There’s still time to get your supplies for the Curvy Girl KAL! As we announced, we’re going to be making the Curvy Girl Cabled Cardigan, and for that you need the following things: Lion Brand Heartland® — 6 balls for size 1X, 7 balls for sizes 2X and 3X, or 8 balls for size 4X…

As we announced earlier this week, we’ll be making the Curvy Girl Cabled Cardigan for our Knit-Along! It’s a great piece, really versatile and cute, and I’m excited to be making it alongside you. We’ll start the actual knitting in a couple of weeks, but now it’s time to get all your supplies. Here’s what…

You’ve voted, and the winner has been chosen. For the Curvy Girl Knit-Along, we will be making (drumroll, please) the Curvy Girl Cabled Cardigan. The KAL will officially begin on September 23. We’ll have information on kits later this week, but now is a good time to look over the pattern and familiarize yourself with…

It’s time to start the next Knit-Along and we need your help picking the project! This time around, we’re choosing from the Curvy Girl collection, and have it narrowed down to four patterns. Check them out below, then vote on your favorite. In two weeks (on Monday, September 5), we’ll announce the winner and then…

It’s time to put together the Rio Rancho Cardigan!  I suggest laying out the finished pieces and making sure the pieces are the right size and length etc.  I found I did not need to block my pieces, as the nature of this yarn, along with the seed stitch, give the fabric a lot of…

Another week, another many hours spent in seed stitch! How are you all doing with the back and forth?  I confess, I had a little wrist fatigue with this pattern—anybody have any good stretches to share? I wanted to talk about a few spots in the pattern. “Continue in Seed st until armholes measure about…

Hello Knitters! Thanks for checking in. I hope you are finding the rhythm of your seed stitch and enjoying the color changes as you work with Shawl in a Ball. You may have noticed a new video with a back view of the garment has been added to the pattern page. This will be helpful…

I am so thrilled you are on board with our spring knit along: the Rio Rancho Cardigan. It is a flowy, open cardigan that I keep calling my cardishawl. I love how easy it is going to be to throw on when it gets a little chilly at night. I am also loving watching my…

Welcome to the Lion Brand Yarn Spring Knit Along! This spring we will be knitting the Rio Rancho Cardigan. It is a lightweight, flowing pattern that marries love of cardigans with love of shawls. If you are like me, you have been eyeing Lion Brand Yarn’s newest yarn: Shawl in a Ball.  I had the…

Each season we host a crochet- or knit-along, a virtual event in which knitters and crocheters come together here online to work on one pattern together, share their experiences, and to learn together. There’s no need to sign up! Simply follow along with the blog posts at your own pace as you knit your project,…