It’s time for the Indie Design Giftalong again! It starts tonight at 8pm EST. It’s an incredible knitting and crocheting event. Thousands of patterns are on sale 25% off with the code “giftalong2018”, and there’s a vibrant and amazing…
Indie Design Gift-A-Long
Who’s ready to have a knitting party? I am! And so are 300+ designers and 1000s of knitters and crocheters! Really, it’s a big party. It’s a 6-week celebration of the joys of making gifts with patterns from over…
+1 Pop Knitalong
With 7 patterns, different techniques, and a kazillion colour combinations to choose from, the +1 Pop patterns need a KAL, don’t you think? I do! Whether you’re looking to drool over other people’s projects, ask for colour advice, or need…
Gift Creep
Ah, handmade gift season…you are so wonderfulhorrible. So full of energy, best intentions, the power of love transmitted by handmade gifts! And also so full of feelings of ‘Too Much’ and ‘Where Were Those Boundaries I Put Up?’ I…
a knitting time of year
I’ve been acting contrary to my typical patterns and casting on all sorts of projects. I have 4 projects actively on my needles and the yarn wound for 3 more. On Monday we had our first snowfall that meant it,…
Indie Designer Giftalong 2016
It’s a great time of year to be a maker. Cooking, knitting, card-making…if you love to cuddle into the late-fall/early autumn world and create, oh, what a season! My family has a long tradition of giving handmade gifts, and the…
finished: the Lilli Pilli shawl
What a glorious pattern! What a glorious finished product! The pattern is Lilli Pilli by Ambah O’Brien. The yarn is Malabrigo Mechita in Dried Orange and Pearl, and Northbound Knitting Singles in Midnight. Click this link to the project’s Ravelry page if…
Gifts for Making
Don’t forget to pop over to the Pinterest board on Handmade Gift Ideas for a wide range of cool projects that might get your brainstorming a little electrified! Here are two gift-making categories we’ve used again and again: 1)…
Gifts for Knitting
Knitting, as we well know, is not for people wanting instant products. But there is still enough time to knit up a number of gifts before the holiday clock chimes midnight! Here’s a few of my favourite things to make.…