knitting

Knitting is a functional art form that uses a variety of stitches to create something out of a single strand of yarn. While knitting was once considered to be an old-fashioned or maternal hobby (i.e. grandmothers knitting sweaters or expectant mothers knitting booties), there has recently been a renaissance.

Twenty- and thirty-somethings are taking up knitting in large numbers, and are not content to just knit tea cozies. Scarves, sweaters, hats, tops, and other accessories inspired by popular designers are a common knits, as are things you normally wouldn't associate with knitting, like stuffed monsters, arm slings, and even a womb.

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The Nyan Cat Hat

Neatorama — Authority: 744
This great hat comes complete with rainbows, pastries and kitty ears. If you want to make your own, the pattern is available for purchase and supposedly it’s idea for novice knitters (I can’t knit, so it would be hard for me either way. Link Via Geeks Are Sexy

1 day ago

DOOOOOOOM GOAT!!

CraftyGryphon Knits — Authority: 107
First, the Doom Goat Illusion Chart: Now, the class turn-in for Charms, where Illusion Knitting was an option... Name: CraftyGryphon House: Slytherin, Sixth Year Option: 1 - Illusion Knitting Project Page: Hearts Illusion Mitts Yards: ~105 yds. Hello, Professors! I decided to try knitting a pair of ...

2 days ago

a felted flowery scarf …

block-a-day — Authority: 408
With the sky all gloomy and the garden still dripping from last night’s rain, toasty warmth was on my mind today … and so, out came my recently finished scarf. I knitted it in a very neutral/natural 10 ply yarn from New Zealand.  And whilst it was very good knitting therapy – it was very very plain when ...

2 days ago

Enjoy A Knitting Training

Lintau.Org Article Directory Free Articles Submission — Authority: 151
Taking knitting programs is becoming more and more popular because people realize a variety of advantages and benefits of understanding how to knit. Knitting has been around for thousands of years, employed to make anything from outfits to blankets plus much more, but as the work of knitting can be studied it is ...

3 days ago

Enjoy A Knitting Study course

Gossip Blower — Authority: 151
Taking knitting programs is becoming more and more popular because people realize a variety of advantages and benefits of understanding how to knit. Knitting has been around for thousands of years, employed to make anything from outfits to blankets plus much more, but as the behave of knitting can be studied it is ...

3 days ago

A New Book and a Sorry

Miss Beatrix — Authority: 109
Today being Thursday, what you are supposed to be looking at with those pretty eyes of yours right now is the last in my series of Wearing Stories on Your Sleeve styleboards. Alas, the spot I set aside for compiling it - each takes a fair few hours work - was cruelly taken away from me by far more dull matters ...

3 days ago

tiny pants

KnitHacker — Authority: 466
Made and shared by Danielle aka amubleu . Rating: 10.0/ 10 (1 vote cast) Share this awesomesauce:

4 days ago

tiny furniture

KnitHacker — Authority: 466
Made and shared by BlytheOwl is back! Rating: 10.0/ 10 (2 votes cast) Share this awesomesauce:

4 days ago

Hat Knitting, Fair Isle

Natural Suburbia — Authority: 107
  I am still busy with my Fair Isle hat from Solsilke , I have made quite a lot of progress and Im enjoying this tremendously. Each round has been two stranded knitting and then last night I began on a three stranded row. I thought all was going well and then at the end of this particular row, I was a ...

4 days ago

Yarn stash kit 2

Underground Crafter: Needlecrafts, handmade creativity, and other good stuff — Authority: 108
I managed to finish two small projects last week, and I promise to give them both the full photo treatment on FO Friday.  I also finished and joined all 375 squares on my sister’s blanket on Sunday during The Walking Dead season premiere.  Now I just need to add the borders and weave in the millions of ...

4 days ago

Knit Lights

Happy Turtle — Authority: 107
I cant begin to tell you how happy these knit lights make me feel. Modern.Casual.Comfy.Homey. Versatile. I found quite a few versions on the net, and I love them all.  Perhaps you could give them a try at home?  Found here  and here .  

4 days ago

Close but no cigar.

Needles and Things — Authority: 106
A sweater on the weekend?  Not quite, but I did fairly well. Another few inches.  Shalom, in Rust Cascade Eco Plus.   I understand why this pattern is so very popular with knitters.  The top part is rhythmic to knit.  Its purls and knits through the back loops are simple but make such a crisp lines ...

5 days ago

Why the Knitting Crocheting Business is Seasonal

Craft Answers — Authority: 113
Similar to snowboard sales, the knitting crocheting business tends to be seasonal with a successful sale period taking up about six months of the year. The autumn and winter months comprise the bulk of the demand for knitted merchandise. Depending on the area of the country where you live, this season can be either ...

5 days ago

Knitting: Hat #3 for Lesotho

Frugal Ideas from the Parsonage — Authority: 102
Heres another hat for Lesotho, this time using a pattern Ive made before and loved - the Rib-A-Roni hat. I made this in the dark blue/black worsted wool again. I still have no idea if this yarn is black or dark blue because it looks different in different lighting. In natural daylight, it looks like it could ...

6 days ago

Warm, Cozy Bed Socks

Super Mom - No Cape! — Authority: 99
Sunday last week, I started knitting a pair of Spiral Tube Socks and I finished them yesterday afternoon. The colour of the socks in this photo is closer to their true colour than in the second photo. The lighting in the basement room I took the photos in isnt the best. I’m so pleased with how quickly ...

6 days ago

Getting Organized

Reflections in the Pond — Authority: 103
A little while ago I mentioned that Erica of Erica’s Places had given me a very lovely Christmas gift. And, of course, I never got around to taking pictures. I really need to work on that. Here is the fabulous needle roll she made. I’ve moved in some of my large dpns, as well as some spare crochet hooks. I’m ...

1 week ago

FO: Chickadee Cardigan

Dyed in the Wool — Authority: 100
Pattern: Chickadee Cardigan from Little Red in the City by Ysolda Yarn: MC: Sirdar Click DK CCs: Sirdar Click DK, Rowan Cashsoft DK Finished Measurements: underarm to hem: 44cm/17 in. Width: 1123cm/44 in Notes/Modifications: I swatched and found I liked the fabric knit at a tighter gauge than that given in the pattern ...

1 week ago

Chilly Saturday

Fine Martial Fiber — Authority: 108
It was sunny, but cold all day today. The North wind was blowing so hard, I could hardly get the door open to let the dogs in and out. And in and out And in... And out... You will be happy to know that Jesse is off of his restrictions, and can finally run and play like a dog should. What else did I do today? ...

1 week ago

The Rest of the Visit

Delighted Hands — Authority: 98
 The girls went shopping for wedding appropriate dresses and the guys whipped the van into shape.  Then girls made quilts and The guys did some fishing,  We even sat for a concert from the kids.  We did smores one night,  and I got some knitting done in the evening. A new ...

1 week ago

A project completed- Destash Challenge

The Spring Mount 6 Pack — Authority: 120
I completed a small project for the 2012 Destash Challenge. It is just a basic newborn hat with a rolled brim. I choose to do the top almost akin to a chemo cap instead of a gradual decrease The colors aren’t very true to life in the picture. It is a very pastel purple. My neighbor is having a little girl in March ...

1 week ago

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