Gather Supplies Do you have a craft night coming up? These DIY tassel stitch markers make a fun little project with an adorable and useful end result. There’s a good chance you have everything you need on hand already! You’ll need “lightbulb” pins, embroidery floss (you could probably use lace weight yarn, too), scissors, andContinueContinue reading “DIY Tassel Stitch Markers Tutorial”
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Knit Lampshade Trim: Makeover for a Boring Ikea Lampshade
Have you ever had the solution to one problem cause another? This knit lampshade trim is the last (hopefully!) in a long line of problems caused by previous solutions. It all started when I decided to have 5 kids… 🤣 Just kidding! But seriously, I have a tiny house for a family of seven andContinueContinue reading “Knit Lampshade Trim: Makeover for a Boring Ikea Lampshade”
The 5 Essential Knitting Tools
Here are my 5 essential knitting tools, a minimalist knitting kit if you will. These are the items I absolutely must have in my project bag if I’m not at home knitting. 1. Foldable scissors. Obviously we need to be able to cut our yarn. I’ve used other tools in the past, but now thatContinueContinue reading “The 5 Essential Knitting Tools”
Yarn Color Palette: New Orleans Square
New Orleans Square Yarns New Orleans Square is one of my favorite lands at Disneyland and it’s the inspiration for this yarn color palette. When I design a knit shawl for New Orleans Square, I’m going to include arches and stripes. I like these shapes because they evoke the feeling of walking among the archedContinueContinue reading “Yarn Color Palette: New Orleans Square”
Yarn Color Palette: Frontierland
I had to create a Frontierland yarn color palette. Frontierland at Disneyland is home to my favorite ride, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. You’ll recognize the coral, green, and brown of that ride in my color palette. The Frontierland yarn color palette includes Knit Picks Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye in Daphne, Conifer, and Faun; and Knit PicksContinueContinue reading “Yarn Color Palette: Frontierland”
Yarn Color Palette: Fantasyland
This Fantasyland yarn color palette is like walking down Main Street at Disneyland and seeing Sleeping Beauty’s castle waiting for you at the end. Looking at these colors takes me right to that place and I love it. It’s so fun to create your own accessories that are meaningful to you. That is my motivationContinueContinue reading “Yarn Color Palette: Fantasyland”
Yarn Color Palette: Iron Man
I’m thinking of knitting a new Iron Man sweater, or maybe just a shawl. The colors are all picked out, now I just need to decide which way to go.
Yarn Color Palette: Vintage Christmas
I created this vintage Christmas color palette because September feels like an appropriate time to start thinking about Christmas knitting. I’d love a new Christmas blanket to wrap up in, but I don’t think I’m going to have time this year. I could probably pull off a table runner, though. The colors in theseContinueContinue reading “Yarn Color Palette: Vintage Christmas”
Tutorial: I-cord Knitting Bind Off
1. The finished piece, ready to bind off. 2. Knit 2 stitches 3. Knit the next 2 stitches together through the back loops (k2togtbl) 4. You now have 3 stitches on your right-hand needle 5. Slip the 3 stitches from your right-hand needle purlwise to the left-hand needle. (Note that this photo is after aContinueContinue reading “Tutorial: I-cord Knitting Bind Off”
Tutorial: I-Cord Knitting Cast On
I love the i-cord cast-on because it gives a perfectly smooth edge to your work! I’ll show you how to knit the i-cord cast-on. Once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty simple to do. You can use whatever needles you’re using for your knitting project, you don’t need double pointed needles for theContinueContinue reading “Tutorial: I-Cord Knitting Cast On”