Blog

New Pattern Roundup | What I'm Designing Next

New Pattern Roundup | What I'm Designing Next

Have you ever wondered about how many designs a knitting pattern designers have in the pipeline? I can’t speak for everyone, and I also can’t say that this is the...

New Pattern Roundup | What I'm Designing Next

Have you ever wondered about how many designs a knitting pattern designers have in the pipeline? I can’t speak for everyone, and I also can’t say that this is the...

Swatching: When You Can Skip It (and When You Absolutely Shouldn't)

Swatching: When You Can Skip It (and When You A...

Swatching, though an important part of knitting, is not always needed. Watch and see when you need to swatch and when it is perfectly fine to skip the swatch and...

Swatching: When You Can Skip It (and When You A...

Swatching, though an important part of knitting, is not always needed. Watch and see when you need to swatch and when it is perfectly fine to skip the swatch and...

Should I Knit a Petite Knit Pattern?

Should I Knit a Petite Knit Pattern?

I design my own patterns, so I hesitated about knitting a Petite Knit—was I ready to follow someone else’s design? But Petite Knit patterns are so popular and have such...

Should I Knit a Petite Knit Pattern?

I design my own patterns, so I hesitated about knitting a Petite Knit—was I ready to follow someone else’s design? But Petite Knit patterns are so popular and have such...

I Finally Decided What to Knit With My Advent

I Finally Decided What to Knit With My Advent

So you purchased a knitting yarn advent, and you excitedly opened the packaging each day, but now what do you knit with that advent? It is such a big decision....

I Finally Decided What to Knit With My Advent

So you purchased a knitting yarn advent, and you excitedly opened the packaging each day, but now what do you knit with that advent? It is such a big decision....

Knitting with Mini Skeins, Advents or Leftovers

Knitting with Mini Skeins, Advents or Leftovers

The Advent season is over halfway through, and I have been opening my 2025 Knitty McPurly Advent boxes each and every day. The yarn is so pretty and this Advent is...

Knitting with Mini Skeins, Advents or Leftovers

The Advent season is over halfway through, and I have been opening my 2025 Knitty McPurly Advent boxes each and every day. The yarn is so pretty and this Advent is...

How to Use Your Advent to Spark Creativity

How to Use Your Advent to Spark Creativity

Advents are so popular and beautiful, but often they go unused because of time restraints or pattern indecision. I offer an alternative! I am sharing my process of using my...

How to Use Your Advent to Spark Creativity

Advents are so popular and beautiful, but often they go unused because of time restraints or pattern indecision. I offer an alternative! I am sharing my process of using my...