What Is Fingering/Sock/Sport/DK/Worsted…Weight Yarn?

Yarn weights go by so many different names, it can be difficult to keep track of what’s what! (For example, did you know that Fingering weight and Sock weight are one and the same?) To help you out, we’ve compiled a chart using the yarn weight standards developed by the Craft Yarn Council, along with…

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Mesh Raglan Pullover Crochet-Along: Adding the Sleeves

Welcome back to the Mesh Raglan Pullover CAL! Hopefully working on the body of your pullover has gone well and you were able to make it the length you want by being able to try it on as you go! Gotta love top-down sweaters, right? This pullover is almost done! Today I’m going to talk…

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Michelle Edwards Explores Darning

One of the best things about the yarncrafting community is the stories crafters share. This story comes from author and crafter extraordinaire Michelle Edwards. She relates how while watching her friend Monica (pictured at left with puppets of the Owl Glass Puppetry Center) deftly mend a sock, she learned more about her friend and about…

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