This week I’m working with the Classic Shades family of yarns from Universal Yarns. Yesterday we looked at the details and qualities of Classic Shades Metallic. Today, I’ll share with you the top-down children’s cardigan I knit with it. I used the Umbrella colorway, which features blues and greens from…
While many of us have had a hot dry summer and cotton knits or socks and washcloths have been all that we can muster the energy to knit, fall is close and the holidays (the gift-giving kind) are, too. This is the season that knitters start thinking about knitting with…
Do you ever go through your yarn stash and find a lovely summer yarn you were going to knit and you never did? By the end of this blog post, you’ll be ready to cast on and knit a cool, sophisticated knit lace summer tank-top. The one in the photographs is knit…
There are many different edgings that designers can add to their knit lace shawls or stoles. In today’s post, we’ll explore 2 simple solutions to adding easy picot edgings. This week we’re working with Universe yarn, a beautiful mix of cotton, linen, polyamide, and a touch of glitter. Right off the bat,…
This week, as we explore the beautiful projects that you can knit using Universe, a lovely linen-cotton yarn by Universal yarns, I’ll draw your attention to 3 ways to start your circular knits from the center out. Universe is perfect for lace knitting, and we’ll see a few examples of…