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This week, we’ve been looking at ways to use up leftover yarn to make items for the 2018 holidays, and some of these projects are well suitable for other occasions throughout the year. Today’s knitted gift bag is a final addition to the possibilities. Deluxe Worsted Tweed Superwash is an …

I can’t get around a math book without a calculator, and calculus was a real challenge for me, but I did sit up and take notice the first time I saw hyperbolic shapes made from knitting and crochet. I’ll let others explain the details of hyperbolic fabric, but in this …

Continuing with this week’s theme of knitting for the 2018 holidays with scrap yarn, I’ll show you how to knit little boxes that can hold jewelry, gifts, candy, and any number of little curios. Yesterday I showed you a crumb catcher doily knit with cotton. Today we’re moving into a …

I hope you found some leftover Radiant Cotton yarn to try the double knitting technique in my tutorial from yesterday’s post. Leftover yarn is fantastic for sampling new techniques. A crumb catcher is a utilitarian and decorative knit project that, well, could be called a doily, but that doesn’t capture …

This week I’m already getting ready for the holidays at the end of this year by knitting small quick projects with scraps and partial balls from last year’s knitting projects. Today I’ll show my attempts at using the double-knitting technique to make a coaster. You don’t have to say it. …

Now that we’ve established our knitting status by making the Knit Basket of Yarn Ornament from yesterday’s post, here’s another very quick crafting idea for using leftover and cherished yarn. Knitters make so many projects in a year, and some of it we keep, other things we give away, but …

The Easy Wrap Holiday Ornament I talked about yesterday is the fastest way to use up your leftover yarn and make it purposeful. I know I will be wrapping a few of those ornaments now and then throughout the year as leftovers appear. I’ll be set for the 2018 holiday …

Have you sorted your leftover yarns to make the easiest knitted mitten pattern ever I talked about yesterday? All week I’m going over the many ways to use up leftover yarn. Another great ornament pattern from Red Heart is the Easy Wrap Holiday Ornaments. When I was looking through the …

If you’re looking to gift someone with a knit ornament, there is no better pattern than these mittens from Red Heart. They are knit flat which makes their small size incredibly easy to knit.

Leftover yarn? You can count on it, especially after the holiday season. There are little bits here and there that I know are very useful for decorating and making quick ornaments for December 2018. You say there’s a lot of time, but as we’ve all experienced, Christmas has this way …

If shawl knitting has ever crossed your mind you are going to need to know how to do a shawl starting tab. It is a technique that seems very strange if you’ve never seen it before, but it is simple in nature.

Shawl knitting is an addictive endeavour and knitting them with Amphora is a recipe for lots and lots of shawls. The Flying V pattern is a simple pattern that has lots of room for customization.

The Templetop Cowl is another free pattern written for Amphora yarn. If you have read any writing from me before, you know there’s nothing I love more than colorwork. There are some who can’t abide it, but I have never had this problem. It’s almost like a cathartic meditation for …

The Victory Hat is a lovely free pattern on Universal Yarn website. It was actually written for Amphora yarn so there are no adjustments that need to be made in the pattern itself. This is a single skein project and perfect if you’re just wetting your feet with cables. As …

Amphora yarn from Universal Yarn is a deliciously soft and fluffy lightweight yarn. The strands of the yarn are brushed, which makes them perfect for the cold weather. Even with the designation of light weight yarn, the fiber content still packs in the warms. Mohair, alpaca, and acrylic create this …