Handknit sweaters need room for the front neck in order to fit correctly. How do you know if a pattern includes shaping? What can you do?

Hi knitters! Today I'm so pleased to share a guest post from designer Lauren Rad, the artist behind A Bee in the Bonnet (here's her...

You finished your ribbing, you changed needles, and you're ready to tuck into the main fabric of your body. "Decreasing 1,567 stitches...

It began with a tidy stack of naturally dyed skeins and a plan for the perfect sweater Something changed for me when I got some skeins of...

I don’t know about y’all, but my daughter has an unholy amount of clothing and wears very little of it. Much of her wardrobe is...

"Finishing up the body of this sweater was easy, but I got lost in sleeve island for a very long time, then seam sewing island, then...

What makes knitting “hard?” As an experienced knitter, I rarely consider any single technique difficult unless it’s physically tough for...

The best emails are the ones announcing a new arrival, seeking a recommendation for a pattern or yarn. My once-tiny baby is four now, but...

“I’m trying to wear my knits more.” “I guess I’m just more of a process knitter.” “I love knitting, but my fashion aesthetic isn’t...

“I hate knitting ‘at-the-same-time’ instructions. I wish designers would just tell me what to do row by row, and I don’t care how long...

I had barely figured out the knit and purl stitch when I ended up paging through a stitch dictionary on my grandmother's basement couch. ...

"Great pattern, but I had to knit 36 extra rows to make the sleeves long enough for my daughter!" I've come to expect comments on sleeve...