Want to make some yarn pumpkins this fall? I’ve got patterns for knitting, crocheting, and making pumpkins on the circular knitting machine. If you want to make pumpkins out of fabric, I can help with that, too! The Best Knit Yarn Pumpkins My favorite craft by far is knitting, so I have made a lot […]
Finger Knit Basket Pattern
This finger knit basket pattern is easy to make with whatever yarn you have handy and in whatever size you like. Finger knitting is a fun, easy and fast way to make a long strand of knit fabric, and with a little coiling and sewing it’s easy to make into different shapes like this finger […]
Sweater Care 101: How to Wash Sweaters
As a knitter and crocheter I have a lot of handmade sweaters, but even if your sweaters aren’t handmade, you might need some help to know how to wash sweaters. This advice is best for washing wool and animal fiber sweaters that shouldn’t be washed in the washing machine, but I wash all my handmade […]
How to Take Apart a Sweater
I was recently cleaning out my closet and found some things I didn’t want to keep but wanted to reuse the yarn, so I thought it would be a great time to show you how to take apart a sweater so you can use the yarn for something else. This is a handknit sweater shown […]
How to Use All Your Yarn on a Project
If you’re trying to bust your yarn stash or just want to make a project as big as you can possibly make it with the yarn you have, these tips for how to use all your yarn on a project should help. While the photos (and one tip/reminder) are specific to knitting, these same ideas […]
Learn My Favorite Yarn Stash Busting Strategies
Stash-Busting Strategies is my brand new ebook all about creative ways to use your single skeins, odd balls, leftovers and I don’t even remember what that yarn is! If you knit or crochet, odds are pretty good that you’ve accumulated a yarn stash. Odds are also pretty good that you might feel like your stash […]
Axolotl Crochet Patterns
I’m not entirely sure why, but crocheted axolotls have been having a moment for a while now, so hunting down axolotl crochet patterns had been on my mind. My daughter showed me some cool pride axolotls she found online, so I decided I wanted to make an axolotl for her for Valentine’s Day. I didn’t […]