Fair Isle knitting is a beautiful way to create colourful, cosy accessories with traditional-inspired patterns. If you have always wanted to try stranded colour work but feel intimidated by larger projects, Fair Isle wrist warmers are the perfect place to…
For the last four months, I have been focussed on one main project. I have been learning Fair Isle knitting in order to create a scarf. In a mere 133 days (or just over 4 months), it is finally done.…
Well, since you asked, yes I am on the Norwegian Melt the ICE hat protest knitting bandwagon. I bought the pattern and yarn on January 21, 2026. I finished my first hat on January 26th. For a quick background, the…
Seems I’m caught in a loop with my knitting projects lately. I completed a second set of leg warmers, a multitude of Everything November gloves and even finally completed a second set of socks! Mind you, the second time through…
Why knit socks? I mean, why on earth would I want to knit socks, actually KNIT, a whole pair of socks?? Socks are not terribly expensive and the options available to buy ready-made are seemingly countless. Also, socks are “put-on-and-forget-em”…
I need to knit a child’s hat – fast! Hubs and I recently joined my son and his two daughters on an excursion to the experimental farm to pick carrots. I noticed that the little one was wearing a hat…
Spoiler Alert: I highly recommend The Arcane Fibre Works yarn. Colour, softness, ordering and shipping, feel, finished project – fully 10 out of 10 from me. It is time to up my yarn game guys. I have been knitting regularly…
A Halloween Story with a Twist. Gather round while I tell the story of a beginner learning how to knit cables. This tale is not for the faint of heart, the very young or non-knitters. Gird your loins but stay…
So far I have only ever knitted or crocheted using bulky yarns. I mean I’m a newbie after all. But, as I continue to explore the wonderful world of knitting, I have come across some truly beautiful – like absolutely…
Back again with another intarsia odyssey and another colour blocking chart. Since I made the mini-sweater (size 4) for my grand daughter, I expected that making the man’s size would just be bigger. Well, that was true of course, but…
As a beginner knitter, I am excited and chuffed. I created my first wearable sweater from beginning to end for my 3 year old granddaughter. After some struggling with my first attempt at knitting a sweater, I tackled the same…
As you may have guessed, I’m into providing information for crafting and sewing – especially in Canada – so let’s add some beginner knitting thoughts here too! What is a Knitter? Is a knitter a person who knits regularly, or…
This is my second time to crochet a mermaid tail. No, I’m not a perfectionist, but the colours of my previous mermaid tail blanket haunt me. They, in my opinion, did not look nice together at all. I did finish…
How Hard can a Crocheted Mermaid Tail be? I saw such a cool mermaid tail blanket pattern and decided my grand daughter would love it for Christmas. She is a little mermaid obsessed this year and was even a mermaid…