The Garter Stitch Pullover is a wonderful choice for your first knitted sweater! We think it’s perfect for beginners and more experienced knitters alike. This simply classy design from our Fall/Winter Style Guide has minimal shaping and is worked in pieces. We love the tonal depth of this yarn! Wool-Ease® Tonal in Smoke looks like…

Turn your focus to a sweet light-weight yarn that works up into beautiful garments for the whole family! Vanna’s Style is a DK weight yarn that will provide the drape and stitch definition you’re looking for in garments, accessories, and baby gifts. It’s 100% premium acrylic, and can be machine washed and dried for ultimate…

Today we’re featuring two garments from our new Fall/Winter Style Guide – knit and crochet versions of a unique and breezy cardigan. (Designs are both available as kits or paid pattern downloads.) The long lines of these sleeveless cardigans make for easy layering. We love the dramatic collar on these cardigans! The oversized collar adds…

We’re thrilled to feature another post by one of our favorite bloggers, Alexandra Tavel from Two of Wands! She’s here to tell us all about the One Fine Day Cardigan she designed for our new Fall/Winter Style Guide. You can find the knit kit here! When it comes to fall in New York City, the…

Modular knitting requires first, that you knit a shape—let’s say, a rectangle—and second, that you enlarge the shape. To enlarge, you pick up stitches along an edge, and knit out from them. You could accomplish this enlargement by knitting separate pieces and sewing them together like patchwork, but it’s easier, faster, and seamless when you…

Getting in the gifting spirit and need a little inspiration? Head to the Lion Brand website and check out our One and Done Kits. 8 quick gift ideas to whip up in a jiffy, to knit & crochet. The kits are perfect to make in a time crunch, and perfect to give for the aspiring…

If you’re looking for a cause to craft for as we head into colder weather, check out Binky Patrol! For years, Binky Patrol has provided homemade blankets to children in need. Susan Finch started with a simple idea: anyone can volunteer. For those who feel constrained by a lack of time, money or talent, she…

Last weekend my wife and I decided to get some fresh air and peruse a local farmers market. That is where I met the wonderfully talented Lulu. Her beautiful knit designs caught my eye so I went right over to get a closer look. She was a good sport and let me take photos of…

As a new knitter I remember being confused not only by patterns, but by trying to read through online forums where more experienced knitters were chatting. Had I “spoken” up I’m sure I would have received guidance, however, I was too shy for that and silently tried to interpret the lingo they were slinging around.

Adapting When chronic overuse of my hands was causing pain while knitting I began working with physical therapist, Victoria Moitoso of Foundry Orthopedics in Providence, Rhode Island. She suggested that I use only very large needles: “The larger the needle, the less stress it will cause.” I found some number seventeens among my knitting notions, and…