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New Year’s Knitting Resolutions and How To Keep Them
As you dream of all the pieces you hope to make in 2023, you may also be putting some resolutions in place to make your knitting practice even better.
Knit Gift Burnout: When you don't want to knit everyone a gift for the holidays
As knitters, we want to knit everyone everything for the holidays. While sweet, this can also be very stressful and can lead to what I’m calling “knit gift burnout”.
8 Free Knitting and Crochet Patterns for Holiday Gift Ideas
This list should help inspire you to make the perfect thing for each awesome person in your life. Check out the ideas and resources for free knitting and crochet projects to make as gifts this holiday season below!
Airplane and Travel Tips for Knitters
If you aren’t prepared, traveling with your knitting can become a hassle. To make sure that flying or road tripping while knitting is as stress-free as possible, here are some tips to keep in mind.
5 Reasons Why You Need a Knitwear Capsule Wardrobe
Do you find yourself overwhelmed when starting a new knitting project or keep making clothes that you don’t end up wearing?
The Best Stretches and Strengthening Exercises for Knitters
We may joke about the horror of sleeve island, but a knitter’s true nightmare is far worse: not being able to knit.
The Amazing Impact that Knitting Has on Anxiety
Let's take a minute to talk about a not-so-cozy subject: anxiety. Read on to learn why you need to breathe, knit, repeat.
10 Awesome Ways To Be a More Sustainable Knitter
Get 10 thrifty tricks and green tips that will help you become and even more sustainable knitter!
Why We Can’t “Just Stick to Knitting”
While knitting may be a big part of our lives, it’s important to remember that no one is JUST a knitter. In this blog post, let’s chat about the phrase “just stick to knitting” and why we simply can’t.
Accountability in the Knitting Community Starts with You
How do we uphold accountability when a maker shares something that clashes with our values or does something that is flat-out harmful?
4 Outstanding Yarn Subscription Boxes for Every Kind of Knitter
If you or a loved one is a fan of knitting, crocheting, or all things fiber arts, then consider these yarn subscription boxes as a gift to yourself or them!
Opt Out of Fast Fashion and Make Your Own Wardrobe
Want to become more green with your fashion choices? Making your own wardrobe is a great way to opt out of the unsustainable system of fast fashion!
10 Tips To Be The Best Test Knitter
Improve your test knitting game with these tips to help you get selected and do an awesome job as a test knitter!
How Designers Can Create the Best Test Knitting Experience
While test knitting is crucial to the success of a pattern, the rules for the process are quite loose. These test knitters give suggestions on how to improve the process.
The Ultimate Purpose, Process, and Perks of Test Knitting
Have you heard the phrase “test knitting” get thrown around a lot but aren’t quite sure what it means or what it entails? Then you’re in the perfect place.
Queer Knitters Aren't New to the Fibers Community
Explore the gender stereotypes, the seemingly growing numbers of queer knitters and fiber artists, and why we queer folks have been here (or have wanted to be here) the whole dang time.
World Wide Knit in Public Day 2022
This Saturday, June 11, 2022, is World Wide Knit in Public Day! Learn the details about this annual holiday including its mission, what takes place, and what you can do to participate!
Social Media Platforms with Strong Knitting Communities
Learn which social media platforms have amazing knitting communities and start making online knitting friends today!
Advice for First Time Knitting Pattern Designers
Are you thinking of designing knitting patterns, but are feeling intimidated by the design process? You’re not the only one.
8 Reasons Why Knitters Are Actually Badass
Knitting has been historically viewed as an idle, feminine hobby. But the reality is that knitters are extremely badass.