Fun with Shaped Scrubby Stuffies The absolute best thing about knitting your own stuffedscrubbies are the fun shapes you can do. All the store bought scrub pads are usually round, let’s be honest, we are knitters and that round scrubber is boring! Let’s get onto some exciting shapes, like heart and star stuffies with Scrubby […]
Spring is in the process of springing and everyone is cleaning their entire house, but the room that usually needs the most love is the kitchen. There are a multitude of products you can use to clean your kitchen, but none so beneficial as the hand-knit dishcloth and Scrubby yarn takes this simple washcloth, to […]
This was my first time seeing Scrubby, the NEW Yarn from Red Heart for dishcloths! The first thing that popped into my head was an amazing thick, lush dishcloth. The kind that is tough enough to battle a casserole dish with baked on stains, but soft enough it isn’t going to rough up your hands. […]
Knit Together with Cynthia MacDougall This article was drafted at a time of year when summer and cocktails are wishful thinking. It was figure skating season, when I watch single and pairs skaters form graceful patterns on the ice by leaning into the edges of their skate blades. Knitters can make fluid edges, too. Some […]
Many knitters start by knitting shawls and small projects in order to perfect the craft and, in some cases, it can take years to reach a confidence level to try complex lace patterns or difficult technique. One knitter who seemingly by-passed much of the boredom of knitting a garter stitch scarf or a dishcloth is […]
Knit Together with Cynthia MacDougall [columns] [span6] [/span6] [span6] [/span6] [columns/] There is comfort in simplicity. Fashion has come a long way from the over-sized skirts and layers of ruffles that appeared in centuries past. My preferred fashion statements use simple lines. One of my favourite periods in fashion was the 1930s. During this decade, […]
In keeping with our “me time” theme, this reading jacket was designed for comfort. Worked in a cotton yarn, it is “summertime cozy”. For a more wintery version, choose a nice, medium (worsted) weight wool. To accommodate today’s technology, the sleeves have been designed to be roomy enough to hold an iPod ®, MP3 player […]
If you’re looking for a different kind of vest for a ‘young man’ the Osky Vest is out of the ordinary and elegant. Easy to knit up quickly too. Read more in our Spring 2014 issue. Designed by Anna Stoklosa www.creative-design-art.com/creative-knitting