My toddler granddaughter is in love with kittens so I wanted to knit the DMC Top This hat with the kitten topper. This photo shows it almost finished. As you can tell, I still need to weave in the ends and secure the kitten topper to the top of the hat. I don’t care for… Continue reading Knitting the DMC Top This Hat
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 and the April Sunshine Square that I contributed, this square is also reversible. The pattern is here and you can also download a free copy in my Ravelry store HERE. The download copy is free… Continue reading Harmony Blanket Knit-A-Long Square Center Diamond
Today’s knit stitch pattern is called Stripes and Bands and I found it in the Big Book of Knit Stitch Patterns. It is a combination of slip stitches and knit and purl rows. This swatch is a 6 inch square that I knit using a lovely yarn that I purchased at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts… 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 and the April Sunshine Square that I contributed, this square is also reversible. The pattern is here and you can also download a free copy in my Ravelry store HERE. … Continue reading Harmony Blanket Knit-A-Long Square- Three Woven Ribbons
I purchased the Updated Vogue Knitting Ultimate Knitting Book . Looking at the different cast on methods, I decided to try the i-cord provisional cast on for circular knitting for my Dark Night Rose sweater. As I wrote in this blog post, the sweater consists of hexagon medallions that are knit in the round from the… Continue reading Knitting an I-cord provisional cast on
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
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
