knitting

Knitting is a functional art form that uses a variety of stitches to create something out of a single strand of yarn. While knitting was once considered to be an old-fashioned or maternal hobby (i.e. grandmothers knitting sweaters or expectant mothers knitting booties), there has recently been a renaissance.

Twenty- and thirty-somethings are taking up knitting in large numbers, and are not content to just knit tea cozies. Scarves, sweaters, hats, tops, and other accessories inspired by popular designers are a common knits, as are things you normally wouldn't associate with knitting, like stuffed monsters, arm slings, and even a womb.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “knitting”

• Needling

  
  Union, Trueheart, and Courtesy — Authority: 127
  Todays post about a very special gifted scarf is at Toxophily . Meanwhile, Ill point you back to yesterdays entry and remind you to compose your own Archies list. If you do, please link back to the 1/1/2010 post (or to this blog in general). January is prime Archies season, so get cracking and spread the word.
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• Baby Moc-A-Soc

  
  Knitting Like Crazy — Authority: 122
  I am kind of liking this From The Queue Friday thing on my blog. Its forcing me to really look at all those things I want to knit. And then actually knit them! So, a couple weeks ago I featured the Baby Moc-A-Soc , and then immediately bought the pattern. I mean, how could I not? They are adorable! Little ...
  4 hours ago

• The trials & tribulations of a novice knitter

  
  Lavenderstamper — Authority: 123
  . I can safely say that knitting has never been on my bucket list of things to do before I die..................That was until we got this beautiful new wool in at work. To say that I am not one of lifes natural knitters would not be an understatement. When I bought the wool 2 weeks before Christmas I had to ...
  6 hours ago

• stashbuster jumper

  
  colour it green diary — Authority: 125
  Over the Christmas holidays, having finished all my present making activities, I found time to return to my old WIPs and finally finished my stripey stashbuster jumper.  Er… bright and cheerful isn’t it? Ha – I like it anyway, despite the fact I have been working on it for about five years.  It is made up ...
  8 hours ago

• Spurious Resolution

  
  Emmakat — Authority: 99
  I may or may not have thought to myself on new years eve that It might be a cool idea to knit all 15 of the sock patterns in Cookie A.s Sock Innovation within a year. I admit to nothing. It might happen, it might not. It doesnt seem likely, but her patterns are always motivating so, well see. The finished object ...
  9 hours ago

• Matryoshka Gloves

  
  KnitHacker — Authority: 125
  Made by by Jaala Spiro. Pattern over at knitty.com Rating: 0.0/ 10 (0 votes cast) Technorati Tags: jaala spiro , knit Matryoshka , knit nesting dolls , knithack , knithacker , knitting , knitty.com , matryoshka , nesting dolls
  10 hours ago

• 1.2 First shawl

  
  zinlizzie — Authority: 99
  Leaf Lace Shawl is the first one Im starting.This yarn was one of the ones that we dyed at the Natural Dye Days. I started with white Jaggerspun Zephyr. After a mordant bath of zinc, it went into the dyebath of goldenrod and come out shaded from yellow to dark gold (apparently the zinc strikes on unevenly unless ...
  11 hours ago

• Happy New Year!

  
  Cooknknit.com — Authority: 91
  I am home after 2 weeks of vacationing. We drove from NJ to FL (Boca Raton) with a small stop in VA, due to a snow storm that made the roads undrivable. We spent some time visiting with my mother in law, and then headed to Miami on Christmas Eve to board my first ever cruise. The cruise was fantastic, hitting Key ...
  11 hours ago

• Its Been Fun

  
  Bluebird's Classroom — Authority: 116
  Two blissful weeks with no responsibilities other than the normal around the house stuff, things like feeding the Hubby and the Catkids and generally making sure we have clean clothes to wear. We go back to school Monday and the kids show up on Tuesday. Monday is an in-service of some kind and a nice way that The ...
  13 hours ago

• 1st Fireside Sock Done

  
  Leigh's Fiber Journal — Authority: 106
  By Leigh I finished the first of the Fireside Socks during the Penn State game yesterday... (I always have trouble photographing white, but you get the idea.) As you can see, Ive also just begun the cuff of its mate. Not sure if the second will progress as quickly as the first, but it might. In weaving ...
  14 hours ago

• Less Than Month Left To Enter the Vanna’s Choice Contest!

