Your fellow knitters need your experience, expertise, ideas, and opinions! Once upon a time, the knitting circle was a cherished part of any knitter’s life. The knitting circle would comprise knitters of all ages and all experience levels. The more experienced knitters would help the less-experienced knitters. And all the knitters benefited, because oftentimes one…
Why we love to knit for soldiers, proven charities to get your knitting to soldiers, and more In the United States**, charity knitting for soldiers may well be our oldest tradition of charity knitting. In fact, it may even be the oldest form of charity knitting in the world! Did you know that the balaclava—a…
Why scarves? Where to donate? What to knit? Get your answers to these questions and more There’s one piece of winter clothing that, in my opinion, we never recognize just how much we need it until we’re not wearing it. That piece of clothing is the humble scarf. When the wind is blowing and the…
Your ultimate guide to knitting blankets for charity: the benefits, charities that accept blankets, guidelines, and lots of free patterns Does anything offer the visceral feel of warmth and love like a handmade blanket? I’m not sure anything else does. Sure, other items help keep us warm: hats, mittens, scarves, socks, slippers, even sweaters and…
Try giving your knitting a boost with the raspberry stitch Many knitters can have a lot of fun with knitting with just garter stitch (knitting every row) or stockinette stitch (knitting one row, then purling the next row). However, what if you’re not one of those “many knitters”? I confess that I myself am not….
Are you looking for a way your knitting can help a child suffering through a traumatic experience? You may be the perfect candidate to knit a worry puppet or monster for Knit-for-Nowt Have you ever heard of a worry puppet or worry monster? I confess that until recently, I had not heard of such a…
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