I don’t often knit sweaters because I have a history of them not fitting very well, but I loved my Professor Meow sweater so much that I decided to try…
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…
My New Favorite Easy to Knit Baby Blanket Pattern!
If you’re looking for a super easy to knit baby blanket pattern, I’ve got the goods for you right here! I had to knit this one in a hurry so…
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…
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…