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FO: Cacti Project Bag
Unknown (noreply@blogger.com),
Sometimes you make something that makes you smile from the inside out. This is one of those types of projects. This is an oversized knitting project bag for large items, such as sweaters, keeping multiple projects in one bag, or for blankets, if I ever climb on the crazy wagon (I dislike knitting o…

Love & Hearts Hat for Good and Sweet Bees!
Susan B. Anderson (noreply@blogger.com),
Hi, Knitters, I hope you are doing well this February! I have a few fun things to share today. One is a new pattern for good. And at the end of the post I talk about this but on Barrett Wool Co. we are having FREE U.S. shipping this weekend using the code HOME at checkout for all orders of 3 or mor…

On the Needles...
Alana Dakos,
… is another new sweater design! Combining a fingering weight wool tweed and a mohair silk blend with little pops of lace here and there. It is taking shape and I am so excited about it! :) One of the few things I am finding consolation in with closing my storefront is knowing that soon I will have…

Cosy Tea Love
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
This colourful Fair Isle design features panels of hearts and little houses inspired by a croft house on the west coast of Scotland. The Home Sweet Home Tea Cosy pattern includes a knitting chart to make it with 11 pastel colours of Jamieson's of Shetland dk yarn and is knitted in the round. It wou…

Pattern Release: Vamp City Socks!
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Vamp-up your style with some sexy lace socks that would kill to be in some black boots. They’re dying to be worn, so why don’t you get out your stakes -er-needles and knit them up! Valentine’s Day Sale! Grab this pattern for only $2.14 now until 2/17 at 11:59pm CT. No coupon needed. METHOD: Top-d…

When Socks Attempt to Bite the Dust
Unknown (noreply@blogger.com),
Sooner or later, our socks attempt to bite the dust. I say "attempt," because it looks really, really bad when there's holes the size of your, well, entire heel because you never thought to check the bottom decade-old handknit socks. FYI- wearing your handknit socks with "winter dry heels" is reall…

Birch Trees Scarf - Projects
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
With low temperatures, snow and ice around, it's definitely scarf weather again. This post features Birch Trees Scarf and some project images uploaded to Ravelry by knitters. There have been over 64K downloads to date of the Birch Trees Scarf knitting pattern from Ravelry . For my design I used siz…

WIP: "Hermione's Everyday Socks" in Noro Sock Yarn
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I have finally decided to use my ball of Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn that I bought in college. You might be seeing a theme here: start using yarn bought over a decade ago. It's a noble cause. However, you get to the point were it's nestalgic, and then you don't feel like you can use the yarn unless you …

FO: French Press Slippers
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Pattern : French Press Slippers by Melynda Bernardi Yarn : 2 balls of Paton's Classic Wool in the color teal--double or triple stranded Needles : US 15 Started: Jan 24, 2019 Completed: Jan 25, 2019 The easy portion is knitting the parts. (The hard part is the felting.) I timed knitting the "top" of…

How To Frankenstein Patterns for the Exact Shape You Want
Dayana Knits (noreply@blogger.com),
How many times have you looked at a pattern and said: "I wish that had set-in sleeves!" "I wish that was for a different weight yarn." "Can I change the collar?" Have no fear, you can have all those things and more by Frankenstein-ing a pattern with another one that has the elements you want! Here'…

FO: Tweedy Flax Sweater
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Dear Reader, I know what you are thinking: another Flax sweater? Really? Do you knit anything else? I mean, I don't blame you for thinking that. I'M thinking that too. The fact is, I've knit 4 versions of the Flax sweater, 2 in fingering weight, and two in worsted/aran. This, however, is the first …

New Year... New Adventures
Alana Dakos,
I’ve been procrastinating with this blog post because it is a tough one to write. I have been the proud owner of this little storefront for nearly 4 years now and I am very attached to it to say the least. While we have been in business, this building has changed ownership and it is no longer a goo…

FO: Sam's Christmas Flax Sweater
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This is a little, erm, after the fact. Sam's Christmas Flax sweater was completed two weeks before Christmas Eve, but between the hustle and bustle of the time of year, plus the fact that these photos were stored on the internal memory of my camera (and for some reason the camera didn't want to app…

Polkagris Kerchief
Hand Knitted Things (noreply@blogger.com),
The Polkagris Kerchief is a lovely, quick and simple knit by the designer Kate Davies . I used a set of two mini skeins of sport weight, spun from Shetland sheep fleece . One a natural white and the other naturally dyed over marl grey in shade "Ocean". Now, this was no ordinary Shetland yarn, it wa…

New Gnome Pattern!
Susan B. Anderson (noreply@blogger.com),
Gnome Hi, Knitters, I hope you are having a wonderful December. It is going so fast. I still have so much to do and many handmade gifts to finish. My fingers are crossed that I'll be able to do it all! I have one last little seasonal knit for you today and I’m pretty excited about it. The new patte…

Only a Few Skeins for a Bulky Sweater?! Piave in Berroco Aero
Dayana Knits (noreply@blogger.com),
Ok, some of you have GOT to be like me... you walk into a yarn store and you're immediately drawn to the gigantic head-eclipsing skeins of bulky yarn in the corner. You grab them. They don't fit in your hand -- you don't care! You want a sweater made with them! You want to use big needles and be we…

A Cozy Winter Trails
Alana Dakos,
This cozy Winter Trails hat is now complete and sent off to a friend who recently lost it all in the Woolsey Fire. It is so nice when we can use our knitting to bring some comfort to others. For this project, I used Echoview Fiber Mill Haley which is thicker than the original yarn used and resulted…

Birthday Giveaway Pattern!
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It's my birthday today! I am grateful for many things, and so I'd like to celebrate with gifting you lovely knitters my favorite fingerless mitten design: Mr. Cratchit's Convertible Mitts Also, ALL other KUAS Designs patterns are 33% off . Why that odd number? I'm not saying why... SHH!! No coupon …

December Sunday
Susan B. Anderson (noreply@blogger.com),
Hi, Knitters, I hope you are all doing well. I have a couple of fun things to share with you on this cold December Sunday. I thought I would start today with a quick follow-up from my last post, which was quite a few weeks ago. In that post, I talked about my son Ben's new venture in teaching cooki…

A Special Project
Alana Dakos,
I’ve decided that these two items from my shop would be perfect paired together and turned into a special gift for a friend going through a difficult time. A Winter Trails hat is on the needles as we speak and will look so cute topped with this fluffy pompom! Can’t wait to get this finished and sen…