How to Knit Lace: The Basics

Lace knitting can seem daunting at first, but it’s actually not as hard as you might think. You are using the same basic stitches, increases, and decreases as always, just arranged in such a way as to make beautiful patterns. The stitches you need to know to make simple, beginner lace are knit, purl, yarn…

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Man Makes Thousands of Charity Hats While in Hospice

Some people are truly generous. Morrie Boogaart, a 91-year-old man from Michigan, has been making charity hats for more than 15 years. Even being in hospice care for terminal cancer hasn’t stopped him. He still uses a knitting loom to make hat after hat for the homeless population. Over the years, Boogaart has made too…

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Knit the Runway: Drapey Vests

Welcome to Knit the Runway, a new series on translating the hottest trends into your knitting and crochet projects. Summer may be nearing its end, but you can still wear some of the hottest warm-weather trends, even as seasons and weather change. The drapey vest has been everywhere this year, taking the flowy garment market…

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