If you’ve ever looked at knitting or crochet patterns on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen patterns from the Velvet Acorn.

Designer Heidi May has hundreds of patterns she sells on etsy, which are inspired by nature and styled beautifully and usually … Read More...

Warm Up America is a fabulous charitable organization that encourages people to knit or crochet and assemble blankets or other items that can be donated locally or given to the national organization to be distributed where they are needed.

But … Read More...

Andie is the winner.

I’m guessing pretty much every knitter starts out knitting flat, but a lot of knitters never (or at least rarely) look back once they learn how to knit in the round.

Circular knitting is perfect for … Read More...

Congratulations, Heidi!

It seems like people are always interested in general knowledge books about knitting. Whether we are new knitters (or knitting hopefuls!) or people who have a lot of knitting skills but want to know if there’s a better … Read More...

I’m not much of a Fourth of July knitter (though I did make a few patterns for the holiday over the years for About), but there’s something really fun about the basic combination of red, white and blue. (I also … Read More...

Most knitting patterns for garments assume that most knitters are the same shape, and that shape is relatively rectangular.

The fact that knitting has standards for sizing makes it easier to write knitting patterns, but it doesn’t make it easy … Read More...

The winner is Beverly.

Knitting for babies and toddlers is a lot of fun. The projects are usually pretty small and fast to knit, and kids universally look cute in a little knit something or wrapped up in a knit … Read More...

Sometimes books fall through the cracks for me a little bit and it takes me longer than it should to review them. I might lose the book somewhere in my office (happens more than I’d like to admit) or I … Read More...

We’re still trying to work out what sort of vacation we’ll be able to take and when this summer, but our getaways usually involve the beach, so I’m thinking ahead by looking at some great knit tops perfect for covering … Read More...

Brooke Nico is skilled at taking simple shapes and reinterpreting them in the framework of lace knitting projects. Her books Lovely Knitted Lace and More Lovely Knitted Lace start with basic geometric shapes, add lace and turn them into shawls, … Read More...

It’s great when you can knit things you will use all the time, and one summertime essential that can easily be knit is a can cozy. These little sleeves keep condensation off your hands when your beverage gets sweaty, adn … Read More...

Garter Stitch has a bad reputation for being boring. I mean, I guess it can be boring, but it can also be meditative, and an easy, fun way to get projects done in a hurry. And just because a project … Read More...

It’s just about time for my 14th wedding anniversary, and we’re heading into wedding season, so I thought it might be fun to look at some projects that are perfect for weddings and other fancy occasions.

Which of course needs … Read More...

As I write this it is May the Fourth, an unofficial Star Wars-related holiday, so it seemed only fitting that I share some Star Wars knitting patterns with you.

Last year I shared some simple coffee cup cozies that are … Read More...

Congratulations to Donna!

It’s become a semiannual tradition to give away a copy of the Under 100 Knit Collection from Knit Picks because there’s always such a great response to it.

This book packs 30 patterns, for projects ranging from … Read More...

No matter the weather where you are, I think we can all appreciate instant gratification knitting projects. If it’s warm where you are now, maybe you don’t need a knit cowl, but you’ll be one step ahead of the weather … Read More...

I’ve never read any of the Outlander books or watched the television series based on them, but I know the time-traveling romance set in the Scottish highlands is appealing to a lot of people for a lot of reasons. Knitters … Read More...

The weather is officially warm here in Arkansas, and all I want to do is knit summery tops. So I decided to hit up Ravelry for some easy, quick projects that those of us who are already feeling the warm … Read More...

Did you know April is National Public Library Month? We go to the library at least once a week, so we don’t need any special time to celebrate it, but if you haven’t been to your local library in a … Read More...