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The Square Needle
A review of the Four square Needles from KnitPicks This funny thing happens when you start knitting, especially if you’re a dreamer like me. (Aroha Knits has a fun Fiber Muse quiz that…
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Big Braid Shawl
Test Knitting for PremKnits I’m a big fan of Casey, and her work with PremKnits. She offers beautiful color ways in her yarns and her patterns are always eye designs that allow subtle…
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Spring Blossoms Bandana Shawl
A free pattern using knit below’s and yarn overs to create a delicate Spring Shawl We’ve entered a new period here in South Western Pennsylvania – that time when Mother Nature can’t make…
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Purl and Stockinette Stitch
Combining Knit and Purls Now that you’ve master the Knit stitch and worked the garter stitch, it can be exciting to switch it up a little bit and try a different/new stitch. The…
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How to Knit and Garter Stitch
The Basic Knit Stitch One of the very first things that you will learn when you pick up the art of knitting, is the knit stitch. The art after all, shares the same…
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Blocking This Baby
What It Means and What the Project Means to Me If you have been following along with the blog, you’ve seen a few posts about how I have been knitting my wedding shawl.…
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To Frog or Not To Frog
And a quick look into the term “frogging” Last year I got on a bit of a sweater kick, after having tried my very first sweater pattern. I made this one for my…
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When Your Knitting Reminds You to Slow Down
Lessons imparted from fiber Recently I’ve been on a hat kick – in case you haven’t seen the latest knitting patterns that I’ve published. And while knitting one hat, I’ll come up with…
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Art Trades Are My Fave
Knitted Items Make Great Art Trades for Other Handmade Goodies I absolutely nerd out about getting to connect with other knitters for sure, but I equally enjoy getting to meet and know other…