Slipped stitches and jogless stripes make for a colorful and visually compelling pair of socks. You’ll wonder at how easy these are to knit! As I opened my eyes and took in the total darkness that was still outside my window, I realized three things: that it was entirely too early for me to be…
Summer is the perfect time to knit socks! (As I have mentioned here before.) Why? They are small, so they won’t lay on your lap and make you hot. You don’t need too much yarn, so they make a perfect portable project. Plus, if you knit yourself some new socks during the summer, your feet…
Happy New Year! I hope you are all well and that the start of 2022 fills you more with hope than trepidation. Hopefully you have lots and lots of fun knitting projects planned to look forward to! I have been quiet for a while, but I wanted to let you all know about the new…
It’s nearly halfway through August (how did that happen?) and if you’re in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to be thinking about your fall knitting! Have you planned or started your fall knitting projects yet? Yes, I realize it is still summer and quite hot in many places, so you may wonder why I’m talking…
It happens to all of us at some point: you’ve lost your knitting mojo and wonder how to get it back. Sometimes it takes a while to build and sneaks up on you, and sometimes it hits you suddenly. But here’s the good news (in my thoroughly untested theory, based only on anecdotal evidence): If…
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I am not giving medical advice. If you sustain or aggravate an injury due to knitting, you should seek appropriate medical care. I am only giving my experience as a knitter. Also, I need to put this out there: The reason that I haven’t posted in over two…
If I were to guess, if you’re a new knitter, or when you started knitting, you had the idea that you needed to avoid having multiple knitting WIPs (work in progress), and that you had to finish one WIP before starting a new one. At least, that’s what I did when I started out! First…
Do you create knitting goals for yourself, or does it sound like too much work? (“I just knit for fun!”) I recently asked this question on Instagram, and I got a few replies where people said that they didn’t create goals because they didn’t want to feel guilty if they didn’t meet them. But, here’s…
When you think about summer knitting, you might think of cute tops made out of lightweight cotton or linen. I do too! However, if you’re like me, July is too late to start a garment project if you want to get it done in time to wear it this summer! (Although if you can start…