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…
Stone Croft Shawl: Awesome Pattern for DK Wool
I fell in love with this gorgeous heathered orange DK Ultra Wool from Berroco and wanted to make a shawl out of it but it was hard to find a…
The Best Knitting Pattern for Multicolored or Textured Yarn
Have you ever ended up with a single ball of multicolored or textured yarn in your stash that is completely gorgeous, but you have no idea what to knit with…
Knitted Scrunchies: The Best Sock Yarn Stashbuster
If you knit socks as much as I do, then you probably have a huge stash of leftover sock yarn that you need to use up. I think I’ll write…