2nd Annual Knit and Crochet Gift Ideas and Stocking Stuffers
Around this time of year most knitters and crocheters start to focus on making gifts for others. It can be hard for those that we know and love to find the perfect gift for us. My team has put together a list of knit and crochet gift ideas for you…
DIY Shawl Pins with Beadalon Wire
Finishing a knit or crochet shawl ins’t complete when you have woven in your last end. To complete a shawl you need the perfect shawl pin. Rather than always searching for the right thing, why not make your own. Not only does it make the piece more special but you…
DIY Kids Snow-day Crochet Mittens with Video Tutorial
Mittens are great for the cold weather. By having all of your fingers together in one pocket it helps them to stay warmer, so they say. Starting with a simple mitten pattern is a great idea for beginners so that they can try their hand at a new project. This…
Knitting the Easy Lace Rendezvous Knit Lace Shawl
How to Make Easy Lace Rendezvous Knit Shawl with the help of Marly Bird. This is a free knit lace shawl pattern from Red Heart. The shawl is made using a new yarn by Red Heart called Colorscapes and it is BEAU-tiful! Grab your materials and learn along with me.
Crochet Hats Designed by Marly Bird
Making crochet hats is one of my favorite things to do! I love making hats to wear at my kids’ sporting events and everything else we do in Colorado’s cold winter months. Here’s a collection of free crochet hat patterns and paid-for crochet hat patterns that I’ve designed. Yes, some…
Learn To Knit Mitered Squares with Marly Bird
Ready to add another knitting skill to your tool box? Learn along with me how to knit mitered squares to make this colorful three column scarf in Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™. Once you learn how to work mitered squares you can use it to make blankets, scarfs, wraps and…
Work up this shawl with knit stitches and short rows
How to Knit Shifting Stripes Shawl with knit stitches and short rows. This is a free pattern from Red Heart Yarn and Marly Bird shows you how to work with two colorways of It’s a Wrap Rainbow yarn, stitch marker, short rows and garter stitch.
Knit Hats and Crochet Hats all in blue-14 FREE Blue Hats
Although the color a pattern is made in doesn’t have to be the color you work your own version of the hat in I thought that it would be fun to put together a round up of hats are designed in blue. The patterns in this round up are great…
Festive Fair Isle Knit Stocking Tutorial
Holiday stockings are a great way to show off your talent and make something special for others. Whether you whip up a crochet stocking or a knit stocking the recipient is sure to love the thoughtful handmade gift. In this tutorial I will show you how to knit the Festive…
Interchangeable Crochet Hooks, is that a thing
If you are a knitter you have likely heard of interchangeable knitting needles. It might have felt like crocheters were doomed to always have a million crochet hooks that they needed to carry around just incase they wanted another size. Crochet lovers have the option of interchangeable crochet hooks! What…
