The week before Memorial Day, I spent 4 lovely days on beautiful Block Island, Rhode Island hosted by North Light Fibers and led by designer, Deb Newton. This was my third knitting retreat on Block Island, hosted by North Light Fibers and my second designer retreat with Deb Newton. Unlike my trip last September when… Continue reading Knitting Retreat on Block Island
Today’s stitch pattern is a variation on a knit mitered square. For this pattern, I knit 4 mitered squares and sewed them together. I discovered a book entitled 200 Knitted Blocks by Jan Eaton in my library. I hadn’t looked through this book in quite a while and was inspired by the many different combinations… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Once again, I’m pleased to provide you The Harmony Blanket Knit-a-Long knit square. For all the details, visit the Underground Crafter. As with the Carolina Square that I contributed in January, this square is also reversible. The pattern is here and you can also download a free copy in my Ravelry store HERE. The download… Continue reading Harmony Blanket Knit-a-Long Square-April Sunshine
On April 6-8, I spent my days at the Pittsburgh Fiber Festival. I met so many wonderful people and found new to me yarn vendors as well as some of my favorites. This Yarnbyrds truck caught my eye as soon as I entered the convention center. What a dream to own such a business. The… Continue reading Pittsburgh Fiber Festival Adventure
Today’s knit stitch pattern swatch has 2 patterns that I experimented knitting. The first stitch pattern is a basket-weave and the one on the live stitches is a moss stitch rib pattern. This yarn is from Apple Tree Knits. I wanted to try this 100% merino wool in a DK weight. It is a joy… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
When I knit in the round, my favorite type of knitting needle is a double pointed needle. I know lots of knitters prefer a 9 or 16 inch circular or the magic loop method but for me the most comfortable knitting is with double pointed needles. The small circular needles tend to make my hands… Continue reading Knitting with Double Pointed Needles
I am knitting new yarns this week and I’ve been experimenting. The first 2 are from a shop and Alpaca Farm that I discovered. The Yarn Shop at Alma Park is within driving distance and was a lovely ride. I was thrilled to see the alpaca and visit the shop. Alma Park Yarn I purchased… Continue reading Knitting New Yarn
My Dark Night Rose Sweater knitting is coming along slowly. As I wrote in my post on February 3, 2018, I had hoped to knit 7 hexagons a month. Well, I certainly did not reach that goal in February. I only knit 3 hexagon and a half hexagon. So now I have 5 full and… Continue reading Update on 2018 Sweater Knitting Project
Spring 2018 is less than 3 weeks away and Easter is only 4 weeks away. I should probably be doing some Spring cleaning but instead, I’m doing some Spring knitting. I find that I enjoy sprucing up my kitchen as I dream of the warmer weather, blue skies, and blooming flowers. New dishcloths are part… Continue reading Knitting for the Kitchen in time for Spring
Today’s knit stitch pattern is called Maze pattern in the book 750 Knitting Stitches although I think it looks like window panes. What I love about this stitch pattern is that it’s reversible. I find reversible patterns fun to work with and I’ve explored several others in my previous posts such as this one from… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
