Articles and Interviews

Learn more about the craft you love with these knitting articles and interviews.


Yarn Scrap Container: The ScrapMate in 3 Variations From Chetnanigans

“Waste not, want not” are wise words of advice, and every knitter knows that yarn scraps are a handy resource. Keeping up with those scraps, however, can make anyone want to just toss the whole lot out, which is why it’s so helpful to have convenient, compact storage like this container. Approximately 2.75 inches in

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Handmade Knitting Teacups on Bamboo Needles

Sitting down with a new pattern is invigorating, and your supplies should live up to the challenge. Let your knitting personality shine with these spunky knitting needles. Cute, colorful, and handmade from polymer clay, these yarn-filled teacups add originality to the knitting process. You choose one of the seven colors, and they can be attached

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Lorel-Eyes Yarn from Lorna’s Laces (A Tribute to the Gilmore Girls)

Once a fan of Gilmore Girls fan, always a fan of Gilmore Girls. If you’re still having withdrawals after the revival at the end of last year, then this yarn will help alleviate your homesickness for Stars Hollow and your favorite mother-daughter duo. Dyed to match the Girls’ dynamic blue-gray eyes, this sock yarn has

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Red Wine Yarn Bowl with Hearts from Blue Room Pottery

If you love a knitter, then you don’t have to think twice about how to show them, especially if you’re struggling to decide what to do for Valentine’s Day this year. Spouses, siblings, knitting partners-in-crime—anyone would appreciate the gorgeous, deep red hues of this handmade ceramic yarn bowl. The heart-shaped spaces are decorative but subtle,

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Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques & Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns

 

The New Year is officially underway, and it’s time to try something really new. If you have always delighted in a rich new colorway when it hits the shelves, challenge yourself to the dyeing process on your own! Well, not really on your own, since SweetGeorgia Yarns founder and creative director Felicia Lo has brought

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Texture

One word has so much importance in the knitting world. Texture adds elegance, interest, and an irresistible spark to designs. We all love the smooth, soft feeling of yarn on its own, but sometimes you just have to mix things up, especially during these cold months when you want to add some drama to the

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Big.Knit.Love.: 20 Chunky Knit Fashions

There’s a reason everyone loves chunky knits right now: they’re bold, fast, and unique. If you have recently been tempted to investigate the buzz about those big needles but felt too intimidated, you now have the guide to walk you through using them step by step. Yarn weight gets bumped up, too—these 20 trendy patterns

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How do I knit jogless stripes in the round?

 

Hi Megan,

Stripes are popular with almost all knitters since they add a bit of flair to otherwise plain vanilla projects while creating opportunities to use up leftover yarn in your stash. Unfortunately, knitting stripes in the round can present a bit of a problem. Each time a new color is added, a small hiccup or

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Why I Love Knitting: A Love Letter to My Favorite Hobby

In the world of superheroes, they have these things called origin stories. You know, the part of the movie that usually encompasses the first however many minutes of the film? The part when you learn that Captain America (or whoever) started out as an underweight Army reject before undergoing the science experiment that made him

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