This post contains affiliate links. Read my Disclosure Policy for more information. Thanks for your support! I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I like to switch up from time to time and knit something, as long as it’s a pattern I can work up relatively quickly. At my Sunday Ladies Craft Gathering last month, one of our members was knitting a baby …
Category: Knitting
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Believe it or not, I started out as a knitter at the ripe old age of 11! I didn’t convert to crochet until a good 15 years later, so I know a thing or two about knitting and still knit from time to time.
You’ll find posts here about the knitting projects I undertake when the mood strikes me. As with all of my posts, I offer tips, insight and advice depending on the specifics of the project. I also hope to inspire you to add knitting to your needle arts repertoire.
Around the beginning of 2014 and through mid February, I came down with the flu and had bronchitis twice! Needless to say, I didn’t feel like doing much other than watching TV, reading, and sleeping. On the other hand, while I didn’t feel like crocheting, for some reason I didn’t mind knitting at all (glad I can do both!) and …
Even though I am a “dyed in the wool” crocheter, I do like to knit from time to time, as long as the project is a small one that won’t take me forever to complete. I’ve knit a lot of sweaters for Guidepost’s Knit for Kids organization in the past (Update 8-27-11: The Knit for Kids Program is now run …
Say, Freeform Flickr Photostream, three times as fast as you can! Even if you can’t say it, please take the time to check out Prudence Mapstone’s Photostreasm on Flickr to see some incredible freeform crochet and knitted pieces. The piece below is from her “Pink Project.” Prudence hails from Australia, and is one of the preeminent freeform fiber artists in …
Yep, it’s finally done. It took me about 9 months to knit, but it was well worth it. My big lesson from this project was that all the fancy knitting I’ve seen over the years but was afraid to attempt probably wasn’t as difficult as I imagined it would be. The project is from Barbara Walker’s, Learn To Knit Afghan …