Dandelion Stitch
The Upsala Hat from our Year of Bulky Hats features a fun floral motif commonly referred to as the Dandelion Stitch. Like most stitch patterns, it is quite easy once...
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Two Stitch Cables
The October Mitten begins with a knit/purl lattice stitch pattern at the cuff that grows into a flowering cable. The floral pattern of the mitten is created by 1 x...
Two Stitch Cables
The October Mitten begins with a knit/purl lattice stitch pattern at the cuff that grows into a flowering cable. The floral pattern of the mitten is created by 1 x...
To Swatch, or Not to Swatch...
Yesterday, we posed a little question to the Twitter-verse: What would people do if we just stopped putting needle sizes on patterns? Needle size doesn’t matter, people, gauge does! #youbetterswatch...
To Swatch, or Not to Swatch...
Yesterday, we posed a little question to the Twitter-verse: What would people do if we just stopped putting needle sizes on patterns? Needle size doesn’t matter, people, gauge does! #youbetterswatch...
Seaming Perpendicular Pieces
Different than mattress stitch, where two pieces of parallel knit fabrics are sewn together with the same number of rows, seaming pieces of knitting together where one is held horizontally...
Seaming Perpendicular Pieces
Different than mattress stitch, where two pieces of parallel knit fabrics are sewn together with the same number of rows, seaming pieces of knitting together where one is held horizontally...
Kelbourne Visits Donegal Mill
As you know from Courtney’s post, in order to develop we decided we needed to visit Donegal Yarns mill. Besides the opportunity to visit Ireland, we were so excited to...
Kelbourne Visits Donegal Mill
As you know from Courtney’s post, in order to develop we decided we needed to visit Donegal Yarns mill. Besides the opportunity to visit Ireland, we were so excited to...
Kelbourne Goes to Ireland!
We took an amazing whirlwind trip to Ireland last December. Myself, Kate (who is sitting a couple rows back so she had her own row!), and Meghan flew into Dublin...
Kelbourne Goes to Ireland!
We took an amazing whirlwind trip to Ireland last December. Myself, Kate (who is sitting a couple rows back so she had her own row!), and Meghan flew into Dublin...
Swatching and Measuring Gauge in Cable Pattern
The August Mitten features a unique diamond cable flanked by two 4 stitch cables on a reverse stockinette stitch ground. The palm and gusseted thumb are worked in a lovely...
Swatching and Measuring Gauge in Cable Pattern
The August Mitten features a unique diamond cable flanked by two 4 stitch cables on a reverse stockinette stitch ground. The palm and gusseted thumb are worked in a lovely...
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Cables Made Easy
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, there are two older but still incredibly useful tutorial related to the August Mitten pattern that you might find helpful. Both are helpful in effectively...
Cables Made Easy
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, there are two older but still incredibly useful tutorial related to the August Mitten pattern that you might find helpful. Both are helpful in effectively...
Picking Up Stitches From Waste Yarn
This technique is most commonly used when knitting thumbs on mittens or gloves using the Afterthought or Gusseted styles. It is worked by first knitting the future thumb stitches with...
Picking Up Stitches From Waste Yarn
This technique is most commonly used when knitting thumbs on mittens or gloves using the Afterthought or Gusseted styles. It is worked by first knitting the future thumb stitches with...
Year of Mittens
We're delighted to introduce Year of Mittens, a year-long knit-along! Launching August 1st, we will be releasing a new mitten pattern on the first of each month through July 2017!...
Year of Mittens
We're delighted to introduce Year of Mittens, a year-long knit-along! Launching August 1st, we will be releasing a new mitten pattern on the first of each month through July 2017!...
Crocheting a Tube
Crocheting in a Tube: Two Ways Crocheting in the round – as in the case of granny squares – tends to be an easy and straightforward skill to learn. Crocheting...
Crocheting a Tube
Crocheting in a Tube: Two Ways Crocheting in the round – as in the case of granny squares – tends to be an easy and straightforward skill to learn. Crocheting...
Tips + Tricks: Lace Cuff and Perfect Bobbles
As mentioned in Thursday's post announcing the September Mitten, we have four tips and tricks related to the pattern that you might find helpful. Two are brand new, created specifically...
Tips + Tricks: Lace Cuff and Perfect Bobbles
As mentioned in Thursday's post announcing the September Mitten, we have four tips and tricks related to the pattern that you might find helpful. Two are brand new, created specifically...
Keys to Success: Counting Rows
One of the classes we love to teach the most is a finishing, focusing on proper blocking and seaming techniques. Over time, we have found that a large focus of the...
Keys to Success: Counting Rows
One of the classes we love to teach the most is a finishing, focusing on proper blocking and seaming techniques. Over time, we have found that a large focus of the...