This fisherman’s rib scarf knitting pattern is super quick and easy to knit. It’s great for gift knitting or to make a cozy, squishy scarf for yourself. I made this scarf for my daughter’s teacher, who is often on the dropoff line in the mornings and looked like she could use a new scarf. I […]
Team USA Hat Knitting Pattern
The uniforms for the Olympic Games change from year to year, so this team USA hat knitting pattern doesn’t look like the ones they have for the 2022 Games, but it is a classic design for cheering on your team (or making plain or adding a different word). I designed this hat when I worked […]
Halloween Coffee Cup Cozy Knitting Pattern
I knit this Halloween Coffee Cup Cozy years ago with the intent that there would be a whole bunch of seasonal cozies to follow. I’ve still only knit the one but it is so cute that every time fall rolls around I think about making others. The knitting pattern itself is just for the blank […]
Bulky Stockinette Throw Knitting Pattern
This bulky stockinette throw knitting pattern is super easy to make and a really fast project because three strands of yarn are held together throughout. When I made it I happened to have a lot of several different colors of the same yarn so mine is actually color blocked, but you could hold three strands […]
Crafting a Legacy
The world lost a feminist icon and a brilliant jurist with the passing of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and just a day later the knitting world lost one of its own luminaries with the death of designer and creative genius Cat Bordhi. Both of these deaths have made me sad for different reasons. […]
Knitting Decrease Methods: How to Decrease in Knitting
Learning a few knitting decrease methods is important for being able to shape your knitting when you want to, or for working lace knitting stitches. Decreases are used, to name a few examples, at the tops of hats and the toes of socks and in other ways to make garments fit the way we want […]
How to Knit Ear Savers for Wearing with Face Masks
Knit ear savers are a simple solution for people who wear face masks with elastic bands that go around the ears. Now that everyone is supposed to be wearing face masks outside the home, you might have noticed that they’re not always that comfortable. They fog up your glasses and, if they have bands that […]