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Ravelers Rock
It’s time, once again, to showcase you fantastic knitters out there – our customers. Here are five sweaters designed by me and interpreted by Ravelers to fit their individual tastes and needs....
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Damask Purse by Hurdler788
We love when you make our patterns and show off the results on Ravelry. But why stop there? We want to share your recent projects on our blog, too! This is the first installment of our Knitter’s...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Independent Designs
This week the spotlight is on our independent designers. We’re always amazed when we see all the beautiful and varied ways you’re using our yarn. With the official start of winter just a week away, I...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Cool Winter Hat Patterns
In my opinion, there’s nothing like a new knitted winter hat to get you excited to be out in the cold. It might sound silly, but I speak from experience. I used to live in the Upper Peninsula of...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Colorful Mittens
I’ve been a glove girl for years, but I’m ready for a change. Mittens are on my “Must Knit” list this winter because they’re warmer, easier to slip on and tend to be more colorful – so I can easily...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Centre-Ville Dress and Cardigan by Nancy Eiseman
Nancy Eiseman must have creativity to spare. By day, she designs jacquard-woven fabrics that are used for upholstery. By night (or really, whenever she’s off the clock) she designs with her needles and...
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Norah’s Knit’s: Getting Ready for Photography
Our five days of photography starts today! Last week I steamed a lot of garments and I’ve gotten to know all 90 something of them inside and out. Of course, I was already pretty familiar with the ones...
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Norah’s Knits: Pattern Search Tips
I love change, it’s exciting and stimulating – energizing, even….BUT sometimes when you are used to doing something a particular way, especially when it comes to computers, something new can slow you...
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NORAH’S KNITS: Knitting for Men
I’m a very lucky woman. My husband wears sweaters. In fact he loves sweaters so much he doesn’t even wear a coat. Instead he’ll pile on two sweaters and walk out the door. John’s also an old fashion...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Braid Station by Angela Dickson
As I near the end of my very first cable-knitting project, I’m not sure why I waited so long to give this technique a try. I guess I thought something so pretty would be more complicated! If you’re new...
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Norah’s Knits: Fair Isle Style – Win a book!
I was very excited when I received my copy of Mary Jane Mucklestone‘s new book, Fair Isle Style. An admired colleague and personal friend, Mary Jane is our secret weapon when it come to photo...
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Knitter’s Spotlight: Garden Gate and Ivy by Stephanie Dosen
With her “knitting wands” and whimsy to spare, Stephanie Dosen has whipped up dozens of popular patterns under her design label, Tiny Owl Knits. Everything she makes is uniquely enchanting – a mix of...
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Designer Spotlight: Starbrook Pullover by Cassie Castillo
You know how you can have a closet full of clothing and nothing to wear? Cassie Castillo can relate. A talented knitwear designer, Cassie says she had fallen into a bad habit of designing clothing and...
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Designer Spotlight: DC State Fair Fingerless Mitts by Whitney Meagher
After years of experimenting other designers’ knitting patterns, Whitney Meagher took the next step – entering her own design in a recent knitting and crochet contest at the DC State Fair. The only...
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Designer Spotlight: Bella Necklace Trio by Shelby Allaho
When it comes to designing crochet patterns, Shelby Allaho tends to go with the flow. She works mainly in free-form crochet, which gives her the flexibility change paths mid-project. As she’s found,...
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Norah’s Knits: Knit for Yourself!
The rush of the gift-giving season has subsided and the cold of winter is setting in. This is about the time I dream of knitting for myself. I’m hoping to have more free time to snuggle up on the...
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Norah’s Knits: What Everyone is Knitting
I’m about to tell you about our most popular patterns this season. Why should that matter? If everyone else was jumping off a cliff, would you jump too? Which reminds me of this GREAT video. Even...
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Designer Spotlight: Skullcracker by Carissa Browning
Carissa Browning wouldn’t design just any old hat. She prefers to “fiddle around with unusual construction methods.” That’s how she came up with her latest design, Skullcracker. This seemingly simple,...
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Designer Spotlight: Breakfast Waffles Socks by Rosencrantz Knits
Working as a school teacher in New Brunswick, Brittany (a.k.a. Rosencrantz Knits) has plenty of opportunity to show off her collection of colorful and “cableicious” handknits. In fact, her students...
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Designer Spotlight: Noe Valley Sweater by Katherine Lee
Whenever she would run errands or drive her kids around town, Katherine Lee wished she had something warm to throw on in the car – especially on those chilly mornings. In particular, she wanted...
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