Summer Fun Swing Tank
A very comfortable summer top to knit and to wear! Wear it over shorts, a short skirt or with a slim belt as an fashion accent. Knit up using Red Heart’s Soft Touch yarn, always soft and comfortable. Read more … Continued
Joining In
Every knitter, at some point, will need to join in another length of yarn. There are many ways of achieving this, and over the next two Knit Together articles, I’m going to list a few and give pros and cons … Continued
Victorian Camisole
Canada’s 150th birthday calls for something both Victorian and modern, in red and white, of course. Victorian camisoles were undergarments, but modern ones are outerwear. This camisole has some interior shaping to give it a ‘close to the body’ fit … Continued
Double Horseshoe Wedding Shawl
In Great Britain, and some areas of North America, a horseshoe is considered a symbol of good luck. An ornately decorated, fabric horseshoe is often given to a bride to carry down the aisle at her wedding. This symbol inspired … Continued
Celebration Tulip Cowl
To honour Canada’s 150th birthday, a special maple leaf-inspired tulip was unveiled in Ottawa May 2016, which in turn inspired many Canadian last fall to plant these special bulbs to join the celebration. Although I’ve only seen the Maple Leaf … Continued
Afghan Scraps Cushion Tops
Last fall, after 3 years, I finally completed an afghan that was made in “crayon colours”. When it came to the outside border, I added more yarn for the border so I could make better use of the fabulous center … Continued
Cabled Leftovers Neck Roll
What to do with leftover yarns? One of my favourite ways to used up leftover yarn is to combine it with a skein of yarn I wasn’t able to resist at my local yarn shop. Adding leftover yarn is fairly … Continued
From Sheep to Stitches
The tours also highlight the ancient and recent history of the island. Arranged and hosted by The Irish Tourism Group, the excursions take knitters to mills, shops, classes, and historic sites. The tours begin in Dublin and, by going a … Continued
Scrap Happy
I love working with scraps. There’s little doubt that my textile life began by working with someone else’s scraps. That grey yarn from which I made my first knitted sample likely came from leftovers of a pair of worksocks my … Continued
Something from (Almost) Nothing
When you’ve been a knitter for a while, you usually develop a stash of leftover yarns; half a ball of this, a few dozen meters of that – too much to throw away, but not enough for a new project. … Continued