Today’s pregnant woman wants to wear stylish, modern, even edgy fashions and these 22 gorgeous knit projects, created by a pool of talented designers, fill the bill [...]
Knit Picker
Posted on January 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
This “fabric fixer” repairs snags on knits and wovens – without creating rips or tears. To use, simply push knit picker through the fabric, pick up snag, close latch, and pull snag through to other side. 3 1/4″ long [...]
Twist and Loop: Dozens of Jewelry Designs to Knit and Crochet with Wire
Posted on October 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
In Twist and Loop, the world of jewelry making teams with knitting and crocheting—with remarkably beautiful results. Renowned designer Annie Modesitt combines her love for uniquely intricate jewelry with her passion for needle crafts: The results are sparkling and delicate creations unlike any jewelry you’ve seen before…
What is Your Knitting Skill Rating?
Posted on August 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
From the moment you pick up your first pair of knitting needles and start to knit you acquire a skill rating. Everyone starts as a beginner but only a few knitters make it to the Experienced/Expert level. To determine your current knitting skill rating, consider the following explanations [...]
Teach Your Kids to Knit with the Alex Hip Hoop Circle Knitting Kit
Posted on July 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
Hip Hoop Knitting is a fun kit that teaches kids the easy and exciting craft of needle-less knitting. They can learn to use a hoop loom to knit a scarf hat and even a cool back-pack [...]
Join the Get Well Gang and Knit Caps for Cancer Patients
Posted on July 22, 2009 2 Comments
Would you like to start a local chapter of the Get Well Gang in your neighborhood, community or church? This small but caring and sensitive organization seeks to donate comfortable and beautiful knitted hats to cancer patients who are experiencing hair loss. Its mission is to “warm both the heads and the hearts of patients undergoing cancer treatment.” What began with just six hats delivered to a cancer center has expanded to well over 12,000 hats donated throughout Canada and the United States [...]
Knitting and Tea
Posted on July 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
I am an avid knitter as well as a Tea Enthusiast. Imagine my pleasant surprise to find a knitting book that celebrated my love for all things “tea” [...]
Prayer Shawl Knitting
Posted on July 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
About 3 years ago, I started a prayer shawl ministry to knit to donate to charity. As part of that one-woman effort, I knitted almost 30 prayer and comfort shawls for the senior citizens in my church and several friends and family members. While most of the patterns I used came from free resources on the web, I did purchase a few of these books to knit a unique prayer shawl for each recipient [...]
Care To Knit
Posted on July 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
Looking for a project to knit to donate to charity? The Care To Knit non-profit organization is a great resource. Its mission is to provide hand knit and crocheted items such as scarves, lap shawls, hats and other related accessories to those in shelters, hospitals, nursing homes and hospices [...]
