Everyone is looking for a deal this week, in stores and online. Here are a few real bargains – some free knitting patterns: The very cute Rosette Headband by Allyson Dykhuizen is a super quick pattern in bulky yarn. Shannon Cook’s Farbe is a gorgeous super bulky cowl pattern. Mirkwood is a …
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Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of November 17th
This week I have been noticing some great winter cowls and scarves. Take a look…. Purl Soho’s Mistake Rib Scarf looks so snuggly and warm and the pattern is free on their website. city blocks is a DK weight cowl in Colour Adventures Yarn (from British …
Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of November 10th
This week has been all about the GAL – the Ravelry Indie Designer Gift-A-Long that is. This event is organized and run by a large group of independent knit and crochet designers to help knitters get their holiday gift knitting done. Here are some highlights: …
Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of November 3rd
I have become very enamoured of these two new books this week that I would like to share. Available for pre-order is this beautiful new book from Kate Davies: Yokes. The seven gorgeous circular yoke sweater patterns can been seen here on Ravelry. I absolutely love Frost …
Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of October 27th
The big publications are putting out their winter issues. Winter gift knitting season has officially arrived when the Vogue Knitting Holiday issue is out. There’s a little bit of everything in this one: shawls, scarves, sweaters, hats. Check it out. Interweave Knits Winter 2015 will be out in …
Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of October 20th
Did anyone else notice all the great hat patterns this week? Winter must be coming soon! The Classic Cuffed Hat pattern is free on the Purl Bee site: Hanna Maciejewska has two new hat patterns: Hit the Road and All That Jazz. Alicia Plummer‘s latest hat pattern …
Friday Follow-Up: Online Knitting Highlights for the Week of October 13th
Last week I mentioned the SEASONLESS: Mini Collection, Volume 1 by Shannon Cook and Jane Richmond. They are two wonderful west coast Canadian knitwear designers. Other Canadian designers have been busy this week: Holli Yeoh, a Vancouver Knitwear designer, recently published Tempest, a collection of 11 patterns in SweetGeorgia …