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I’m HOME! Wales and Cornwall were wonderful!
Beth Brown-Reinsel,
I got home from the UK on May 2 and I think I slept for a week. We did so much, saw so many things over there.  I never knew Wales was SO lovely.  There are rolling hills (like central Maryland) but not like in Wales. Deep valleys are squeezed in between peaks, with white […] The post I’m HOME! Wa…

Stylecraft Blogstars Garden Party
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
Welcome! Thank you to Lucy at Attic 24 for the lovely introduction to the Stylecraft Blogstars Garden Party . If you haven’t seen Lucy’s blog post and her gorgeous Summertime Tins crochet design check it out here . Gardens are special places, during recent lockdowns they have become so much more im…

New Video for May - Reversible Double Jacquard
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
This is one of my favorite ribber techniques, and I hope you will try it! You can create a double-thickness, fancy two-color pattern that is beautiful on both sides.  It's like a photo negative in that the background color on one side becomes the foreground color on the other side. Many of us have …

Knit Ireland with Laura Nelkin Sept '22
noreply@blogger.com (Laura Nelkin),
September 13th – 22nd, 2022 I LOVE Ireland in all seasons, but in September it is particularly spectacular, especially for us knitters. The sights, the history, and the culture will certainly whet your appetite for autumn knitting. This trip includes a special visit to my favorite place on earth,…

KnitPro J’Adore Giveaway – And the winner is…
jeanettesloan,
Well, happy Tuesday! Or at least it will be for one of you. Thank you so much for the lovely comments on my review of the KnitPro J’Adore Gift Set. It was interesting to read which needles you each prefer and the reasons why. The wonderful thing about our craft is that we can (hopefully) … Continue…

Spring....
Stana D. S. (noreply@blogger.com),
Since my last blog post I have been busy. I am still in the midst of deadline knitting for various third parties and although some patterns were already published, some are still waiting for publishing, and several are still work in progress. I know everything will eventually get done and finished,…

Lady Bird
noreply@blogger.com (Carissa),
Lady Bird is now live on Ravelry and Payhip ! This shawl begins at one tip and is worked side-to-side. German short-row wedges along the top edge of the shawl cause the direction of the knitting to shift from perfectly horizontal at first to ever increasing biased angles. I-cord edging and an i-cor…

Thataway
noreply@blogger.com (Carissa),
Thataway is now live on Ravelry and Payhip ! This new 2-color, sock weight, triangular shawl pattern was a collaboration with Amy at West 7th Wool , using their Hunter's Sock base in Matcha Latte and Arsenic. The design features 4 size options, simple stripes, and an unusual (but easy) construction…

The making of a new Knit Cafe
kristinledgett,
When The Knit Cafe began its journey 19 years ago we never would have thought that we would be shuffled off from place to place. From Queen Street to Roncesvalles and now to Dundas Street West – we do hope … Continue reading →

3rd Year Designer-versary Sale!
BexKnittyDesign (noreply@blogger.com),
3rd Year Designer-versary Sale! 3  Year Designerversary !!! When I first started designing, I had 3 patterns to launch and I wasn't sure if I had more than 3 patterns in me and I don't think I was even thinking beyond those ! But 3 years later, I now know I did have more than those 3 patterns in me…

My Waterways Wrap has been released!
BexKnittyDesign (noreply@blogger.com),
Today sees the release of the ' Waterways Wrap ' , available in my Ravelry store ' Bex Knitty Design ' and shortly also on LoveCrafts.com! This is a lightweight floaty elegant but easy to wear wrap, full of lace and texture, ideal as a warm weather cover up or wrapped around for delicate warmth. It…

Curious Kids: how is fabric made?
Dylan Hegh, Manager - Circular Economy Initatives and ANFF-Deakin Hub, Deakin University,
From fibre to fabric. The process of making textiles has been important to humans for almost 35,000 years.

Mending
Jane Richmond,
My very first blog post was an ode to sock knitting, explaining why socks are the perfect project. That was back in June of 2009 and socks continue to be one of my favorite projects to knit. Aside from being a useful wardrobe staple that can be worn year round, I always keep a pair on my needles be…

Slipper Bottoms from The Knitting Closet
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
I wore my own mukluks so often this winter! It's cold underfoot where we usually sit at our breakfast table with our laptops, because we have a tile floor. I just like to have my feet quite warm. (People do ask for this pattern - it was part of my Strings to Things seminar, and it was based on…

I am SO Excited: WALES!
Beth Brown-Reinsel,
In less than two weeks I will be on my way to England to meet my group of knitters.  We will travel by coach to Wales, visiting a sheep farm, gardens, museums, a castle, a gorgeous cathedral, and more.  Then we will continue on to Cornwall, going by Plymouth where our ancestors started out on […] T…

New Video Today - Hand Painting a Sock Blank Using KoolAid
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
I have a new YouTube video today - I did this a while back, and it was so much fun and turned out so well! Great activity for kids who are cooped up...hand painting a sock blank with Kool Aid. While I realize this is a childlike approach to dyeing, I love working wih Kool Aid. It smells good, it i…

My Doppler Effect Shawl has been released!
BexKnittyDesign (noreply@blogger.com),
Today sees the release of the 'Doppler Effect Shawl' , available in my Ravelry store ' Bex Knitty Design ' and shortly also on LoveCrafts.com! This traditionally shaped triangular shawl has a very striking visual Doppler effect to it with repeating garter stripes, in alternating contrast shades, va…

Easy Way to Match a "One Way" Self-Striping Sock Yarn
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
This last week, I'd been making knee socks.  I posted a photo the first pair, in rose colors.  This was a so-so yarn quality but I bought it because the colors were so pretty. Next, I tried some gorgeous high-end yarn, which came on a hank.  I weighed it, weighed my finished knee socks, rewound the…

Cranked a Pair of Socks Today
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
I wanted some knee length socks while the weather is cool. My factory-made knee length socks have a seam on top of the toe that bugs me. Today I modified my favorite circular sock machine pattern to make the ankle long and the cuff short, and I'm pretty happy with these. Here are the details for t…

The Old Anny Blatt... and the New! The Osborne Knitting Pattern and Its Lookalikes
Dayana Knits (noreply@blogger.com),
This is my finished Osborne , a "recent" pattern by Anny Blatt, the French yarn and pattern design company. It came out so decadent and beautiful! Why do I have quotes around 'recent'? Well, this patten is from the second to last published booklet before a complete Anny Blatt revival took place wit…