In this article by Leslie Petroviski published in the 2018 Late Winter Vogue Knitting Magazine, explore yarn fiber allergies, the symptoms, culprits, and more! Click these links to order your copy (I get nothing for that if you do! I'm just providing a resource!) 2018 Late Winter edition of Vogue … [Read more...] about A Sensitive Subject: Are you allergic to your favorite fiber?
Easy Knitted Headband with Buttons
The cooler weather is on it's way! But not so quickly that you don't have time to prepare! Create a knitted headband. This quick headband can be stitched up in an evening. Use school, or favorite sport team, colors.Use a crazy button! Use variegated yarn! Whatever! Make it fun!Make it … [Read more...] about Easy Knitted Headband with Buttons
Crochet and Weave a Scarf or Shawl
Reticulate is a fun basic technique for making a woven scarf or shawl. This is a ZERO PATTERN project! Because the number of stitches depends on the overall size you are making and the the size of hook and yarn you are using! Click here to learn how to do the Foundation Double Crochet mentioned in … [Read more...] about Crochet and Weave a Scarf or Shawl
Celtic Knot Shawl
It was a gift for a friend, and took her 5 months, but Annette was diligent in mastering her first cable project. And my goodness did she pick a beautiful one! Yarn: Hayfield DK w/Wool Perfectly Knotty no longer carries that yarn, but there are many other excellent options in the DK Yarn section … [Read more...] about Celtic Knot Shawl
Yarn Fiber Allergies and Allergy-Conscious Yarns
In this presentation that I gave in March 2018 for one of the local knitter's guilds on allergy-conscious yarns I share about my experience with fiber allergies and some of the qualities of various fibers when we try to make substitutions. If you'd like to have me give a similar presentation, for … [Read more...] about Yarn Fiber Allergies and Allergy-Conscious Yarns
Crochet my Ashley Afghan using this linen or moss stitch like technique
My Ashley Afghan uses a crochet stitch referred to as moss stitch, or linen stitch. Using multiple colors of yarn can really show off the way the rows interlock into the rows below, hence my calling it interlocking rows. I have used this technique for almost every sort of project. It has a little … [Read more...] about Crochet my Ashley Afghan using this linen or moss stitch like technique