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…
Halloween Knits & a Scary Story About Scratchy Yarn
I just finished knitting these socks with some Halloween-themed self-striping yarn that I bought on deep clearance last year from Hobbii. Spoiler alert: I wasn’t a fan of the yarn’s…
Three Striped Socks Walk Into a Blog Post…
I’ve been meaning to give each of these striped sock projects their own moment in the blog spotlight, but I’ve sadly fallen behind. So today we’re doing things a little…
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…
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…
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…
Knitting for Babies
I’ve been doing a lot of knitting for babies lately so I thought I’d share a few WIPs with you. With the amount of baby knitting I’ve got on my…
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…
Knit Picks Felici Striped Socks: My Favorite!
I currently have about 20 skeins of Knit Picks Felici Sock Yarn in my stash, and believe it or not, that’s a pretty tame number compared to some Felici fans! …
My Favorite Pattern for Knit Picks Felici Sock Yarn… and it’s free!
I’m a huge fan of Knit Picks Felici sock yarn – it’s one of the most affordable self-striping sock yarns on the market at around $5-$6 for a 50 gram…