Despite years of hints to my husband, I still don’t own a yarn swift and winder, so I thought I’d share my favorite technique for how to wind a yarn ball by hand! All you need is an empty paper towel roll, scissors, and a lovely skein of yarn. I’m winding this buttery soft Mamacha (baby alpaca/merino wool) from Amano…
Knit Pom Pom Scarf – Free Pattern
Happy Friday, friends! I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined Sewrella’s guest designer program! If you’re not familiar with Ashleigh of Sewrella, you should be! She is an amazing crochet and knitwear blogger, and her encouragement inspired me to get back into blogging myself. I am a firm believer that pom poms make everything better. I designed this fun and simple…
Weekend Knits Knitting Pattern Bundle
The Ultimate “Weekend Knits” Knitting Pattern Super Bundle Happy first day of March! I’m so excited to kick this month off with an exciting pattern bundle – The Ultimate “Weekend Knits” Bundle! I’m thrilled to be included in this collection of patterns by some seriously amazing knitwear designers. This collection is full of quick knit projects that you can…
Little Hearts Mittens – Free Pattern
Hello dear readers! Wow, it has been a minute since I’ve blogged! One of my big goals for 2018 is to really get back into blogging, and to share more free knitting patterns and tutorials. So with that, here is my first free pattern of 2018! These classic fair isle mittens are a merge of two of my favorite patterns…
Abruzzo Sweater & Seaming Tips
Years ago, I made my first top down raglan sweater. From that point on, I vowed to never go back to seaming sweaters because I. Hated. Seaming. Why bother with it when you can knit a sweater all in one piece? Enter We Are Knitters and their beautiful Abruzzo Sweater kit. It’s simple and classic and completely my style. I thought I’d give…