A knitting cruise around the British Isles!
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Imagine artisan crafting in community, evening folk dancing, morningsong, family style meals in a historic scenic setting…
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Introducing Evening Light, a lovely beaded shawl easy enough for the first time lace knitter and interesting enough for any knitter. The pattern repeat is not complicated and the beading adds sheen and sophistication.
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Find out all about the four classes Harry is teaching at Fiberworld 2021.
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This mitt recalls the roads criss-crossing the ancient Roman Empire with techniques that will keep your interest while moving along quickly as a small project. These attractive mitts make great holiday gifts!
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Seeing the Roman Empire in a fingerless mitt…Check out my newest pattern—Roman Road Mitts!
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When it’s time to break up with a knitting project…
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Shelter at Home Knitting…50% off Rivulets Hat pattern!
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Shelter at Home Knitting…50% off Staying on Track pattern!
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Shelter at Home Knitting…50% off Ocean Kelp Pattern!
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Check out my Roman Roads mitt design! Looking for test knitters!
Read MoreKnitting in the Stitch Below is a technique that can create a wide variety of textural interest, checkered patterns, and embossed ribs in a knitted fabric that is thick, soft, and supple.
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“What’s on your needles?” he asks…I pause. “What project are you working on these days?” she asks. I’m confused. How do I answer this? And do they really want an thorough, honest answer? If they were smart, no.
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“What’s on your needles?” he asks…I pause. “What project are you working on these days?” she asks. I’m confused. How do I answer this? And do they really want an thorough, honest answer? If they were smart, no.
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My daughter told me that this month was “Mend it March” on social media, with some hashtags like MarchMendingMadness, MendMarch, and the like.. If you’ve been reading my earlier blogs, you know that pretty much every month is a “mend it month” for me, as rescuing a knitted piece is something I find very rewarding. It’s a mixture of practicality and the satisfaction that I know the knitting craft well enough to plunge in, snip, drop off, pick up and reknit.
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I have a very popular free basic glove pattern on Ravelry.. Recently, I received an email asking how one can place a stitch pattern on the back of the hand. Wrapping one’s head around how to do it for the right AND left glove while flipping the glove over in one’s head is a bit tricky, but the way a basic gusset is designed, it is still pretty easy.
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So think of the worst knitting scenario possible…it’s a week from Christmas…and you remember that you really haven’t gotten done with the sweaters or cowls or whatever were supposed to go under the tree. Oh yeah….the nightmare is real…like now. Enter to your rescue…THE HOUSE MOCCASINS.
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These make great accessories—have several in different colors! You can afford to make them out of luxury yarns…cashmere, silk, alpaca…because it doesn’t take that much yarn.
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A few weeks ago, my friend brought me her sweater. “Can you fix this?”…holding up the end of the sleeve where big loops now resided where ribbing used to be. I said I would give it a shot.
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