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Free Pattern Friday: Sweetly Stripes Baby Cardigan
ImagiKnit San Francisco,
Whip up this super adorable baby cardigan and let the yarn do the work! The Knitcol Seamless Baby Cardigan uses Plymouth Knitcol , a fun self-patterning, 100% merino superwash yarn. Yarn Amounts: 0-3mos, 3 balls Knitcol 6-12 mos, 3 balls Knitcol 18-24 mos, 4 balls Knitcol The cardigan is worked in …

Knit or Crochet Yourself Happy
Lynne Rowe,
Using colour in knitting and crochet to help improve your wellbeing. Using colour wheel theory to choose colours for knitting and crochet

march?
a friend to knit with (noreply@blogger.com),
Oh dear! It's March already?! That was fast! I'm going to do a little catch up here before I dive into what is currently on my needles. This sweater has moved to the top slot of my favorites.  It is the perfect combination of yarn + simplicity of pattern that made me fall in love. And the color m…

Free Pattern Friday: Perry
ImagiKnit San Francisco,
Perry by the Berroco Design Team is sure to keep you warm! Ribbing and cables make their way around this cozy hooded cowl. Wear it long or short depending on the mood you’re in. You can even leave it open if you just want a scarf! The pattern calls for 4 skeins of Vintage Chunky . It knits up quick…

🧶Square needles and running in circles
Team Knit Stars,
Catch the replay of this week’s Yarniverse LIVE with Ann + Kay of MDK here Remember when there wasn’t enough knitting content out in the world? This past week we did a really fun Yarniverse LIVE with Ann + Kay of Modern Daily Knitting. And we were musing back 10 years, when we were all so desperate…

Loose Ends Project
Donna Estin,
We don't often talk about death, but the thought has crossed my mind, that if I died suddenly, what would happen to my knitting? Not my...

My latest release 'Journey Shawl', is now available!
BexKnittyDesign (noreply@blogger.com),
My latest release ' Journey Shawl ' , is now available in my Ravelry store ' Bex Knitty Design ' and shortly also on LoveCrafts.com! This shawl is a comforting, mediative & restful combination of squishy garter stitch, bright stripes in varying widths, and graphic patterning. Just pick some yarns i…

🧶Wear the dang knits
Team Knit Stars,
Photo courtesy of Caitlin Hunter via Ravlery Just the other day, an email from a faithful newsletter reader named Dez dropped into my inbox. She was responding to a recent issue of Moving the Needle titled The sweater you’ll wear 24/7. I’ve excerpted her very thoughtful letter for you here. “Thank …

Best Yarn for Baby Blanket – A Complete Guide for Yarn Selection (2023)
knitgrammer,
When choosing the best yarn for a baby blanket, there are a few things you need to consider. For instance, the yarn needs to be soft and gentle against the baby's skin and it should be manufactured without the use of harmful chemicals and substances. The post Best Yarn for Baby Blanket – A Complete…

Fernwood Cardigan / Finish Body + Hem
Jane Richmond,
I've finished the body of my Fernwood Cardigan ! The photo above is from a quick try-on before beginning the hem ribbing. My length met the pattern specifications at this point without having to add any additional rows and I was happy with where this length fell on my body. The above photo is of my…

Issue 44 - Official Preview
Meghan Fernandes,
Embracing varying intensities of colour and focusing on the transitional layers of spring, our spring issue is a collection of nine stunning patterns that are inspired by the practice of layering images. JACQUARD // KLARA NILSSON / KLARYBARRY Filcolana Arwetta Classic (Black, Electric Yellow, & Del…

✨it's the alpaca-lypse 🦙
Team Knit Stars,
Don’t look now but it might be… The Alpaca-lypse! 🦙 In this week’s Yarniverse LIVE!, hosted by Knit Stars Gaye Glasspie (@ggmadeit) and Louis Boria (@brooklynboyknits), there were so many great moments. Louis gave us a sneak peek of his runway look for VK Live… He talked about why he said “yes” to …

Sweater Quantity Paralysis
Jessica Shaver,
When I buy yarn, I almost exclusively shop for sweater quantities. I do this because I’m mostly a sweater knitter, but I also figure that having a little extra yarn so that I have enough for anything I might want to make is never a bad thing. The problem, though, is that sometimes I don’t […]

Fernwood Cardigan / Hip Shaping
Jane Richmond,
I reached the hip shaping on my Fernwood Cardigan . Although my stitch gauge matches the pattern exactly, my row gauge is just the slightest bit off (12.5 rows over 4 inches instead of 12). To this point my lengths have matched those in the pattern, both at the yoke depth and v-neck depth. However …

Fernwood Cardigan / V-Neck
Jane Richmond,
I've made it to the final neck increase row on my Fernwood Cardigan . Again, my length measurements are bang on even with this substitute yarn held multi-stranded. The final increase row of the deep v calls for markers to be placed at the neckline edge, I've posted a photo below of a close up of th…