Category: Tutorials (page 10)

For every knitter I’ve ever talked to, the finished item was only half the joy of knitting, if that. Most knitters I know would be content to just have balls of yarn piled up in every room, surrounded by the…

As a teenager growing up in Seattle during the 90’s, I rarely wore an actual coat. Normally I wore layers of flannels. Usually stolen from my sister, who stole them from my dad. Since I never had many clothing options…

I think a good cable knit sweater just might be one of the most beautiful things two hands can make. I don’t really find them incredibly flattering, at least on my figure, but the intricacies of the patterns are something…

I decided early on that I was going to have to get a little creative with the shape of the ornaments for this tree. If I made every single one in the shape of a sweater, then soon enough it…

So I’m using these as ornaments for my Cozy Christmas tree, but knowing how to make a pom pom is a tool every crafter should have. These will be my workhorse ornaments on my tree, adding texture and color to…

True confessions: in all my knitting, I haven’t gotten around to a sock yet. I live in California where we don’t really need socks, plus if I’m going to dedicate my rare knitting time to a project, I want it…

Since cross stitch is my first crafting love, I can’t let a tree go by without a little something. This year I went back to a saying I used to hear all the time as a kid. I don’t know…

I have a bunch of friends who have started celebrating the ugly Christmas sweater with an annual party, where they compete to see who can show up with the cheesiest, most over the top, ridiculous Christmas sweater. I don’t live…

First things first for our Cozy Christmas tree, and that’s a giant knit garland. I wanted even the tree itself to look all bundled up, so I wanted the garland to look like a scarf so long Doctor Who would…