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Trinity Stitch Headband. (c) Sarah E. White. I've clearly been in the mood for bobbles (and bobble-like textures, which is what Trinity Stitch technically is) this week, and in case you're...

I get the feeling that people don't knit as much in the summer as they might during other times of year. I know I'm finding myself gravitating toward smaller projects...

Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool, 100 percent wool with natural oils. 465 yards per 8 ounce skein, medium weight. (c) Sarah E. White. This yarn might not look like much in the...

As usual there's plenty of news this week about people who are knitting for charity, with one British mum knitting more than 100 hats for babies in South Africa and...

As usual there's plenty of news this week about people who are knitting for charity, with one British mum knitting more than 100 hats for babies in South Africa and...

An array of bobbles. (c) Sarah E. White. If you've never knit bobbles before, chances are you might be a little bit intimidated by them. If you're working on a pattern...

Trinity Stitch. (c) Sarah E. White. Trinity Stitch is a really fun textured pattern that makes little bumps of three stitches across your knitting fabric. To me they look a bit...

Twist and Loop by Annie Modesitt. Potter Craft. I've got one more stop on our wire knitting adventure: a look at Annie Modesitt's lovely wire knitting book Twist and Loop. The book,...

Wire Knit Necklace. (c) Sarah E. White. This knit wire necklace is a perfect first project for someone who wants to try knitting with wire, and it's a lot of fun...

If you're one of those people who has never worked with wire before but would like to try knitting with wire, here are some wire knitting basics that should help...

If you're one of those people who has never worked with wire before but would like to try knitting with wire, here are some wire knitting basics that should help...

This week I've got knitting with wire on the brain (and the hands...ouch!) so I thought I'd officially ask the question I hypothetically asked yesterday: Have you ever knit with...

Knit Picks Twist, 30 percent cotton, 30 percent viscose, 20 percent acrylic, 20 percent nylon. 99 yards pre 50-gram skein, worsted weight. (c) Sarah E. White. This yarn is calling my...

Knit wire bracelet. (c) Sarah E. White. Have you ever knit with wire? Did you even know such a thing was possible? It is, and it's actually a pretty fun thing...

After last week's huge list of knitting news, this week is a bit quieter. A group of Connecticut kids have learned to knit and spent this year knitting scarves that...

Double Broken Rib. (c) Sarah E. White. Double Broken Rib, our stitch of the week, offers an interesting texture to a knit fabric. It looks like ribs of knit stitches with...

American Flag Placemat. (c) Sarah E. White. This cute American Flag Placemat is an easy and fun way to celebrate patriotic holidays, from the Fourth of July to Flag Day. In...

Twinkle's Weekend Knits by Wenlan Chia. Potter Craft. We have a long weekend coming up pretty soon in the states, which has me thinking of lazy days spent knitting (and maybe...

Knitting is meant to be a leisurely activity, not a race, but there are a fair number of competitions, from the sheep to sweater contest to Sock Wars, that require...

Fizzy, Fuzzy Scarf. (c) Sarah E. White. I've had the pattern for this Fizzy, Fuzzy Scarf posted for a long time, but I'd never actually finished knitting my own version of...