March 13-16 marks the second annual Philadelphia Yarn Crawl.   A yarn crawl is an organized event geared toward fiber enthusiasts...

Knitting and nature have always been part of my life.  My mother is an avid knitter.  She has made countless garments and household items...

I love the natural world and spend much time immersed in it.  I enjoy listening to bird songs, working in the garden, and feeling the...

This is the first time I’ve attended Knitting Vogue Live in NYC and I’m so glad I did!  I took the train up on Friday and Saturday...

I knit nearly every day and it's one of my favorite hobbies. I love that it produces something useful and beautiful bringing me a sense...

January is a time for reflection, renewal, and goal making. While I did not meet all of my goals for 2021, I certainly gave each one...

December is here once again. For the past year I have been learning about lots of different colorwork techniques (see this , this , this...

The first time I heard of steeking it sent a thrill of panic through my body. You want me to CUT my knitting! This seemed completely...

I can’t believe that it’s already August! I know I haven’t posted in a while, I’m so sorry about that! Over the last few weeks, we’ve...

For years I wondered how knitters created large colorful pictures in their knitting without needing to manage long yarn floats. I finally...

When I hear the word colorwork, I immediately think about the popular Fair Isle and stranded colorwork techniques, which I tried last...

Swaths of rainbows, that’s what all of these new hats feel like to me. I’ve always admired the intricate color combinations and the...

It has been almost a full year since I started my adventure with The Knotting Way. I learned quite a bit about how the world of blogging...

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, or something else, it's that time of year when many of us think about what we are going to...

Ever since I've unraveled that sweater dress over the summer my son has been itching for me to knit with it. Periodically, he grabs one...

The end of July got busy, really busy: all the summer veggies kicked into high production, my husband was dealing with a loss of a...

I feel like I've been working on the same project for months...because I have! Dreaming of Spring is a lace shawl reminiscent of...

Do you have a favorite yarn fiber; the material you always seem to reach for or search out? Mine is wool. Over the last several years,...

I'm always looking for new ways to reduce waste, minimize, and reuse what I already own. In my bedroom, there is a large cedar chest...

I'm making my favorite baby booties again. Our neighbors are becoming first time grandparents! Over the years we have relied on their...