A few months ago I made an emphatic declaration: I have enough knitting project bags and I can’t justify one more. Not one. I told my friends, my knitting community and anyone within earshot. And I really meant it. Every time I came within view of a new bag (no matter how gorgeous), I told […]

You knit a thing, and it’s not perfect. That’s OK. You dropped a stitch and didn’t catch it until later, so you had to finagle it. That’s OK. There’s a weird loose stitch near the armpit. That’s OK. Your buttonholes look wonky and one sleeve is (accidentally) 3 rows longer than the other one. That’s. […]

You love to knit and crochet and give the things you make as gifts. At this point, everyone in your life has one of your blankets, sweaters, or hats. Your family and friends. Your UPS guy. Your neighbor. Your neighbor’s baby. Your other neighbor’s baby. At a certain point maybe you’ve had the thought, wouldn’t […]

What on earth is a sock blank I hear you ask? Simply put, it is a machine knitted flat piece of fabric which you then unravel and knit with. It really is that straightforward. Rather than knitting from a ball or skein or yarn you unravel the yarn as you go and knit with it. […]