Do you have lots of knitted gift ideas, but always end up knitting late into the night or giving “Knitting IOUs” instead of the beautiful hand-knit creations you imagined? This post can help by outlining how to start your own gift giving journal. Just after the...
Knitting words that begin with the letter E. This is just one part of a comprehensive knitting dictionary of terms knitters want to know. Words include ease, edges, edging, end, entrelac and errata.
Knitting words that begin with the letter E. This is just one part of a comprehensive knitting dictionary of terms knitters want to know. Words include ease, edges, edging, end, entrelac and errata.
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Congratulations! Being a Zen Knitter is an wonderful thing. For Zen Knitters, how their knitting tools and accessories look and feel is of vital importance. This post contains affiliate links, if you purchase items through my links I earn a commission which allows me...
Congratulations! Being a monogamous knitter is an amazing thing. Your knitting tools and supplies have to look and feel amazing throughout your whole project. This post contains affiliate links, if you purchase items through my links I earn a commission which allows...
Congratulations! Being a Busy Bee Knitter is an wonderful thing. For Busy Bee Knitters, your knitting tools and materials need to be fantastic. They are often what spur you on. This post contains affiliate links, if you purchase items through my links I earn a...
Congratulations! Being a Productive Knitter is an wonderful thing. For Productive Knitters, your knitting needles and supplies have be durable but beautiful. Your yarns generally need to be machine washable, practical and affordable so that you can spread knitted joy...
You've take the Knitting Personality Quiz! Yay! But how does this fun little factoid affect your life? How does having taken this quiz make your life better? Read on to find out! And, if you found your way here and haven't taken the quiz yet, just click on the image...
As more and more jurisdictions close all physical non-essential businesses due to Covid-19, knitting supplies are hard to find. Knitters and people who want to learn to knit, may find themselves with lots of time on their hands but in need of knitting supplies. They...
Your gaze sweeps the stark landscape of the Shetland Islands. Beautiful, small Shetland sheep dot the fields, grazing. Being a knitter, instead of sheep, your eyes see potential shawls.
Imagine pulling a whole shawl through an average woman’s wedding ring. Imagine intricate lace unfurling as the shawl is released from the constriction of the ring.
A tutorial for a super-stretchy cast on. It is easy to do, strong and sleek (includes description, photos and a video). My two favourite types of projects to make are lace shawls and socks. Depending on how you work them, either project may require a stretchy cast-on....
I am thrilled to announce that the Grasker Hat is live on Raverly. That’s right, you can go to Ravelry right now to buy and download your very own copy of this eye-catching Icelandic-inspired hat. It is such a fun hat to knit and to wear. The extra warmth from the...
We all know that knitters in general are amazing people. Almost all the knitters I know are so generous in very many ways: they are generous in spirit, in giving of their time, their knowledge, their yarn, their cookies, their sense of humour and their friendship....
Summer is a wonderful time to knit with thinner, cooler yarns. I love knitting with fine lace weight and fingering yarns throughout the year and in the summer, I rarely knit with anything else. But as the weather gets cooler, I get the longing to knit with thicker...
Yarn comes in an almost infinite variety and making yarn choices can be overwhelming, especially when you are just learning to knit (and sometimes, even when you are an expert knitter). Yarns vary in their fibre composition, their thickness, number of plies, how they...
This is the first of a series of super easy lace scarf patterns. Well, the word pattern is a bit grand for what these are really. Perhaps "idea" or "concept" might be a bit more appropriate. This lovely scarf is just about the easiest lace in the world. You just cast...
Recently, I purchased some square cross-section needles and I love them. There are two brands available (that I know of): Kollage Square® and Knitter's Pride Cubics. I got mine from the ever delightful Simply Socks Yarn Co. These are lovely to work with: they are...
Cut a 6 inch (15 cm) piece of heavy card. Wrap the yarn around the card. Slip the wound yarn off the card. Slip two toothpicks into circle made by the yarn. Hold one toothpick steady and while holding the yarn taut, twirl the other toothpick until the yarn starts to...
It is that time of year when we have or are in the midst of buying and making gifts for everyone on our list. Then, we take a deep breath of satisfaction for having bought them all, and the wrapping panic begins! Personally, I don't get that panic anymore. Over the...
Creating yarn from old t-shirts is a great way to give new life to old clothes and to get free yarn in the bargain! Look for t-shirts with little or no printing as the printing usually interferes with the making of the yarn. In the picture at right, you can see...