One reason I love knitting 18” doll clothes is that you can try new stitches and styles on a small scale without committing to a human-sized garment. And for my…
Little Socks on the Prairie….
If you’re ever looking for a pattern for a special skein of speckled or variegated sock yarn, I highly recommend Prairie Spring by Samantha Myhre. It features a cool traveling…
A Summer Sweater You Can Actually Wear in the Summer!
I love wearing handknits all year round, but, I live in Boston, so summer is tricky. When it’s 85 degrees and wicked humid, there’s no way I’m wearing sleeves or…
Another Broken Rib Sock Pattern
For years, one of my favorite patterns for variegated sock yarn was Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. It was a simple cuff-down sock recipe with a 2 × 6…
A Baby Blanket Pattern for When the Yarn Absolutely, Positively has to be Bulky!
Sometimes a knitting project begins with a carefully planned yarn purchase…. and sometimes it begins with ten balls of bulky yarn sitting in your stash, taking up space and waiting…
Raunioiset Sweater by Wallebeck Wool
This Winter, I knitted myself a Raunioiset Sweater, a lovely short-sleeve tee by Suvi Lyytikäinen of Wallebeck Wool that’s perfect for Spring. Unfortunately, I live in New England and the…
Return of the Little Leafy Socks
As a knitter, I love it when a sock pattern is so fabulous that you want to knit it multiple times. As a knitting blogger, it makes life kind of…
Knitting Socks With Variegated Yarn
If anyone is counting… this is my 15th pair of Monkey Socks! Monkey is one of my go-to patterns for variegated yarn because the lace pattern actually complements the changing…
♡ Valentine’s Day Socks ♡
Happy Valentine’s Day, Friends!! I knitted these adorable stripey Valentine’s Day socks to celebrate the holiday this year and I took some fun photos along the way, so thought I’d…
Amina: A Lucky Knit from Start to Finish
I saw this Amina ear warmer knitting pattern on Pinterest years ago and I’ve been thinking of knitting it ever since, but TBH, it looked super complicated and the yarn…