If you’ve ever lost your knitting (important knitting, expensive-yarn-knitting, almost-a-finished-sweater-knitting), then today’s story is one of hope and redemption. Now listen, I’m someone who has a lot of WIPs (works-in-progress).…
When I buy yarn, I almost exclusively shop for sweater quantities. I do this because I’m mostly a sweater knitter, but I also figure that having a little extra yarn…
My favorite sweater bit the dust a few years ago. It was an ordinary store-bought cardigan - nothing special - except that it was green (more on that in a…
How do we turn the tedious bits into an experience we can love? Here are some tips! If there’s one thing I’ve learned in more than three decades of knitting,…
I break a lot of knitting rules, in part because most of them make no sense to me. How we hold our hands, for example, should be a matter of…
Choosing your sweater size is a tricky business (especially if you’re new to sweater knitting). It can feel like going on a blind date or taking a road trip with…
Art and versatility make a stunning pair when it comes to knitting crescent shawls, but – as you know – their full potential isn’t realized until they’re off the blocking…
Somebody fibbed. I'm not sure who did it. But someone gave us the idea that the specialness of yarn expires when it's no longer new. Bring the yarn home, put…
What to do about underarm gap when knitting a seamless sweater...
