Hello knitters and welcome to December, the most knitterful time of the year (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere!). The start of this month means it’s time for the release of the very first pattern from our Something To Knit Together Winter Edition collection — say hello to this cosy little number, the Assembly Scarf (that’s a Ravelry link) by Natalie Warner!
Read moreAn Interview with Natalie Warner
We are so looking forward to diving into Something To Knit Together, Winter Edition with you in just over a week’s time, and we hope you are too! To whet your whistle while we wait (try saying that three times fast), today, we’re bringing you an interview with Something To Knit Together, Winter Edition designer Natalie Warner. Natalie was kind enough to answer some questions by email for me last week, and I really enjoyed hearing about her path into designing and her design process. You can catch up with Natalie on Instagram where she is natalieinstitches, on her website natalieinstitches.com, and see her designs on Ravelry.
Read moreCardigans for Cosy Days: Temari and Trailing Ivy by Kyoko Nakayoshi
I don’t know what things are like in your corner of the world, but here in the UK, this week has marked a real turn in the weather. Walking to the office in the morning, there’s a chill in the air, the first crunchy leaves under foot … autumn is definitely on its way! Read on to learn more about our two new cardigan kits…
Read moreLittle lessons: Seaming blanket squares
The squares of my Fly Away Blanket by Tin Can Knits are being completed bit by bit…
Today’s post includes a video tutorial on seaming blanket squares.
Read moreOn my needles...
I managed a good chunk of knitting time over the Easter weekend, which has done wonders for my general mojo. I hope that you are all getting some knitting time amongst everything else too!
It has been absolutely lovely to be able to sit out in the garden to knit. I love my garden – I ran a gardening business before I started work as a technical editor on The Knitter – but I don’t often sit outside and enjoy it. I suffer from hayfever for a large chunk of the time of year where it’s warm enough to sit out, so it was an extra treat for it to be warm, but not too pollen-y last weekend.
Read moreComfort Blanket Patterns
What sort of knitting are you doing at the moment?
I’m craving a mixture of things so simple I can’t possibly go wrong (those are famous last words of course!)… as well as projects that are a little more absorbing. I’m being a knitting butterfly and flitting between projects, doing a little of what I fancy as and when.
Read moreFO: Hey Now Sweater
Who could do with a bit of colour to cheer up the grey?
I certainly could!
I’ve been wearing my finished Hey Now Sweater absolutely NON-STOP since it came off my needles just before we went to Unravel. The Mustard yellow Something to Knit With Aran just makes me beam with joy. I am so pleased with it!
Read moreAnnouncing the Spring Into Colour KAL!
I don’t know how things look in your corner of the world, but around these parts, it’s been nothing but winter storms, cold temperatures, and some very grey days! But I’ve also spied the first of the spring flowers popping up, their little bursts of colour promising that winter, in fact, will soon be over!
Read moreKeyford Hat and a 2x2 Tubular Cast On
It was frosty this morning as I walked to work. We are still without a car, and I am so enjoying noticing the differences in the hedgerows and front gardens as the weeks go by. I pulled my hat down over my ears and was particularly grateful for the cosy aran-weight colourwork of our newest pattern release – the Keyford Hat. Designed by Mary Henderson and featuring a bold, geometric motif as well as a neat 2x2 tubular cast on.
Read moreFO: Allday Sweater plus kits available
I finished another project! This is the Allday Sweater by Lily Kate France and I love it so much I might need to make a second one in another colour! And maybe even a third…
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