Let’s give a warm welcome to Sarah Dawn, the knitting designer behind Sarah Dawn’s Designs, who is joining us for #TipsTuesday to remind you that you CAN knit (or crochet). Sarah Dawn is going to ask you some questions and share some tips that will convince you, even if you’ve been turned off from these … Read more
Last month, I went to Phoenix for 5 days for Creativation, the annual conference of the (newly renamed) Association for Creative Industries. Spinrite, the company behind Yarnspirations, was exhibiting with a booth and I thought it would be fun to wear my Two-Toned Diamonds Infinity Scarf when I stopped by. This post contains affiliate links. … Read more
Tomorrow is I Love Yarn Day, one of my favorite days of the year! This annual event, organized by the Craft Yarn Council, is now in its sixth year, and this year’s theme, #StitchItForward, is all about teaching. To celebrate, I thought I would share some of my favorite yarn-related tutorials from around the web. … Read more
There are many reasons you might want to “pick up” stitches in knitting. If you’re making the Anthology Blanket, you may need to pick up stitches on the outer edges of the blanket to add borders, but if you’re making a sweater, you may need to pick up stitches along the neckline to “clean up” … Read more
I love crocheting bags but they don’t always stand up to the test of time without a liner. I rarely feel inspired to drag out the sewing machine to make a liner, and sometimes I just don’t have a fabric on hand that will work with the yarn I’ve chosen for my bag. In the … Read more