At the start of summer I went hunting for an easy summer sweater pattern that I could knit up with my favorite cotton yarn, Shine Sport. I’m not the fastest…
Find the Perfect Knitting Pattern Using Ravelry’s Advanced Search
Growing up, Pretty in Pink was my favorite movie, so when my favorite indie yarn dyer, Gina at Global Backyard, released this colorway called Pretty in Pink, I was totally…
How to Knit Vanilla Socks That Aren’t Boring
The term “Vanilla Socks” in knitting refers to a very basic sock pattern that is usually just stockinette all the way. You don’t really need follow a pattern for Vanilla…
Make Your Own Doll Clothes: Knitting for 18” Dolls
I see a lot of search traffic to this blog from knitters looking for “Easy American Girl Doll Knitting Patterns.” And those are great, but I’m writing this post to…
How to Knit on a Plane: Packing Tips and TSA-Friendly Knitting Supplies
I knitted my latest pair of socks entirely in flight over various trips I took this Spring. There are a few tricks to knitting on a plane, so I’m sharing…
I Knitted the Dude’s Big Lebowski Sweater Pattern as a Scarf!
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…
How to Wrap Knitted Gifts
You’ve just spent 30 hours knitting a beautiful pair of socks for a friend, mindfully creating over 26,000 stitches, one by one, each filled with love. You’ve woven in the…
A Doll Sweater Emerges from the “Bin of Chaos”
I have a huge box of acrylic yarn in dozens of colors that I call my “Bin of Chaos,” which is something I started assembling when I took Franklin Habit’s…
A Sock Knitter’s Reflections: From My First Pair to My 100th Pair!
I’ve reached a milestone in my knitting journey: my 100th pair of socks! Can you believe it? I’ve been tripping down memory lane reading some old blog posts from my…
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…