As you may remember, from November 7th – December 5th, Stitch and Unwind partnered with Rush University Medical Center to collect handmade prayer shawls for sick patients in need. Readers and yarnies from around the globe took the time to knit or crochet a prayer shawl (or several!) during that time and mailed them to our […]
Last chance!! If you haven’t yet sent in your knit or crochet prayer shawl for our Prayer Shawls for Rush Charity Drive, today, December 5th is the last day to ship a package to be entered in our grand prize giveaway! Our original plan was to announce a winner today, but the shawls just keep coming in […]
Here’s your friendly reminder! If you haven’t yet sent in your knit or crochet prayer shawl for our Prayer Shawls for Rush Charity Drive, you have two weeks left to get it to us! The closing date of this charity drive is December 5, 2016. Below you can see just a few of the gorgeous […]
For the second year in a row, AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting are proud to announce we are partnering with Rush University Medical Center’s Prayer Shawls at Rush initiative for a charity drive November 7 to December 5, 2016. By knitting or crocheting a shawl for someone in need, you will be helping provide a bit of comfort to those who […]
Did you know every year, the second Saturday of June is known as World Wide Knit in Public Day? Well, if you didn’t know before, you do now! Tomorrow, June 18th, is officially deemed World Wide Knit in Public Day for 2016. This wonderful “holiday” began in 2005 and has quickly become the largest knitter […]
We’ve written before about CreativeBug, the awesome online crafting resource that offers hundreds of classes, from knitting to quilting to papercrafts and everything in between. Well, they just got a little more awesome – starting on February 25th, they partnered up with some of the biggest names in the DIY industry to launch the #make2share […]
Happy Annual Regional Roundup Month! In case you didn’t know, we started giving you our best regional roundup of yarn events in August of 2014. We’ve made it a whole year of trying to keep all of you yarnies informed of the most awesome yarn events happening in your area. However, we know that we […]
Grab a hot dog, put on your party hat, and maybe lather on the sunscreen while you’re at it. It’s finally July, yarnies! If you are anything like me, you are all about that summer heat. That’s why Fourth of July can be one of the most fun holidays in my mind. I don’t know about […]
Welcome to June, yarnies! The summer sun in shining, the birds are chirping, and the days are the longest they’ll be all year. I cherish this time of year when we get more than 12 hours of daylight. It makes me feel refreshed, energized, and ready for the day from the moment I wake up. […]
We have some very exciting news from AllFreeKnitting! Over the next 6 weeks, we will be hosting our VERY FIRST knit along with Our friend Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied. Each week Heidi will be posting another section of a beautiful light and airy lace scarf for all to enjoy, while teaching us some great knit […]
