Soho Slip Stitch KAL Prizes
It seems like only yesterday that hundreds of knitters picked up their pointy sticks to begin another KAL / Sweater class. In July we got to see what the knitters were up to. The KAL winners have been chosen and awarded, but somehow life got away from me and I didn’t get a chance to […]
Alter Knit Stitch Dictionary Raffle!
If there’s one thing most knitters agree on . . . you can NEVER have too many stitch dictionaries. Now it’s your turn to Win a copy of “Alter Knit Stitch Dictionary”
Patty’s Purls of Wisdom Joining Twist Collective!
Patty’s Purls of Wisdom is BACK!!! Dear Abby for Knitters: Technique, etiquette & lifestyle advice for the modern knitter I’m so excited to announce my knitter’s advice column will be back and joining the amazing Twist Collective! I love this online magazine. The patterns are incredible, the photography is always stunning and the articles are wonderful, so […]
Tuesday Tip – Left Hand Long Tail Cast On
Some of you may have taken my class “Improve Your Knitting” and know that there is no wrong way to knit. You also might know a bit about stitch mounts and how to avoid twisting our stitches we have to work into the leading leg. When it comes to long tail cast on, there’s more […]
Knitting Short Rows Book Raffle!
For those of you who know my patterns, you know I love Short Rows, so I was really happy to see a book full of nothing but short row patterns. Now it’s your turn to Win a copy of “Knitting Short Rows”
Summer Knitting Pattern Round Up
The Soho Slip Stitch sweater class kicked off today so I thought I’d toss in a round up of some quick summer knits to keep you occupied between clues! Summer Knitting Pattern Round Up
Triple Play Club!
Last week the knitters who were in both the Corcoran KAL & the Tortola KAL got their double play badge. Now if you have also entered the Soho Slip Stitch KAL (kicking off July 3rd) you are in the Triple Play Club!
Tuesday Tip – How to Wind a Center Pull Ball of Yarn
We’ve all had those annoying issues with a pesky skein of yarn. Either we can’t find the center, or we pull out a giant hunk of yarn . . . otherwise known as yarn barf. In today’s tip I share my favorite little knitting trick How to Wind a Center Pull Ball of Yarn (by […]
6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Knitting
As a knitting teacher, I’m often asked to give advice to new knitters. There are tons of great books out there giving all the advice we all need . . . gauge matters, buy enough yarn, use the right tools, finish a row before putting your knitting away . . . but I wanted to […]
Patty’s Big Box of Knitting Fails: Spinner’s Edition
For those of you that have taken classes with me, you know all about “Patty’s Big Box of Knitting Fails”. I seem to have an example of something tragic I’ve done in my knitting for nearly everything I’m teaching. Since I figured why keep my humiliation limited to knitting.Today’s episode . . . Bad Spinning […]