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Keep Calm and Knit on!

There’s a tradition that has become a staple in the lives of many knitters when the Olympics come around. Even though the IOC tried to ban it and had the unofficial “official” name changed, us knitters are a pesky lot and still carry on the not to be named tradition of casting on a new project during the opening ceremonies of the games with the goal of casting it off before the culmination of said games. Well, this year is no different and I urge you to “compete” by challenging yourself to this very task. It doesn’t have to […]

Color me wowed!!

Have you ever seen “Clown Barf”? It’s kinda funny! No, really, it is! Have you ever knit with it? No, it’s not some new fiber developed by the knitting community. Although, it’s creators certainly have the intelligence and background to probably do that! Well, thanks to Nicole and Cordula, (Kalessin and Haramis17 on Ravelry – follow the links to see some of their great works and designs), you can if you want to! And it’s actually much more pleasant than it sounds. Click on this picture to see how. It’s a merino/silk/cashmere lace weight yarn from DyeForWool.   Clown […]

Ready, Set, Go!

We’re off! This is the first day of the start of the VKAL – VIDEO Knit-A-Long. What makes this different from all the other Knit-A-Long’s out there? The VIDEO! This is a little like taking a class or workshop for a knitting technique – in this case Introduction to Double Knitting – but a little more than that as well. Along the way there will be tips and techniques that will not only help you get a great grasp of double knitting (knitting a two-sided  or reversible fabric), but will help you with all your regular knitting projects as […]

Hello Anzula!!

The pot of prizes for donors to the crowd funding campaign has gotten bigger – by 10 skeins of yarn! Thanks to the gals at Anzula, there is now an assortment of luxury yarns from Anzula added to the prizes that will be drawn for. All you have to do to get in the draw is support the campaign by making a donation. It’s not purely a donation though, as you’ll get a perk depending on the size of your donation. Anything from being recognized on our Close Knit Community wall to actually being in an episode of the […]

Bacon scarves and Christopher Walken …

Now there’s a stretch for you, right? I know you’re wondering how am I going to connect bacon scarves to Christopher Walken and knitting. Read on … So after my last post on surviving the zombie apocalypse, I’ve done a little bit of digging on bacon scarves. We all know that knitters are creative, but this is taking it to a whole new level!! I knew there were a few bacon scarves out there, but I didn’t have a clue on how many! Yes, there’s tons! So many in fact that I’m going to simply put a few pictures […]