When Travel Knitting is Everyday Knitting

Book review - Creative Crochet Projects

Book review: Creative Crochet Projects - 12 playful projects for beginners and beyond by Stephanie Pokorny.

Creative Crochet Projects is a fast, fun book of delightful patterns which are accessible to beginning crocheters (and a treat…
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Say hello to Hermes

I was happy to be a beta knitter for the new Woolly Wormhead Hat collection. The Perceptions Hats are all…
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Wearing a facemask

Sew a simple face mask (comfy enough to wear every day!)

In the last six months, I've sewed a whole bunch of face masks. Most face masks fit well, but none…
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Vegan chocolate cake recipe

Best-ever vegan chocolate cake with vegan chocolate ganache & edible flowers

A cake recipe so delicious, no one will ever suspect its vegan.
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Making face masks to send to friends

Making face masks: things have changed

Like a lot of us, I'm making face masks. Here's the free pattern I used (and how they look on).
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Wearing a homemade face mask

Homemade face masks for that quarantine chic

Let's start at the beginning, yes? Homemade face masks may not be effective at blocking The Virus. There's some evidence…
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Inside voices: crafting through the coronavirus

There a joke going around: knitters shouldn’t be afraid of quarantine. We’ve been training for this. My big goal for…
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swatching for a knit gansey

Let's knit a gansey

Gansey, guernsey, jersey. What on earth am I talking about? A sweater, of course. You know the sort I'm talking…
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Multimodal split bike mittens (free knitting pattern)

I'm so excited to share a new free knitting pattern - multimodal split bike mitts. This split mittens pattern is…
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70+ gifts for knitters and crocheters

It shouldn't be hard to find gifts for knitters and crocheters, right? After all, you can always buy them yarn,…
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Keeping warm in a knitted hat

Lining a hat: the warmest winter beanie!

Why bother lining a hat? After all, any knitted hat is probably plenty warm, right? Usually, but not always. Jesse…
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View of the fluffy pompom on my handknit beanie

Cable knit beanie with fur pompom (+ the free knitting pattern I used)

For the longest time, I've wanted a chunky cable knit beanie topped with a big faux fur pompom. I stared…
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