Looking for a fun holiday craft to do with kids? These DIY yarn Christmas ornaments are simple, colorful, and can be made with yarn scraps from your stash — perfect for all those leftover bits from your knitting and crochet projects. No advanced skills required: if you've got yarn, scissors, and kids ready to create, you're all set.
Around this time of year we start to think about the people that have touched our lives, or the lives of those that we love, in one way or another. Katelyn, my Social Media Manager, has a young child who is in preschool. She wanted to make something special for the teachers and so I designed a knit seed stitch cowl that she could give them. Get your free pattern below, it is a perfect teacher gift idea for this holiday season.
When knitting a hat with a knit 2, purl 2 ribbing I see many beginnings struggle to get their tension just right. In this video I will show you a little trick to get perfectly even ribbing for your next hat project.
I always talk about the importance of checking gauge before starting a project and today I want to show you one of the cool ways that you can use this information to your advantage. The Granny Lace Crochet Cardigan is a spin off pattern from the Marly's Granny Square Cardigan. The Marly's Granny Square Crochet Cardigan was the 2017 Crochet Along using Red Heart Unforgettable. Let me show you how changing out the suggested yarn can make a big difference in your project results.
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 to use for gifting or to use for hinting to those who purchase gifts for you.
The go to gift people first think of is yarn, needles/hooks and projects bags. We are sure to cover those items in our round up but we have included many more gift ideas. Start making your stockings and filling them to the brim with these great knit and crochet stocking stuffer ideas.
Join Marly Bird and guest Ann & Kay, of Mason Dixon Knitting, on the Yarn Thing Podcast at 10am MST on Tuesday November 28th.
