Stitchfiddle (Facebook) (Instagram) (Ravelry) (Twitter) is a website that lets you create the charts that exist with knitting patterns. It’s mostly for designers, but I’ve used it to create charts for patterns with written instructions. If you log in, you can save a max of 15 charts. With Premium, you can make charts without a…
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Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck is the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, Dutchess county, NY. (Facebook) (Instagram) (Twitter) (Wikipedia) It’s “one of the largest annual gatherings of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States.” (Wikipedia). It’s attended by fiber crafters of all kinds as well as growers of the various livestock that produce fiber. It’s very common…
Baby Surprise Jacket (Elizabeth Zimmermann)
One of the most popular patterns I’ve heard of is the Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann. It’s originally just the Baby Surprise Jacket, but the pattern was expanded to include child and adult sizes as well. I love this jacket because it’s knit all in one piece including sleeves – it looks strange until…
Knitting in the News
If you haven’t heard, Ravelry recently made waves by banning anything that shows support for Trump or his administration. Announcement here. It’s all over the news – NY Times, NPR, CNN, and the Washington Post all have articles detailing what is known about the decision. But an interesting backstory has come up on Reddit –…
Craft Yarn Council
Did you know that there’s an association for the yarn industry as a whole? There is! It’s the Craft Yarn Council. They represent a number of major yarn companies, needle/accessory companies, magazines, books, teachers – and yarn lovers everywhere! If you’re looking for the technical aspects of knitting, like understanding yarn weights, sizing standards, or…