I feel like modern knitting history can be divided into two eras: Before Ravelry and After Ravelry. I’m here to tell you a little story about the Before Days… It…
Herding Cats Socks Pattern Review: A Purr-fect Way to Use Leftover Yarn!
The Herding Cats Socks Pattern by Stone Knits is a purr-fect knitting project for anyone who is experienced in stranded colorwork. (Or for someone who is willing to learn!) The…
Verybusymonkey Knitting Pattern Review: Little Leafy Socks Get 5 Stars!
I love knitting socks designed by verybusymonkey, who is an incredibly talented knitwear designer with over 200 patterns under her belt! (Can you imagine being so endlessly creative?! I’m in…
How to Knit With Self-Striping Sock Yarn
Self-striping sock yarn is designed to create stripes automatically as you knit, without the need to change colors or carry multiple yarns. It’s so easy to use that a blog…
How to Knit Vanilla Latte Socks With an Easy Short Row Heel
Virginia Rose-Jeanes’s Vanilla Latte socks is my go-to pattern for knitting with variegated sock yarn, like this beautiful red and pink Hawthorne Multi tonal yarn in the Arleta colorway. Where…
Global Backyard Yarn & Cookie A Socks = 2 of My Favorite Things!
It’s always magical when an old favorite thing and a new favorite thing team up! In this project, I paired an old favorite pattern (Cookie A’s In and Out Socks)…
Fancy No Purl Monkey Socks
I bought two skeins of this special cashmere blend sock yarn from Rainbow Peak Yarns on etsy and I was saving it for something special, but then one day I…
How to Knit Self-Striping Socks
I love to knit self-striping socks because they look beautiful and the yarn does all the hard work! I tend to collect a lot of self striping sock yarns because…
Use Up Leftover Sock Yarn by Knitting Shortie Socks
As you might imagine, I have a giant bin of leftover sock yarn in pretty much every color of the rainbow. For a while I was working on a Beekeeper’s…
My Favorite Cable Knit Socks + 3 Expert Tips on Choosing the Right Yarn for Knitting Cables
If you’re looking for an easy pattern to make cable knit socks, you should definitely check out Silverplait by Ariel Altaras. I’ve knitted these socks before in light blue, pink,…