It’s really hard to believe that we’re over halfway through our year of Confident Knitting! Arnall-Culliford HQ is still a hive of packing industry as we are sending copies all over the world, and you might soon spy it popping up at a festival or yarn shop near you! We will be bringing lots of copies to Yarndale next week. I can’t believe it’s next week already!
There’s still plenty of Confident Knitting fun left (six months’ worth of knitalongs, to be precise… though of course the journey never really ends), but reaching the halfway point and the debut of the print books is certainly a milestone. We thought we’d celebrate it with a few posts looking back at what you lovely Confident Knitters have created and looking forward at what’s to come!
So today, let’s take a trip back a few months, when the Confident Knitting journey had just begun, and see some of the amazing learning that happened in the spring!
Read moreWelcome to the penultimate post in the Use Every Scrap KAL! How did you get on with the heels? I hope they’re happily inserted, with all stitches present and accounted for, and that you’re feeling very pleased with your bravery! Today, we talk legs and particularly, how to accommodate our calves if we’re making longer socks that use every scrap of yarn.
Read moreWelcome to the next instalment of the Use Every Scrap knitalong! So, now we’ve knitted some tubes, with nice uninterrupted sequences of stripes, be they of the hand-dyed or scrappy variety, that are a bit longer than our feet. Lovely! Except, of course, the small matter of not being able to try them on anymore – our pesky heels get in the way. So today, that’s where we turn our attention.
Read moreWelcome back to the Use Every Scrap Knitalong! How did you get on with your toe(s) last week? Today, we’ll be talking knitting the sock feet, and we’ll even glance toward the leg. Exciting times! Let’s dive in.
Read moreToday’s the day that we cast away for our Use Every Scrap Knitalong, and cast on! Over the next two months, we’ll be sharing posts that together will form a road map for knitting toe-up socks that use up every bit of a special skein or scraps that you’ve got lingering in your stash. If you missed last week’s post on preparing your yarn, you can catch up here. Today, we’re going to cover casting on and knitting your toe. Needles at ready? Let’s get started!
Read moreWelcome to the Use Every Scrap Knitalong! Over the next two months we will make a pair of socks together – socks that use every scrap of yarn.
Our first task is to decide what yarn to use. Will you use a combination of scraps or a whole skein of something? Read on to learn how to choose and prepare your yarns for this super-fun knitalong…
Read moreHow to follow hashtags on Instagram so you don’t miss out on any of our knitalong fun.
Read moreSummer has finally arrived in Frome! It’s only due to last until the weekend, but it has trigged my annual desire to cast on for socks. Every. Year. Without. Fail. The weather gets even a little bit warm, and I cast on for socks. It’s the rules.
This year I thought it would be fun to do a knitalong to show you how to make a pair of socks that uses every scrap of yarn. This is the method I used to make the fabulous striping pair above.
Read moreHello and happy New Year! Ready to cast on a new garment for 2021? Perhaps a cosy sweater to pull on? Or a terrifically textured cardigan to layer up with? Well, it’s Something To Knit Together Winter Edition pattern release day, and this week, we’re bringing you two patterns, so whether you’re team sweater or team cardigan there’s something for you. Say hello to the Unite Sweater and Reunite Cardigan, both designed by Natalie Warner!
Read moreAre warm woollen mittens one of your favourite things? If so, well today’s your lucky day. Natalie Warner’s newest pattern, released today, is not only warm and woolly, but clever and quick — a knitting quadruple treat! Have you a hot drink to hand? Settle in and I’ll tell you a bit more about the Fond Mittens, the latest pattern from our Something To Knit Together Winter Edition collection.
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