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Make a Sweet Knit Easter Basket to Hold Treats

Sarah White April 7, 2017 Holidays / KnittingOne Comment

Make this simple little knit Easter basket for holding holiday treats, or tiny balls of yarn the rest of the year. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. I am the worst about making things for a holiday and never sharing them. But the good news is this little knit …

Knit a Pussycat Hat in the Round

Sarah White January 11, 2017 Knitting6 Comments

Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you’re connected at all to the knitting world, and probably even if you’re not, you may have heard about the Pussyhat Project, which aims to outfit as many women as possible who are marching in the Women’s March on Washington with hats …

Knit a Scarf to #givewarmth

Sarah White December 12, 2016 KnittingLeave a comment

Because I’m a knitter from way back, when I think about making scarves to #givewarmth, I naturally want to knit a scarf. Or a bunch of scarves. It happens that I’m also feeling a need to burn through as much of my yarn stash as possible (probably because it is …

Blue Bells Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern

Sarah White August 30, 2016 Knitting4 Comments

I’m trying to get back into the swing of things since school is back in session, and one of the things I used to do regularly that I miss is Iron Craft at Just Crafty Enough. This week’s challenge was to produce something that could be entered at a state …

Make Knitting Needles out of Bamboo Skewers

Sarah White May 21, 2016 KnittingOne Comment

I have more than enough knitting needles as it is, but I always wanted to try to make knitting needles. Back when I was making stuff from hardware store finds, I was going to make some needles out of dowels, but I came up with something even easier when we …

Try Finger Knitting {Craft Challenge, Day 123}

Sarah White May 2, 2016 Knitting3 Comments

I love knitting with needles, of course, but it’s always kind of a fun trick to make familiar things in unfamiliar ways, such as with finger knitting. I was reminded his fun finger knitting is when I taught the girl, who isn’t quite ready for knitting with needles just yet. …

Make Bulky Yarn Out of Yarn {Iron Craft Challenge}

Sarah White April 26, 2016 Knitting2 Comments

This week’s Iron Craft challenge was supposed to be something unexpected. As expected, I had trouble coming up with something. But I’d had this idea that I wanted to make a bulky yarn to use in my classes this summer for demonstration purposes, so I decided to take this opportunity …