If you could only knit with one yarn weight for the rest of your life, what would you choose? I love variety (fortunately that was a rhetorical question), but I always come back to worsted weight. Even after making my Eva Hat in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, my favorite yarn to work with so far, […]
Author: Eliza
Fair Isle Patterns
I’m always blown away by colorwork patterns, and most of all by traditional Fair Isle. The rules of Fair Isle are fairly complicated, so here are some great resources from Tin Can Knits if you want to know more (they have some amazing tutorial posts, by the way): how to knit Fair Isle and Fair […]
Eva Hat
This hat was a long time coming. I’ve had the Eva Scarf for over ten years, my favorite scarf for spring and fall. I’ve been wanting a matching hat for ages, but the math to get the lace pattern to work out across the right number of stitches was too intimidating. But it was worth […]
Guest Interview: Maria’s Blue Crayon
I’m so excited to introduce you to my next guest interview: Maria from Maria’s Blue Crayon. Maria was one of my first blogger friends on Instagram. She’s super sweet and incredibly creative. Her crochet creations are adorable, especially the creature designs she makes for kids! 1. When/how did you learn to crochet? I was around […]
Winter Headband
I have not gotten on the messy bun beanie bandwagon, in part because I mostly put my hat on just to take the dog out. I just throw my hat on over my ponytail, go outside, then come back in and take it off. But sometimes that just doesn’t work for me. So I decided […]
8+ Knit Baby Blankets
I love baby blankets. I love that they’re a simple square with no shaping; I love that there’s so much room for creativity within them; I love that they’re so much smaller and faster to finish than a full-sized throw. My kids love their baby blankets too–Munchkin is still small enough to sleep with his […]
Silly Old Bear Hat
Munchkin loves Winnie the Pooh. This is convenient, because I had two skeins of yellow yarn leftover from a scrapped Bob the Builder “hard hat” that I gave up on making for Little Bear last year. (He got a monster hat instead.) Both boys needed new winter hats this year, and it’s become a tradition […]
Guest Interview: Designs by Phanessa
It’s the first guest interview of the new year, and I’m so thrilled to feature Phanessa of Designs by Phanessa. I love her gorgeous-but-wearable style, both in knit and crochet, and so many are quick, chunky projects perfect for cold weather! I’ve featured a few of my favorites below the interview. Check them out! 1. […]
WYSIWYG Blanket
Let’s start by saying: this was supposed to be an ordinary granny square. Just one great big granny, worked from the middle outward. I had half-skeins of blue and white, remnants of other projects, so I planned to do blue and white stripes surrounded by a third color. (Originally the third color was going to […]
Best Handmade Gifts
As the holidays are coming to a close, the shreds of wrapping paper and ribbon are in the trash, the gift bags are folded in the closet to be reused another year, I look with gratitude at my family and all my blessings. It’s a fun time to ask the question: What is the best […]