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Bambino Awesome Avocado
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
Awesome Avocado is the name of this warm yellow yarn. It's a new colour addition to the Bambino DK baby yarn from Stylecraft . Super soft and lovely to work with this premium 100% acrylic is machine washable and perfect for baby garments. A selection of new baby knitting patterns launched with the …

SS20 Naturals Yarn
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
I've been testing a lovely new yarn called Stylecraft Naturals, a blend of 40% cotton and 60% bamboo. There are a total of 43 lovely chalky colours in the range. The yarn is DK weight in 100g balls and 250m in length. In this Spring/Summer 2020 season release there are 8 core shades with pattern su…

Emanate
noreply@blogger.com (Carissa),
Presenting Emanate - a different take on the traditional top-down, center-out shawl! Unlike your typical top-down shawl, which starts with only a few stitches and increases rapidly, this design begins with a long provisional cast-on that will form the center spine of the shawl, followed by relative…

So, You Want To Run A Craft Workshop? Tips & Tricks From the Trenches
Karie Westermann,
Maybe you have been asked to run a craft workshop in your local library. Maybe a yarn shop has asked you to teach classes. Or maybe you teach regularly but feel like picking up a few tips. Either way, this blog post is for you. Hello, I’m Karie Westermann and I teach knitting workshops. I teach all…

Garter Yoke Baby Cardi
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
I've been trying out this lovely new yarn. It's Regatta DK from the S pring/Summer 2020 collection at Stylecraft. I received a sample in the ‘Henley’ colour way and made a quick, easy baby cardigan. Searching the knitting site Ravelry for a simple baby cardigan brought up this pattern, Garter Yoke …

How to Knit a Super Neat Bobble! Rhythm Cardigan in Rowan Island Blend
Dayana Knits (noreply@blogger.com),
I love bobbles. Frankly I'd like to have a garment that was 100% covered in bobbles... but maybe to purchase. Bobbles take a long time to knit! You can get around this by just using bobbles some of the time, like in my Buckland Pullover . Or really minimally, like in my Hayling Pullover . Just watc…

Selfish Crochet Blog Hop – Hosted by Desamour Designs
Kunbi,
Happy New Year my lovelies! Hope you had some lovely time off over Christmas and hope 2020 has started off well for you. How is it already 2020? To kick off the new year, I’m participating in Desamour Designs’ Selfish Crochet Blog Hop running from January 1st to 31st! A new pattern will be released…

Emma's Yarn meets Baby Tea Leaves
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
This lovely skein of yarn was sent to me by Yarnworx.com . The company is an online store based in the UK. Most of their yarn is ethically sourced and hand dyed. Yarnworx are the exclusive importers of Emma's Yarn .  A brand label I had seen quite a lot on social media and was very interested to tr…

Lovely Ivon
Jared Flood,
I’m a coziness lover, forever drawn to any sweater that provides the singular comfort of a blanket or bathrobe, in a style fit for everyday wear. When our first sample of the Ivon Cardigan arrived at BT late last summer, I tried it on and immediately experienced that stealthy robe-ness that I crave…

My First Stint on the Radio! Hear About "Real Life" Knitting on the Replay
Dayana Knits (noreply@blogger.com),
It never occurred to me that "Dayana Knits" would have an opportunity to be on the radio. I've showcased my knitting on the Fruity Knitting podcast , but that was scripted out and pre-recorded! Back in college I dreamt of my own DJ show (techno!) but was far too scared to put my voice out there. Ev…

Some Thoughts on Size Inclusivity in Knitting
Karie Westermann,
The knitting industry is finally talking size inclusivity. While some designers and magazines have long worked with a large range of sizing, it is unfortunately not rare to come across patterns that operate within a narrow small/medium/large perimeter. This looks to be about change. Companies and d…

A Splash of Winter Colour
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
I've been revisiting some of my previously published patterns and knitting them in new colour ways. A splash of winter colour is what I wanted for this hat. This is Pathfinder , inspired by maps and fair isle motifs. Grid lines and squares represent the distance measures on a map and diagonal direc…

Gone makin’
Karen Templer,
I’m writing this with a conflicted heart, but I’m here today to let you know that I’m putting the blog on hiatus. Short-term? Long-term? I honestly don’t know. I just know I’ve been writing this blog for 8+ years and I need a break — and a chance to focus on some other projects I […] The post Gone …

2019: My sewing year in review
Karen Templer,
Any year that includes that magical striped dress up there is a good sewing year, in my book. But I think this was easily my most successful — if most myopic — year as a sewer. I sewed 12 things, some of which were never blogged but all of which are pictured here. Every one of […] The post 2019: My…

2019: My knitting year in review
Karen Templer,
There’s always something surprising to me whenever I look back through what I’ve made in a given year. This year it’s the fact that I made things! For some reason, I don’t feel like I did, and it may be because this is the first year I knitted more for others than for myself. I […] The post 2019: M…

Favorite New Favorites of 2019
Karen Templer,
I’m awed every single year when I scroll back through New Favorites to see how many fantastic patterns I’ve posted here, knowing they’re still only a fraction of everything that caught my eye and made me pause in admiration for a moment (or obsess for weeks or months). As is my annual custom, I’ve …

Warehouse Sale!
Karen Templer,
Hi, friends — just a quick note today to let you know there’s a Warehouse Sale happening over at Fringe Supply Co.! Meaning clearance prices on seconds and odds and ends, while they last. There’s even more variety than what’s pictured here (including a few Porter Bins), and we have very few of some…

Merry Elsewheres
Karen Templer,
I may not be the most festive person in the world, but what I do love about this stretch around the holidays is the way the world slows down while we collectively shift our focus for a minute (a day, a week), away from the daily grind and onto the people and places we cherish. […] The post Merry El…

Q for You: What’s your strongest knitting bond?
Karen Templer,
I’ll be honest and tell you I debated whether to post here about this precious little cardigan, but the point of this blog for me has always been a shared connection with you: fellow knitters of the world who’ve stumbled in here, being people who understand what a mysteriously powerful thing it is …