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How I Wash My Hand Knits
Tanis,
This is a long awaited post about how exactly I go about washing all my hand knits. There are a few disclaimers I have to put out there before I get into it: 1) No matter what kind of yarn you’re knitting with (superwash, PureWash, natural untreated…) I’m a firm believer that all hand knits should …

Dreaming of a Handspun Sweater
Tanis,
I am getting so close to being ready to cast on for a sweater in this handspun! I have 2 more skeins to spin and then I will have officially spun up all of this pastel dream fiber and I will be able to move on to the next step. Maybe I’ll even treat myself to a little swatch this week to motivate m…

Prime Blanket + I-cord Cast Off
Katherine Radburn,
Today, it’s time to introduce the twelfth and final pattern from Confident Knitting … and let me tell you, it’s a snuggly one. I think we could all use a cuddle right now! Say hello to the beautiful Prime Blanket, designed by the ever-so-talented Carol Feller.

Grande Gatto and Cleo.
Stana D. S. (noreply@blogger.com),
Grande Gatto II Grande Gatto was originally created for jumbo weight yarn. The yarn company discontinued the yarn and sent me a replacement yarn to create an update to the pattern. I love to create toys in cotton yarn as it has proved over the years to be durable and last well through the years of …

Five Things
Tanis,
A typical view of my corner of the sofa. I’m working on a sock set of patterns that will be ready next month! My new favourite photo of me and my big guy. Colouring gauge rulers this week. Time consuming but delightful! Another new pattern! I’m really smitten with this one. I just started reading t…

Our Closing Sale Is Live
Katherine Radburn,
A quick post today to let you know our closing sale is now underway! Enjoy 20% off all books (except Confident Knitting), yarns and accessories while supplies last … no code necessary, sale price reflected on product page in the online shop.

Iggy Peck Sweater Swatch
Tanis,
Ahhh! This swatch has me ridiculously excited! Like. Big time. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of swatching. I’ll be the first to admit it. In my experience a swatch can lie and a beautiful swatch does not guarantee you’ll make all the right choices for your knit and everything will turn out hunky …

Niefling
noreply@blogger.com (Carissa),
The Niefling hat is now live on Ravelry and Payhip ! Plain double knitting transitions effortlessly into basic brioche ribbing in this versatile, reversible hat design. How will you style yours? Light side or dark side? Slouchy or cuffed? As the name may imply, this design was inspired by my own ni…

Toys, toys, toys....
Stana D. S. (noreply@blogger.com),
Toys and more I have to admit, my favorite knitting projects are usually toys. I love to make them and even more I enjoy giving them away. Sometimes I get to do special requests toys that require me to be creative and use more than just knitting needles in order to capture the image or an idea. In …

5 Things
Tanis,
The kids went back to school for 3 days this week. Monday was a snow day and today is a ped day. They’re easing back into it nice and slow. I’ve had the most productive 3 days of my life! It’s so nice to be able to get back into a work flow. Here are a few pics from the week. Chris has dusted off h…

New Year, New Me. LOL!
Tanis,
Oh my gosh I hate what I’m about to type so much but here it goes… I’m committed to blogging once a week! Aaaah! There it is. In bold! I hate it because I hate coming across apologetic for not having blogged regularly at all for several years now because, well, I know that you all know why I haven…

Our Heartfelt Thanks
Katherine Radburn,
A quick note from us to share our sincere and deepest thanks for the kindness with which you met our announcement on Friday. We’ve always known we have the best customers, but nothing could have quite prepared us for the outpouring of love and support we’ve received over the past few days. The …

New Patterns and more
Stana D. S. (noreply@blogger.com),
In my blog post from September 2020 ( read here ) I talked about how my love for knitting and creating started. You can see a photo of my first finished sweater, and in some way my first design of a sweater, even though it was created only to fit me, and I never dreamed of becoming a knitwear desig…

A Letter from Jen, Jim and Kat
Katherine Radburn,
CONTENT WARNING: This post mentions mental health and illness. It is a lengthy post, and we have provided a short summary at the start. SUMMARY: It is with great sadness that we must close Arnall-Culliford Techniques for quite some time. While the business is not closing down entirely, it will …

A New Year!
Beth Brown-Reinsel,
Happy New Year everyone! I am looking forward to exploring new ways of sharing knitting information through my Patreon Project.  I will be discussing my process of designing, starting with a Lopi cardigan this winter. Photos from my many travels will be another way to inspire as we see other parts …

Make 9 Challenge 2022
kristinledgett,
Have you ever considered doing your own version of the  #MakeNine Challenge? This is a very popular hashtag on Instagram and other social media platforms to share crafting plans for the year ahead. It was inspired by the hugely popular … Continue reading →

More Grab Stitch Patterns To Love
Katherine Radburn,
We love this month’s featured technique, grab stitches, and it turns out — so do you all! The reception to this month’s technique and accompanying pattern, the Saturnus Cushiosn by Jimenez Joseph, has been glowing over in The Knitalong Hub (you can see some beautiful projects already taking sha…

Fuss Free Seams with Mattress Stitch (Video Tutorial)
Katherine Radburn,
Hands up, who here avoids seaming like the plague? That used to be me, until I met a project to good to miss and faced my seaming fears with the help of a video by Jen! And you know what, I learned that not only is seaming not scary, it can be really satisfying!

A year of knitting...
Stana D. S. (noreply@blogger.com),
This is a picture of a ball of scrap yarn from my last year of knitting. I started this ball last January. I am not sure what I will do with this scrap yarn. Previously I have made a cowl , an infinity scarf , and a pillowcase . The links to the patterns are provided above and below you can see the…

Grab Those Stitches! (Video Tutorial)
Katherine Radburn,
This month is all about creating amazing surface textures with the magic of grab stitches. This is a really fun technique that, I’m willing to bet, is new to a lot of our readers. There are several really cool things about this technique. First, the texture grab stitches create is really amazing…