Welcome back everybody! I hope you all had a fun week of swatching and getting started. This week I want to focus on something that is inevitable with lace knitting and many of you may have already run into…mistakes. The most common mistake in lace knitting is missing a yarn over. It is such an…

Hi, I’m Grace and I’m so excited to be leading the knit along for the Spring Lace Shawl. This is a great project for both experienced knitters and beginners who are ready to advance beyond simple stitch patterns. With an elegant lace pattern and a chunky, multi-stranded construction, this quick knit will be the perfect…

Each season we host a crochet- or knit-along, a virtual event in which yarncrafters 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, and feel…

Voting ended on Thursday, March 27th, 2014. Thanks to all who voted! And the winner is … The Spring Lace Shawl! It’s that time of year again! Come knit-along with us as we make one of the garments below. But FIRST you have to help us pick the pattern! Learn more about the patterns by…

Note: This is the seventh and final installment of our Spring 2013 Knit-Along. To view previous posts, click here. The Tranquil Tank Top KAL has wound down, and it’s time to show off some of the lovely finished products we’ve found posted on Ravelry! Some of you followed the pattern to the number, while others…

Well, I have finished the Tranquil Tank Top and it is still Spring!  It has been great to see pictures of the finished tops that many of you have created during our Spring Knit Along.   If you have not finished, don’t worry – we will keep the posts of this KAL available long after this…

Note: This is the fifth installment of our Spring 2013 Knit-Along. To view previous posts, click here. Last week, I finished the left front of the Tranquil Tank Top and this week I have knitted the right side. I really like how this pattern immediately proceeds to the opposite side of the fronts. The right…

Note: This is the fourth installment of our Spring 2013 Knit-Along. To view previous posts, click here. This week, I have been working on the front of the Tranquil Tank Top and after nine inches of ribbing at the bottom, I’m ready to tackle the lace and cable part of the top! Before I started…

Note: This is the third installment of our Spring 2013 Knit-Along. To view previous posts, click here. This week the weather where I live seems to be right on cue for our Spring Knit Along with sunny, warm days all this last week. Working with Cotton-Ease for this project has been perfect for these days…

We’ve heard from several of you (thanks for asking, Karen, Kate, and Chelli!) who are looking to make the Tranquil Tank Top larger or smaller than the bust sizes in the pattern. Because of this, I wanted to write up a quick blog post about how you can resize a pattern WITHOUT rewriting the directions.…