These knitted stars appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of Interweave Knits (see Yarn Review, page 20). Each of the five "points" is knitted flat and joined to the last point. They’re fun and...

We don't often highlight blog posts on this blog, but this is just too good not to share: Laura of Nocturnal Knits just finished knitting a giganto-blanket using wool top and PVC pipe for needles....

In my article, "The Ins and Outs of Grafting," which recently appeared in the premiere issue of knit.wear magazine , I mentioned the fact that, when trying to determine how to fit the grafting...

P roject diaries walk you through one real knitter's experience knitting a project from our magazine. Stay tuned for more project diaries—and enjoy Amy Palmer's version of the Breacan Swing...

We're launching a new, ongoing feature on Inside Knits - project diaries that walk you through one real knitter's experience knitting a project from our magazine. Stay tuned for more project diaries...

When my daughter Michela was a toddler, my mother gave her a book that was a collection of stories by noted children's book author, Richard Scarry. The book had a lion on the front cover, so it was...

In my last post, I mentioned that my brother Patrick, a mechanical engineer, once referred to me as a "fabric engineer," after I had described a knitting technique to him (a non-knitter), using...

I just finished knitting a Breacan Swing Coat , designed by Gwen Bortner for our Interweave Knits Fall 2010 issue. I wanted to knit this jacket partly because I haven't really worked with intarsia...