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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…

What's Going On With My New Facebook Group?
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
I was advised by family and friends to do a Facebook group.  I'm really NOT quick to adopt social media strategies.  I have this ugly vision of myself strapped to a computer and forced to fool with social media all the time. However, Facebook worked very well for online virtual seminars, and I simp…

An Interview About A Domain Purchase
Karie Westermann,
Yesterday I gave an interview to a journalist about the recent knitting (dot) com situation - basically two tech guys bought the knitting dot com domain and, like so many entries into the knitting marketplace before them, they had appeared to have much confidence and done very little research. But …

New Video - Seashell Shawl Techniques
noreply@blogger.com (Diana L. Sullivan, CPA),
I posted a new video the other day about how to make the Seashell Shawl. This is a really interesting stitch.  I've been working on the pattern the last few years, changing thing up to make it easier to do and to make it possible to knit it on all three gauge machines - bulky, mid-gauge, and standa…

Fun at Red Alder!
Beth Brown-Reinsel,
Last week I taught at Red Alder Fiber Retreat in Tacoma, WA.  My students were so enthusiastic and grateful to be at a fiber conference again.  I know the feeling!  My 2-day class on the Icelandic Lopapeysa (the lopi sweater) was such fun.  Take a look at the photos I took of my class and […] The p…

Winding Yarn with a Swift, Ball Winder or by Hand
Marissa,
Most yarns found in a big box craft store come wound in a nice, self-contained shape with a label holding it all together, which I will henceforth call a ‘cake’ (or ball if you want – I sometimes go back and forth…). They are all nicely tucked away and can be used right away. When purchasing a high…

Here I Am
BrandieKnits,
Well, it’s been a fun pandemic eh? Freaking oof. I want to apologize to everyone for straight up disappearing. Sometimes life gets too heavy to carry the all of the extra weight. Some things fall apart without you even knowing, until you’re in a room unpacking all of your things and just sobbing. F…

Confident Knitting Projects, Winter
Katherine Radburn,
It’s hard to believe that we’ve nearly completed a year of Confident Knitting! It’s been amazing to see the myriad beautiful projects started and the new skills mastered by so many of you. We hope the book has given you a big confidence boost! Today, I’d like to show off some of the beautiful c…

Five Things
Tanis,
We have a big Shop Update today at noon EST! Loads of Sock Sets , Mini Bundles and Palettes will be added to the shop in mere hours! My Jager Sock Set pattern has launched. Use code JAGER15 for 15% off on Ravelry and my website all weekend. We uploaded a new video to YouTube last night! Check out t…

Why Balaclavas?
kristinledgett,
Every single day in the last month knitters have been coming in The Knit Cafe looking for supplies to make a balaclava. Why are we so obsessed? Surely not all of us have been watching Audrey Hepbourne looking ever glamourous … Continue reading →