Joule Hat Knit Pattern

The Joule Hat is knit in the round using the two stranded knitting technique. A self-striping yarn allows for gorgeous color changes without many ends to weave in.
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Joule Mittens Knit Pattern

The Joule Mittens are knit in the round using the two stranded knitting technique. A self-striping yarn allows for gorgeous color changes without many ends to weave in.
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Featured Crafter: Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Rachel from The Yellow Hobbit. Read on to hear Rachel’s story about how watching others knit opened her up to the fiber world.

Tell me a little bit about yourself.
I’m a fiber artist who knits and spins, and I also dye my own yarn and wool roving.

The name The Yellow Hobbit comes from the fact that I’m a Tolkien fan, and I consider myself to be a hobbit because I’m really short (I’m 4′11″). Being a hobbit is much more fun than just being short. I started going by this nickname my freshman year of college, and it stuck. So I figured that it would be a good name for my store as well.
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Featured Crafter: Mary from Maggie’s Raggedy Inn

In this Featured Crafter, we hear from Mary from Maggie’s Raggedy Inn. Read on to learn how Mary squeezes her passion for crafting into her busy life.

My name is Mary and I am a very busy lady. I am the Director of a community museum which brings a lot of stress into my life, yet gives me the opportunity to be creative. I have one daughter who is away at University studying to be a teacher for handicap children. I live in the small community that I was born in and share my life with my best friend, 4 adopted cats and a little dog called Rosie.
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Whirlwind Hat Pattern

Finished Size
18” Circumference and 8” tall.
Yarn:
Approximately 50g of worsted weight wool yarn;
Examples knit in Malabrigo Worsted Taureg Blue & Mint.
Needles:
Sizes US 6 (4.0mm) & US 8 (5.0mm): 16: circular (cir). Size US 8 (5.0mm): set of double-pointed (dpn)
Notions:
Marker (m); cable needle (cn); Tapestry needle.
Gauge:
18 sts = 4” (10 cm) in patt from chart using larger needles.





This pattern is available as a downloadable pdf file.
$5.00 USD

Here is a link to the pattern in Ravelry.

Knitting Comic

Autism Awareness Puzzle Hat Knitting Pattern

A new study just came out indicating Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys. Help promote awareness of this condition by knitting the Autism Awareness Puzzle Hat.

Sizes:
Children’s S (M, L, Adult)
Circumference 16 (17, 18, 20)”

Materials:
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (100% acrylic)
MC: 50g of Navy
A: 50g of Scarlet
B: 50g of Mustard
C: 50g of Dusty Blue
US 8 (5.0mm) knitting needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle

Gauge:
18 stitches + 26 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) while working in stockinette stitch

The pattern is knit flat and uses Intarsia method of color work. There is a separate chart for each of the sizes.

$5.00 – A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Autism Society

Here is a link to the pattern in Ravelry.

Yarnbombing

Hundreds of knitters around the world have begun wrapping their huge woolly creations around public property like trees, street signs and lampposts.

They then take photos of their colourful “art” and post them on internet sites for fellow knitters to view and comment on.

One of the most ambitious pieces of work saw a woman spend an entire week covering a disused single decker bus in colourful swatches.

The phenomenon, called Yarnbombing, is thought to have originated in the US but knitters are now beginning to cover British streets in woollen ‘tags’.
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Smitten Mitten – Perfect for Valentine’s Day

These mittens are absolutely adorable and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, they would be perfect to knit up for you and your mate. Read more

Psychiatrist knits anatomically correct woolly brain

Psychiatrist Dr Karen Norberg, of National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a year knitting an anatomically correct replica of the human brain.
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