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Innovative to traditional, 17 designs in this book. Available from Interweave Press ($24.95). This is the 6th book in the STYLE series and features classic and innovative use of traditional color techniques by top designers.
Fair Isle, intarsia and slip … Read More...
Kelley Petkun of Knit Picks is putting together a team, Knitters for Knockers, for Sept. 20’s Walk for the Cure here in Portland. She’s got details here.
The nights are cooler, the mornings are filled with heavy dew and the leaves are turning and starting to fall. Yes, Autumn is on the horizon.
Pretty close to when Autumn ends, hat and scarf season arrive, and the folks … Read More...
There’s cute, and then there’s just flat out CUTE! And these are just that. Easy to make too, and FREE!
Go here: http://members.home.nl/tdpj/Patronen/Bootees/Saartjes%20bootees.pdf
This pdf can be downloaded here.
Looking for more Slipper patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Sign up for a one year digital subscription to Creative Knitting, and get access to 2 years of back issues! Basically, that’s a 3 for 1 deal. Pretty good!
Go here for the deets: https://digital.creativeknittingmagazine.com/?mode=print_order_form&source=KDDN
Girl’s knitted dress pattern, free from Classic Elite, is knit in Cotton-Bam-Boo. Perfect barefoot in the grass, summer dress for your little girl!
This adorable dress is perfect for any little girl and is sure to keep her warm and … Read More...
Morehouse Farms has the cutest collection. Everything for back to school, in critter form. Backpacks, mittens, hats and scarves, you have to see this one! Their pics are copyrighted so I can’t post it here, but trust me, it’s soooo … Read More...
Can’t feature a cool sweater for the guys and not include one for the gals now can we?
This is one of the prettiest designs I’ve seen in a long time. A perfect medley of self striping yarns with a … Read More...
It’s coming. Fall is in the air in the morning and later on in the evening. Up here summer is fleeting especially this one, and with it’s demise brings the hectic autumn “nesting” schedules. Put meat in the freezer, start … Read More...
Speechless! And besides that, there are no words, but don’t sit here and read this, get over there! Lion Brand Yarn website is advertising 2713 FREE knitting, crochet and yarn craft patterns. Unbelieveable!
Why? Lion Brand Yarn is contributing to … Read More...
I’m not one of those lucky knitters with a husband who proudly wears their handmade creations. Let me rephrase that — I wouldn’t want him to. This man lives in work boots and grease. He’s a full-time grease monkey, always … Read More...
I’m sure you’ve heard of these, and possibly even knitted some yourselves, but just in case you haven’t, here’s a pattern (click on the image to see a bigger version):
As a note… with the liners that I have knit, … Read More...
Lunchbags, hair ties, bookmarks, you name it, and Lion Brand can hook you up.
Like this free lunchbag pattern. Shhh, don’t tell anyone that it’s crocheted, not knitted, but what the heck!
Sign up for Lion Brand’s newsletter and … Read More...
You’ll find FREE patterns online in Rebecca Magazine’s site, here: http://www.rebecca-online.de:80/cont_en/anleitungen_02.php
Their latest, a miniskirt from the newest issue is there too. While I’d never be caught dead in a miniskirt, being of the short, squatty type and having the … Read More...
Everywhere I go, I haul around my sock knitting. Well, not really haul, because it doesn’t take up much room, but it’s a constant companion. I have a little bag that attaches to my wrist, or belt loop, or bike … Read More...
Perfect for quickie knitting.
Perfect for that one skein that has lost it’s mate.
Perfect for gift giving.
And now it can be yours! One Ball Knits – Purses by Fatema, Khadija, and Hajera Habibur-Rahman. This book features handbags, totes, … Read More...
So why am I in mourning? Because, yesterday as I was mowing the lawn I found several red maple leaves on the ground under my maple tree. Red. On the ground. And I know what that means. It’s the beginning … Read More...
All you ever wanted to know about spinning cotton, I promise!
Cotton spinning made easy. With a few adjustments made to your wheel, you can spin cotton just like the pros. Become a “cotton spinner extraordinaire”. 120 minutes long, and … Read More...
Extra! Extra! Read All About It. Free Elephants… And they just love flowers! See how they gather all around in a circle to smell the flowers?
These are just about the cutest elephants I’ve ever seen! Here they are playing … Read More...
Seriously, who looks like this? I’ll tell you who, this model from Rowan’s Magazine #46. And this gorgeous shawl she’s sporting.
Magazine 46 offers forty-eight knit and crocheted designs, garments and accessories, for women and men. Also available are eight … Read More...
