Everyone has had the experience of making a garment—whether knitted, woven, sewn, crocheted, or a combo—following the directions exactly, measuring twice, and having it still look terrible on your body. This post will give you some tricks and tips to help you make and design garments that will fit your body, using finished patterns and making your […]
We’re steadily making our way through autumn now, and I am feeling the chill! There are mornings where it’s way too hard to get out of bed knowing that all that awaits me is cold and gloom. The only thing that makes it a little better is knowing that I’ve got a closet full of cozy […]
Sock knitting can be pretty daunting if you’ve never tried before. Somehow, all of your knitting friends and everyone on your favorite knitting forums all seem to love it. It’s true: once you start knitting socks, you won’t be able to stop. They’re a lot to wrap your head around at first, but once you […]
Everyone has had the experience of making a garment, whether knitted, woven, sewn, crocheted, or a combo, following the directions exactly, measuring twice, and it still looks terrible on your body. This post will give you some tricks and tips to help you make, and design, garments that will fit your body, using finished patterns and making […]
Do you prefer to knit from the top-down or the bottom-up? While knitting from the bottom might be easier for some knitting patterns, if you’re making one of these knit top patterns it’s definitely better to work from the top down. That way you can essentially try the shirt on as you go to make sure the […]
Everyone has had the experience of making a garment, whether knitted, woven, sewn, or a combo, following the directions exactly, measuring twice, and it still looks terrible on your body. This post will give you some tricks and tips to help you make, and design, garments that will fit your body, using finished patterns and making […]
With Christmas now less than a week away (it’s actually five days away, but who’s counting?), something else is starting to gnaw at me. It’s almost the end of the year… as we know it. Time is winding down, fellow knitters. Soon we’ll be getting ready to say goodbye to 2014 and welcome 2015 with […]
Congratulations, Lenore! And a special thank you to everyone who participated! Although our giveaway is over, the free pattern is still available! Feel check out the free pattern below if you haven’t already seen it! Today marks the second day in our I Love Yarn Day week-long celebration! Each day this week we’ll unveil […]
