I have a good mix of pattern types in my Ravelry favorites, but I tend to be drawn to shawls most of all. As soon as I see one I love, I start fantasizing about the yarn I could use and the color possibilities. So, I decided to round ...
Fruitcake, the latest design from Michael Harrigan is a scarf/shawl hybrid. Knit from the top down in squishy garter, it has a lovely lace and picot edging and is named after the yummy-looking yarn from Scottish indie dyer WooSheeps.
Speaking of yummy,...
...
When I first saw the title of Clara Parkes’ new book, Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World, I knew I had to read it. After I read the fantastic Washington Post review (without a knitting cliche to be found!) I knew I was going ...
If you’re still bummed over the cancellation of Firefly, then smuggle this yarn into your stash. The inaugural Third Vault Yarns yarn club has quarterly packages of yarn and goodies themed around fandoms that knitters vote on, with the first inspired by Joss Whedon’s space western....
...
Back in October, when Ami of Lakes Yarn and Fiber gave me a preview of her exclusive Drops of Honey colorway for the Where We Knit yarn club, I have to admit that I did a little happy dance in my apartment. It was perfect —...
...
Linda of Kettle Yarn Co. desired a yarn that was sheep-y and rustic, yet soft enough for princess-y skin. So, she helped dream up Baskerville, a blend of 60% Exmoor Blueface, 25% Gotland and 15% silk. This Kettle Yarn Co. exclusive is a worsted-spun 2ply that comes in ...
I first learned of designer Janina Kallio when I spied one of her ads at the bottom of the French Market Fibers Ravelry group almost a year ago. I contacted her right away about posting to the Marketplace, and then I took advantage of her Buy ...
Laura of Slipped Stitch Studios has just released with she is calling Ultimate Project Bag: the Go Crafty Travel Case is a 10-inch-tall bag that’s filled to the brim with pockets — 58 of them, to be exact — to hold all your needles, cables, hooks,...
...
Music has always been a big part of my life. The interests section of my AOL profile (remember those?) in the late 1990s was crammed full of bands, and it was a big thing my husband and I bonded over when we first become friends in college. One of our ...
The Baya shawl from Indie Untangled newcomer Mindy Wilkes, definitely intrigued me when Mindy’s post hit my inbox. The design, which appeared on the cover of the Summer 2014 issue of Pom Pom Quarterly and is now available as an individual download, is a crescent-shaped shawl ...
I’m sure you already know how wonderfully generous knitters can be. Over the weekend, I experienced a great example of this community’s uniqueness when I desperately called on a Ravelry “detangler” — one of those strange people who actually looks at a spaghetti-like pile with excitement — to help ...
If you’re looking for some last-minute Christmas gifts, get over to Sweet Sheep Body Shoppe, which Alicia has stocked with the perfect stocking stuffers. Holiday-scented items include sheep-shaped goat’s milk soap in Orange Rosemary, Peppermint Cocoa and Winter Gardenia; lanolin-rich lotion bars in Jingleberry, Fresh Snow,...
...
I’ve really enjoyed seeing people writing and reflecting on the places they knit through the blog hop in honor of the Where We Knit yarn club. The knitting bloggers and vlogger who participated took readers/viewers everywhere from Japan to Belize to the subway (and that ...
I’m thrilled to open sign-ups today for Where We Knit. This quarterly yarn club, which will begin shipping in February of next year, brings together four dyer/designer dream teams: Lakes Yarn and Fiber & Janina Kallio, French Market Fibers & Toby Roxane Barna, Skeinny Dipping & Stephannie ...
I have to say, I was pretty excited when Connie, the talented photographer of my Rhinebeck sweater and also an editor at Lark Crafts, emailed me about reviewing their latest book, Mini Skein Knits: 25 Knitting Patterns Using Small Skeins and Leftovers ($14.95 U.S./$16.95 ...