In America Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so if you’re planning to knit something for a special mom in your life, you probably should get cracking!

In years past I’ve shared ideas for knitting fingerless gloves (plus my … Read More...

I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff about pom-poms lately, and they are a really fun way to jazz up knitting projects or just about anything else (and often a great way to use up yarn, as well). Here are … Read More...

It’s getting to be travel season, and if you’re a knitter you know that travel time and vacations can leave lots of time for knitting. But it seems like every year I get questions about whether it is allowed to … Read More...

Shelia is our winner.

This is another one of those books that I love because it’s just really smart and helpful and has great patterns, too.

The Art of Seamless Knitting by Simona Merchant-Dest and Faina Goberstein really grounds knitters … Read More...

Karey is the winner!

Last month I shared a couple of little booklets from Leisure Arts all about knitting quick afghans and blankets, and this week I’m giving you the change to get them for yourself.

The booklets are:

Make … Read More...

Kara Gott Warner recently announced she was moving on from Creative Knitting magazine, where she had been the editor for years. But she’s certainly keeping busy in the next phase of her career.

Her Power Purls podcast is still going … Read More...

Because I mentioned the Knit Show Kickstarter the other day I wanted to share this one, too, which is for an interesting wearable knitting notions holder called the TINK.

TINK (that’s knit backward, by the way) is a six-inch … Read More...

Here’s one for the changing of the seasons. It’s still cool in a lot of places in the Northern Hemisphere, and getting colder for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, so pretty much all of us could use the Classic … Read More...

In more Sarah’s-cleaning-out-the-office news, this week I’ve got two lace knitting books for your consideration and that I could be sending to you soon.

Knitted Lace by Anne Merrow has a few essays on lace knitting — how to get … Read More...

What a cute addition to a simple project! These bunny cables from Studio Knit are really easy to make, with a little twist for the head and a bobble for the tail.

These would be so cute at the hem … Read More...

I have been knitting for a long time, but I still sometimes have problems with binding off too tightly. I think it’s because I’m in a rush to finish, so I don’t take the time to do it perfectly. But … Read More...

In case you haven’t already heard about this one, Vickie Howell, once host of “Knitty Gritty” and all around champion of the fiber arts in any medium she can think of, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a web … Read More...

missmagners is the winner this week!

I have so. many. stitch dictionaries it’s kind of unseemly. So this week’s giveaway will get one of them off my shelf.

Knitting Stitches Visual Encyclopedia by Sharon Turner features patterns for 350 different … Read More...

It’s well documented that my yarn stash is a mess. And while I’ve never been able to completely document it, that’s something I would like to do. I can’t handle putting it all on Ravelry, but this analog version might … Read More...

It’s time for my next contribution to the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop! This month I thought I would throw in some eyelets to keep it interesting.

Eyelets are the most basic skill you need to create lace. They’re made by … Read More...

I love knitting little projects for Easter/spring (did you see my little Peep bunny, for instance?).

So even though I have no eggs that need cozying, I kind of want to knit some of these bunny egg cozies from … Read More...

The winner is spierssusan.

Knitting Pleats is an older knitting book that I reviewed quite a while ago, but I hung onto it because the concept is so fun and intriguing.

The book explores how to make permanent folds … Read More...

There are all sorts of fun Aran cables and Irish-inspired designs that are fun to knit and incorporate into projects at this time of year.

Studio Knit has a great tutorial for an Irish Saxon Braid pattern, which is … Read More...

This is a thing I would never have the energy to do, but I’m pretty glad it exists.

Mason-Dixon Knitting has put together a bracket of beloved knitting patterns and is allowing knitters to vote for their favorites. It’s not … Read More...