Thanks to Michaels for sponsoring this post, sharing their photos and encouraging us to craft. Have been to your local Michaels store lately? If so, you’ve seen an amazing new yarn, Loops by Loops and Threads. With stitches sewn into the yarn you can knit with no tools. All you need are your hands. Now …
Have you seen Red Heart Loop It Yarn yet? It’s pretty amazing! Red Heart sent me a couple skeins to try out and I am loving it. I designed this loop yarn seed stitch cowl and it knit up in just a couple hours. You seriously won’t believe how easy this yarn is to use. …
You’ll be right bonny snuggled up this winter under this lovely Blackwatch Throw. This easy planned pooling afghan pattern from Premier Yarn has a striking plaid band on a background of navy blue that would put a smile on the face of any Highlander. Once you’ve learned the basics of planned color pooling I think …
Easy planned pooling? Can’t be done. If you ever tried to create a perfect plaid with a variegated yarn you know it’s tricky. One skein will pool beautifully, but when you switch colors it won’t work. There’s no yarn that can give you consistent results… until now. You know I’ve been chatting up Premier Yarn’s Everyday …
Chic Fingerless Mitts By Kristen Mangus Can you feel it? It’s barely there, but there is just a hint of crispness to the air first thing in the morning. I know it’s technically still summer, but fall is just around the corner. I can’t wait until the thermometer finally drops below sweltering so I can …
Thanks to Premier Yarn for sponsoring today’s post and sharing their love of yarn with us! Premier Everyday Plaid is here! Premier Yarn’s latest yarn to hit the shelves is a game-changer. If you’ve every tried to recreate those amazing plaid patterns you know it can be tricky. Everyday Plaid is a unique variegated yarn …
Have you tried planned pooling yet? I know how that went. You saw those colorful plaid designs and decided to try it out. You grabbed some variegated yarn from your stash and got started. That’s how you found out it takes a lot of skill to recreate the designs. Enter the new color pooling yarn …
Do you guys remember making potholders using elastic loops when you were a kid? I do and it was so much fun! Weaving looms have come along way from those days. While you can set up some knitting looms to weave, I wanted to take a look at a loom designed just for weaving. I recently …
Splish. Splash. Squish. Ahhhh! We all love to feel a soft, cushiony bathmat when we step out of the shower in the morning. I’m happy to be able to share a new pattern with you for a loom knit bathmat made of t-shirt yarn. Yes, you heard that right. You can knit with yarn made …
Give back. Pay it forward. Love on someone. Spread joy. We all have our own way of saying it’s important to help those in need. As a crafter I like to use what I know to help others. If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I’m always looking for donations to …