can find a link to this hat pattern as well as the modifications, HERE on PieKnits!
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Free Pattern – Yoga Sock
This is the All Twisted Up Yoga Sock pattern. And look how fun this yarn is! From the Wonderfully Awkward Blog, the free pattern is HERE
Free Pattern – Boucle Cocoon….
This pattern is for sure going in the queue. I just love the loose, easy to wear style. And, I have several of these types of yarns in my stash, just have to decide what color I want to knit.… Read More...
Reversible Cables with Lily Chin DVD
Last year Lily’s book Power Cables hit the shelves. This year, there’s a DVD to accompany.
Expert Lily Chin shows you how to knit reversible cables and expand your knitwear options!
Reversible cable knitting is Lily’s signature technique, and with … Read More...
The Icelandic Knitter
The First Icelandic Knitting Webzine. New issue, #3 , Spring 2011 is here.
In the Spring Issue, you will find lovely patterns all in wool of course, but they will knit just as beautifully in other fabrics, such as cotton, … Read More...
Tutorial – Dying Yarn with Koolaid….
Using 2 packages of Koolaid, a pair of rubber gloves and a microwave you can transform those white or off white skeins of yarn or fiber into your own color creations.
From the Close Knit Blog, HERE
Looking for … Read More...
Knit Circus Summer 2011….
Wow!
22 fresh, brand new projects, from shawls and purses and bags to this adorable gansey, hooded vest as well as the little girl’s version of the gansey. Actually, this little hooded vest sold it for me, this is so … Read More...
Tutorial – Make Your Own Yarn Swift!
Make this yarn swift for under $15.00! From the Everything Old Crafts Blog.
Options Interchangeable Needles by Knit Picks….
Everyone and their brother now have their own brand of interchangeable needles, from the very first Boye Needlemaster on up through Addi Clicks, Denise, Takumi and of course Knit Picks. But, not everyone has them in the swirling colors of … Read More...
Vintage Modern Knits by Interweave….
I love the way Interweave has the books on their site set up so you can see the projects in them. In scrolling through some of the projects I found a few that I really liked.
The first one is … Read More...
Knit Picks “Swish” and “Wool of the Andes” In New Tonal Colors!
So I tried out one of Knit Picks newest yarns, Swish Tonals in the Deep Water’s colorway. It’s a Superwash Merino, worsted weight so I invented myself a project. See, I had a problem. Had a water bottle that … Read More...
Knitting DVD’s – Knitting Daily’s Forte!
Take this one – A Knitter’s Guide To Color. Color expert and designer Laura Bryant brings you excitement to your knitwear!
I’ve seen a number of Interweave’s DVD selections and they are excellent. It’s awesome to watch a pro “do … Read More...