super saver stripes

When I went over the Faux Fair Isle Cowl yesterday, I was thinking about the pattern and how it was set up. It’s knit back and forth until the end and then the two ends are bound off and seamed up. For me, this is an opportunity to practice your…

The last pattern I want to go over is the Swirls and Stripes Mosaic Bag pattern. The day before yesterday we talked about lace knitting in depth, this time, we’re talking about color work. One technique with self-striping yarn that is one of my absolute favorites is color work. I…

With all the tips and tricks we went over yesterday, I hope some of you’ll take my advice and give this project a try. I know, it’s an intermediate level, but I believe in you! Working with a bigger yarn will make the stitches easier to see, so make it…

Talking about knitting lace patterns in yesterday’s post made me think about a time when lace knitting was a very scary thing for me. I was so intimidated by it that I wouldn’t even try it. While the Cozy Kiddo Poncho from yesterday is a very easy pattern, here are…