An iPhone app that let’s you search for a yarn store in your area for that item you forgot to bring with you. Let MapMuse’s Knitting Shop Locator help you locate knitting shops across the United States. With this app you can easily search an interactive map of knitting shops and knitting clubs. Get it […]
Category Archives: Knitting
Take a peak into the books as Donna explains what’s inside these books and what you will learn.
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Today’s project on the plane: working out this counterpane pattern.
These are some photos from our last visit to Vilnius, Lithuania. It’s like the knitting capital of the world. Many of the markets show mittens, hats, shawls and more. Some of it is hand made (ladies in the street selling) and some is machine made but there is so much of it, you can go […]
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Fashions for Fall and Winter will make you “yarn” for the end of Summer! The National NeedleArts Association’s Yarn Group showed off a whole new array of colors and patterns to lift your spirits, and keep you warm this winter. Take a look at the fabulous knit and crochet designs, the luxurious fibers and the […]
Kitty Socks pattern from the book Kitty Knits ($14.95) features a row of kitty-cat heads encircling your ankles between sections of knitted gingham checks. Made in DK weight yarn, these socks are warm enough for outdoor wear but better for pampering your toes while reading in bed. Check out the pattern on Knitpicks.
This fun Felted Cat Doorstop pattern from the book Kitty Knits ($13.50) is knitted flat, then the front and back are sewn together and a bottom is added for depth. The kitty is felted, the face is added by needle felting, and then the doorstop is stuffed with fiberfill. A water bottle filled with sand adds […]
Patterworks has some pretty cool shawl and lapel pins for your knitting projects. check it out here. “Need the perfect finishing touch to your knitted, or crocheted project? Check our selection of shawl and lapel pins, along with wonderful buttons.” (yeah, Donna loves cats!)