Yesterday we looked at the benefits of knitting with Bamboo Pop Sock, including its fiber content, amazing yardage, elasticity, colorways and more. Today I want to share some amazing patterns that show off this yarn at its best. Children’s wear is one of the better non-sock uses for knitting with…
This week, I’m sharing my knitting explorations with Bamboo Pop Sock yarn and what I discovered about this yarn as it flowed through my fingers and into the stitches on my needles. I’ll also share 2 patterns I designed and look at other available free patterns. If you have any…
While you could use any colorway of Colorburst by Universal Yarn this combination of purple, teal, navy, and charcoal complements the textured stitches well. This colorway is called Aurora Borealis. This shawl has lovely drape and movement and you can imagine the ridges as they wave and flow to be…
Yesterday we looked at a series of knitted stitch patterns which disrupted self-striping yarn by drawing loops of yarn up and over other stitches. In today’s post, I’ll share with you how to make this linked chain ridge across your stitches. It doesn’t disrupt stripes as much as enhances them…
I happen to love the stripes created by long color repeats, but I also like to mix things up a bit and create some visual interest for the wearer’s, and the viewer’s, eyes when I knit something striped. Monday and yesterday, we looked at some of the great characteristics of…
Colorburst by Universal Yarn comes in generous 7oz [200g] beehive-shaped balls and there’s enough yardage on each one to knit either 1 complete project or several smaller ones. Yesterday, we looked at the structure of the yarn and why I like knitting with it so much. Today, I’d like to…
I’ve been knitting for just under 44 years. That’s a lot of yarn that has slid through my fingers, some of it amazing and some of it dismal. I have yarn in my collection that is from 30 years ago…it’s just a few odd partial balls, but they bring back…
Welcome to another informative and exciting issue of KNITmuch! Among the several tutorials and yarn reviews in this issue is how Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop behaves in five knit stitch patterns. Using four yarns from the Super Saver family we play with another four extraordinary knitted stitch patterns you’ll want…
After several years of winding yarn cakes using a generic wood swift, I was getting tired of several things when using it. My swift was made of unpolished birch, that although it wasn’t obvious at first sight, it was somewhat rough. It never ruined the yarn, but the yarn would…
This week, I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high-quality cotton in bright self-striping colors. Yesterday, I made the Lagoon Wrap that showed the long colorways in a diagonal motif. Today, I’m doing something completely different . . . outside of the box, so to speak.…
This week, I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high-quality cotton in bright self-striping colors. Yesterday, I knit up the Fresh Berries Tee using Heliotrope colorway, a top-down Tee in bright and cheerful purple and pink stripes. Today I’m making this free pattern for a triangular…
I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high-quality cotton in bright self-striping colors. Yesterday I talked about my swatches knitted using 3 needle sizes. I laundered them and remeasured – check out the post to see what that looked like. Today, I’m knitting a top-down Tee…
Yesterday I went over the characteristics of knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high-quality cotton in bright self-striping colors. Today, I’m knitting some swatches using three different needle sizes to determine which fabric I like the best. This impacts how I’ll proceed with my selected projects…
With winter behind us, it’s time to look forward to the sunny and warm days ahead. To me, that means working with bright and light weight yarns to make those perfect summer projects. This week, I’m knitting with Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Waves, which is 100%, high quality cotton in…
Hi again! This week I shared with you my secrets to making the beautiful Contours Cowl into a more spring-like cowl. The original was knit up using a worsted weight yarn, but I used the lusciously soft Fibra Natura Donnina Merino, a sport yarn in a pretty Blue Hint color.…
Sue Sindrey knits the upper envelope panel for her pillow cover in UNIVERSAL YARN Thula, working staghorn cables with stockinette, then finishing with ribbing for overlap.
Knit honeycomb stitch in the round from the center out for a pillow cover using UNIVERSAL YARN Thula in Delphinium, Sue Sindrey shares m1 increases, and cable repeats.
Explore UNIVERSAL YARN Thula’s shine and stitch definition with honeycomb and cable swatches as Sue Sindrey designs an envelope-style pillow cover, 18-inch square, in Delphinium.
Complete the Cozy Atlas Cardigan with finishing touches like weaving ends, sewing buttons, and blocking. See how Universal Yarn Linear blooms after washing.
Finish the Cozy Atlas Cardigan by knitting roomy sleeves and adding a twisted rib button band. Learn stitch pickup ratios, magic loop tips, and sleeve shaping details.
Watch the Cozy Atlas Cardigan take shape as the back and fronts are knitted with Universal Yarn Linear. Shaping tips, helper yarn tracking, and relaxed body knitting.
Follow along as a cozy winter cardigan begins using Universal Yarn Linear. Pattern selection, swatch blocking, supplies, and project prep before the first stitches.
Discover Universal Yarn Linear, a marled alpaca merino blend perfect for warm lightweight winter knits. Gauge swatching and needle choices to start a cozy project.
Knit a Christmas Tree reversible ornament using UNIVERSAL YARN Uptown DK and Noelle. Learn how to create day and night versions, add overstitching, and frame it in garter stitch.
Create a joyful Holiday Word Art ornament featuring JOY and HO HO HO using UNIVERSAL Uptown DK and Noelle. Learn how to knit inlays, add overstitching, and frame the design.