Knitting Tips: Enough Yarn for One More Row?

Whenever I’m reaching the end of a skein, I always wonder if there’s enough yarn remaining to complete another row. Here’s a rule of thumb for that situation, from Creative Knitting:
Spread out your work, so you get the full width of the piece. With your remaining yarn, loosely extend it from one side to the [...]

Knitting Tips: No-sew Circular Needle Holder

I knit almost everything on circulars, but like most knitters, find them a pain in the *** to store. So, I think this little thingy is ingenious! Requires 13 spools with 1/4 inch holes, floral wire, markers, scrap yarn or fabric, and glue. And only 15 or 20 minutes to assemble. From Jen at [...]

Knitting News: Knitting Your Voice

Ran across an article this morning in the online mag Make (link ), about a new knitting machine that has been configured by two German women to record a voice and   knit its waveforms. Electronic knitting machines are now available for home use, but it would take some doing to program it to do [...]

Knitting as Art: Graffiti and ‘Yarnbombing’

photo: BNPS
Imaginative knitters around the world are turning their skills to creating public art projects out of yarn. There are even plans in the works for a book about the phenomenon. The UK’s Telegraph has an article about this fantastic bus, with information about how this trend got started. I think this is [...]

Knitting as Art: The International Tree Project

Interesting in participating in a collaborative fiber arts project? Last year, University of Alabama’s Jennifer Marsh created  fiber covered gas station. Now, she’s organizing another huge project– a covered tree in Huntsville, Alabama. Participants are asked to make and submit a leaf, using any fiber arts technique. The deadline is March 15, and her site [...]

Valentine’s Day’s Coming: Knitted Heart Socks

Lace weight yarn, size 2 (US) needles. From Crystal Palace Yarns.
pattern link
Crystal Palace is removing this pattern in March 2009. Be sure to obtain a copy if you need one.

Beautiful Gansey

This is the most beautiful gansey pattern I’ve ever seen. Thanks to Lori and Ann for bringing it to my attention. I tend to knit “big”, so I think the largest version of this child-sized pullover will be just right for me. Love the color, too. First thing tomorrow, off to find the yarn, probably [...]

Fingerless mitts (aka muffatees)

This pretty pattern knits up quickly, and the mitts fit very well.

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What the heck are muffatees?

“Old Mrs. Rabbit was a widow; she earned her living by knitting rabbit-wool mittens and muffatees.”
[Beatrix Potter ~ The Tale of Benjamin Bunny]
What the heck ARE muffatees???? Well, in the days before central heating, keeping warm in winter was a major challenge. We think we know about dressing in layers, but [...]

Prestige Socks a la Carte

South West Trading Company has issued a new sock book, Socks ala Carte, with innovative flip pages to help knitters design their own. They’ve also offered a free pattern from the book  on their website, for a pretty pair of socks called “Prestige”. A nice chance to give the book a little test drive before [...]