Kristen Mangus

Kristen is a multi-talented entrepreneur with a heart as big as Texas. She is the owner of GoodKnit Kisses whose mission is to inspire, encourage and empower people through education and design. She’s built a large and loyal online community of followers by sharing her personal passion for loom knitting, needle knitting, crochet and all things creative through YouTube tutorials, Facebook live broadcasts, blogs and pattern design. Her vision is to leave an inspired crafting world for future generations that continues to teach and reach others. She and her husband, John, have three amazing kids.

Inside: Free pattern for a loom knit traditional mitered square customized to your gauge. The traditional needle knit mitered square involves casting on two sides of your square and gradually working decreases at the center to shorten each side and create a perfect square. On the loom the size of knit and purl stitches isn’t …

Inside: Loom knit short row mitered square pattern in one or two colors plus video tutorials. The perfect square! Now you can loom knit a custom mitered square in any size. Just choose your loom and yarn (one or two colors) and you’re on your way. Mitered squares are unique because the knitting changes directions …

“Why, oh why, does it look like a kite?!?” If you ever tried to loom knit a mitered square just by converting the needle knit pattern you may have screamed the same thing when you finished. There’s a reason why sometimes a mitered square done on a loom comes out perfectly and sometimes it doesn’t. …

INSIDE: Free pattern for the loom knit Mock Mitered Square featuring a corner to corner two color design. Which way is it going? That’s the telltale look of a true mitered square. The rows actually change direction along the middle diagonal as you can see in the mitered corner of this Ten Stitch Blanket below. …

Inside: Easy sweater knit along videos featuring the Easy Going Pullover free pattern from Yarnspirations. It’s the ultimate test for knitters. Striped scarf? Easy-peasy! Lace shawl? No worries! Sweater? Um…. Yeah, about that. It’s the one project that brings doubt and intimidation to even experienced knitters. But why? There’s one question every sweater knitters asks …

Inside: Free jar cozie crochet pattern & tutorial video. Mason jars. We all have them. If we didn’t impulse buy them for a craft project we inherited them from our grandmas. Glass jars are humble, commonplace and free with every jar of pickles. But a simple jar can be transformed with a small bit of …

Inside: Needle knit Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth pattern with tutorial videos for both left and right handed knitters. Classic, timeless,and able to handle the toughest jobs. That’s Grandma. We can also say that about Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth pattern. I always called my grandma, Mamaw. After Mamaw passed away my grandfather, Papaw, gave me some of her …

Inside: Loom knit Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth with the free pattern and tutorial videos. Classic, timeless,and able to handle the toughest jobs. That’s Grandma. We can also say that about Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth pattern. Loom knit this iconic dishcloth from corner to corner in garter stitch by using some simple increases and decreases. Once you learn …

Inside: Learn basic loom knit increases and decreases for beginners. Free tutorial videos and pattern. Lessons 8 & 9: Increases and Decreases Wow! You’re getting pretty good at loom knitting. You can knit up hats for everyone on your block (And maybe you have!) You know some basic stitch patterns and now you’re ready to …

Inside: Learn to loom knit in the round in Lesson 7 of the How to Loom Knit video series from GoodKnit Kisses. Lesson 7 – Learn to Loom Knit in the Round You may have already loom knit in the round without even realizing it. If you got hooked on loom knitting by making a …