  
  Lion Brand Notebook — Authority: 121
  Show your creativity by using any one of the Vanna’s Choice yarns and enter as many times as you want in 4 categories: afghans & throws, babies and kids, hats and scarves,  and gifts and crafts.  There are 33 prizes including a grand prize of $1,000 and a trip for 2 to Los Angeles to meet Vanna White.  For ...
  15 hours ago

• Narvik Beret

  
  A Girl As Mad As Birds — Authority: 134
  Design: Slouchy Beret, based on Esme - free pattern available here   Designer: Amy Pickard, modified by me Yarn: Wendy Narvik(discontinued) Fibre: 85% acrylic, 5.5% mohair, 5.5% wool, 4% polyester . Colour: Lapland (643) Needles: 5mm and 6mm I bought a couple of balls of ...
  15 hours ago

• Jupiter me gâte!!

  
  Frogginette Makes Things — Authority: 99
  ~~ Regardez le superbe cadeau que j’ai reçu de Marie, du blog Jusqu’à Jupiter : ~~ Trop trop beau! ~~ Un magnifique châle tout doux et une jolie pochette pour le ranger avec un appliqué Liberty. Merci encore Marie, je suis ravie!! ~~ I received a wonderful present from ...
  16 hours ago

• Knitting accomplishments.

  
  kmkat and her kneedles — Authority: 130
  In 2009 I pwned that four-row lace pattern on the chemo hat. Not pwned: Pwned: Encouraged by this tiny success, I engaged another, quasi-lace project, the Montego Bay scarf. This was an extremely complicated pattern, involving two (2!) stitches, repeated...
  16 hours ago

• Happy New Decade!

  
  ohmygoodknits! — Authority: 119
  Any decade resolutions? Knit more, yell less. My last project of 2009: a beret for…me! After the 14 handmade Christmas gifts, I finally made something for myself. A simple knit beret wit a few eyelet rows thrown in. A day after I made it, I added a big ol’ red pom pom on top. I feel it completed the look. ...
  20 hours ago

• Snow Day

  
  Knitting on Impulse — Authority: 114
  Off to a good start, particularly as its our Olympic year: I didnt pull out the camera until well down the mountain, as the gently drifting snow in the valley turned to a flesh-scouring blizzard up top.  Not a whole lot of visibility, in any case.   The kids burned themselves out to a highly ...
  21 hours ago

• Tilia

  
  Fiber Dreams — Authority:
  I originally designed and released the Tilia shawl (here on Ravelry) pattern in collaboration with Dee of Posh Yarn using her Diana lace weight yarn (50% silk, 50% merino = yum!). She distributed it as a limited edition kit, which sold out almost immediately. The period of exclusivity is now over, and the pattern is ...
  21 hours ago

• New Year, New Pattern!

  
  Jeshknits — Authority: 118
  You all know how much I love and adore these mittens, and now I’m pleased to be able to share the joy with you. You can find Skeuomorph’s official home here , or purchase and download directly from Ravelry . Happy knitting! Ools is so excited, she might even… come out from under the couch. Poor hiding ...
  21 hours ago

• Welcome, 2010

  
  the krazybarrister — Authority:
  Its been awhile since Ive been here -- have been a little lacking in motivation and inspiration to blog about anything lately, but with the new year here, Im gonna give it another go and see where it takes me. I grew up in a house full of plants, though it wasnt until I first moved out on my own that the lack of ...
  22 hours ago

• It Always Comes Down to Writing

  
  Word Strumpet — Authority: 120
  This morning I was making soup to take to a celebration (which turned into a wake) to watch the Ducks play in the Rose Bowl, and I thought, Maybe Ill become a cook ." You know, its a new year, why not go for a whole new career?  I could totally do it, especially if I turned out more delicious soup like this, ...
  1 day ago

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