Hand knit cocoons are a beautiful and simple keepsake to create for a baby. Enveloping the baby in warmth and softness creates the perfect image for a portrait. Bulky yarn and extra large needles create a soft stockinette that stretches and hugs the baby.
Continue ReadingI love the way certain colors play off each other, and this week I am loving lavender and green. Herb Garden Yarn from Beck and Call Girl on Etsy
Continue Readingi also breath and eat and drink and play guitar and video games. many people are confused when they think of “man” and “yarn” in the same sentence, but they do in fact go together.
Continue ReadingSpinning for them is like breathing. It’s a reflex. The two learned to spin by chance, at Knit Out, an event in Washington D.C. They were taught by some Mennonites who were teaching and demonstrating at the event. Buck and Greg loved it, and have since dedicated their time to learning and preserving the history and methods of fiber arts.
Continue ReadingIt’s really quick and easy to transform some ordinary and inexpensive vases into beautiful pieces with some yarn and some glue. I love collecting yarns, and this is a great way to use the end of a skein, without having to knit!
Continue ReadingFrom the Knit Like a Pirate website:
We focus on knittin’ and stitched items with a buccaneerin’ theme. There be a notable lack of entertainment on the high seas, and we’ve taken up the crafts of our fore-sailors: knot-tyin’ and sailmakin’.
Slip Stitch Strategy: Using Up Yarn Bits By Kristin Roach Often it’s those last 10 yards that are the hardest to find uses for. What the heck do you do with those? Thankfully there are many answers to that question! But today I am going to just focus on one: Slip Stitch Knitting! Traditionally, fair […]
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