My brother loves to request crazy custom knitted items and I love how much faith he has in my creativity! His latest request was to knit up a scarf in…
Budget Knitting! Make a Sidewinder Beanie with Thick & Quick Yarn and Cheap Pom Poms
I wrote a post a couple of months ago talking about how the Sidewinder Beanie makes an amazing last-minute knitted gift. My only complaint was that the Malabrigo yarn is…
Sidewinder Beanie: The Ultimate Last-Minute Knitted Gift!
It’s one week until Christmas and you know what that means: we’re all frantically searching Pinterest for “Last-Minute Knitted Gift Ideas.” (Is that how you ended up here?) Lucky for…
Handknit Fingerless Gloves: An All-Season Winter Garment Perfect for Donating!
I just finished knitting this pair of fingerless gloves to top off my box of knits that I’m donating to Knit the Rainbow this year. Knit the Rainbow is a…
Knitting on a Budget: 3 Tips to Make Knitting More Affordable
Knitting can get expensive, but it’s totally possible to make beautiful items on a budget, like this blue tweed hat I made for less than $5! (Not quite as impressive…
Knitting the Sidewinder Beanie & How to Fluff Up Fur Pompoms from Amazon
The Sidewinder Beanie is a new favorite hat pattern of mine that is typically knit out of Malabrigo Rasta, which is a super bulky single ply yarn. A few posts…
Knitting Problem Solved: Is your hat too big? Turn it into a cowl!
This is a quick post to share a creative solution to a common knitting problem: that problem that occurs when you don’t bother to knit a gauge swatch ‘cuz it’s…
Cute Knitted Ear Warmer from Tuff Puff Super Bulky Yarn
I did some gift knitting this year for Knit the Rainbow so I ordered a few balls of Knit Picks Tuff Puff, which is a single-ply super bulky yarn that…
Sidewinder Beanie Yarn Substitution Experiment
A friend of mine saw a beautiful hat knitted out of super bulky yarn in a boutique and it was retailing at $75! Wow! We went in search of a…
Mini Skein Scrunchie Knitting Pattern
Shout out to Gina at Global Backyard for gifting me this mini skein to make my scrunchie dreams come true! 😁 I was oogling the pretty yarn colors available from my…