According to knitting twitter, Knives Out is a new romantic comedy about Chris Evans and his cable knit sweater. Knives Out hit theaters November 27th and one thing became clear almost immediately… the cable knit sweater that Evans wears in the movie was the real star of the show. Here’s how you can make one for yourself!

The Diamond lace stitch forms a lovely allover pattern, or work a single 8-st repeat as a focal panel surrounded by another stitch. Diamond lace is a lace stitch, but not true knitted lace, which has patterning on both sides of the fabric. For this stitch you will only be working patterning on the RS…

Ribbed stitches are extremely versatile and work in pretty much any yarn or project. You can create beautiful hats, scarves, cowls, blankets, and sweaters using a version of ribbing. Unlike a simple stockinette stitch (knit on the right side and purled on the wrong side), ribbing won’t curl in on itself as much. (The wider…

The Winter Lace stitch is an allover lace pattern. It is worked over a multiple of 12 stitches plus 1. This means to work it in large areas you would cast on multiples of 12 (12, 24, 36, etc.) plus one extra stitch. (So your cast on would be 13, 25, 37, etc.) You can…

We’re thrilled to share: Kristen Mangus, of Goodknit Kisses, created a tutorial for loom knitters who love the Free Spirit Topper! You can find the knit pattern for this ruana-style wrap on our website, but you can visit Kristen’s blog to find the loom knit variation. Scarfie has a wonderful natural gradation to it, and…

Mitered squares are knitted or crocheted modules that, like Log Cabin modules, are enlarged and attached to adjacent squares by picking up stitches and adding on. Mitering is a knitting (and sewing) technique that creates neat corners and hems of garments and table linens. A knitted mitered square, however, borrows mitering technique to create a…

Progress report! Several weeks ago we introduced the Try This Stitch Sampler Afghan. This colorful piece is being worked from blocks using our Stitch Finder patterns. Each square measures approximately 10″ x 10″. The pieces are a mix of knit and crochet stitches, all of which use New Basic 175 yarn. (See each post page…

The simple knit chevron pattern below is sized to be part of the Try This Stitch Sampler Afghan. (sampler squares measure approximately 10″ x 10″) However, it can be worked using any yarn and needles to suit your needs. Use it as a panel or allover pattern (10-st repeat + 1). Sampler Afghan Materials Yarn: New…

Cables, like this Horseshoe variation, shine in solid color yarns. A single cable framed with garter or reverse stockinette stitch adds interest to an otherwise plain item. Insert one on a sweater, hat, socks, or any other project that calls for added textural interest. The swatch shown was worked in New Basic 175 Yarn (colorway…

The swatch shown uses New Basic 175 and a size US 8 (5mm) knitting needle. Two repeats of the pattern are worked across the row flanked by 4 garter stitches on each side. The garter stitch border was added for swatching purposes and is not included in the multiple of 16 + 4 required. (Swatch…