How to Choose the Right Size for Your Cardigan
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…
How Do You Block a Crescent Shawl?
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…
How to Love the Yarn You’re With
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…
Yarn Review: Knit Picks High Desert
What to do about underarm gap when knitting a seamless sweater...
Too much yarn for my house, not enough yarn for my office: A life lesson
Six months ago I thought I had too much yarn. You can laugh. It's fine. Not TOO MUCH YARN as in "I don't want any more yarn" (because that will…
An Egg Carton Full of Yarn
If I'd known how cute these balls of Happy Cotton would be, I would have bought a dozen and put them in an egg carton. Just for funsies. But I…
You’ll Thank Me Later
If you've ever left yourself a problem to deal with later, this post is for you. A button band that needs to be picked-upA sweater that needs to be blockedEnds…
A Year Without Yarn
There's something I've been meaning to tell you. As I write this it's January 1st, 2021. I love New Year's more than any other day of the year. But this…
What to Knit When the World is Falling Apart
I always said that I would knit my way through the apocalypse, and - as it turns out - I was right. Knitting is soothing, practical, portable and ... well,…
