When I was in eighth grade, my best friend taught me how to knit. Witnessing the majesty of her effortlessly knitting a scarf and hearing the soft,…

Generally speaking, I prefer knitting simple sweaters to complex sweaters. While lovely, any sweater that has multiple shaping and charts going on at the same time takes…

June ushers in wedding season—a season that has seemingly lengthened over the last few years! I’ve been to more October weddings than summer weddings lately. But summer…

Susanna and Joni: If you’ve been following this series, you know we’ve been on a journey of discovery, with the end goal of creating a method to…

Did you get engaged recently? If so, congratulations! As a relative newlywed myself, I remember the initial frenzy of telling all your loved ones, making the obligatory…

My parents grew up in Southern California, and they spent many a great weekend in Tijuana and Ensenada (at the original Hussong’s Cantina!) in Baja, Mexico. My…

When I was hired by Interweave about two months ago (how time flies!), one of the first things I got to assist with was preparing patterns from…

Event Overview Interweave Escapes is a unique way for knitters to come together, learn from knitting experts and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow devotees in this intimate, retreat-style…

I remember a particularly cold winter, sitting at home with no less than 4 knitted things on: socks, slippers, legwarmers, and a hat. My heat does work,…

Jennifer Raymond is a multitalented woman. A knitter, crocheter, spinner, teacher, and mother of two, she also has a business repairing heirloom knits. As a woman who…

A slipped stitch is a curious little stitch, if you ask me. The first time you do it, you’re likely to think you’ve made a mistake. You’re…

There are so many tempting projects in Interweave Knits Summer 2019, but my mind keeps coming back to the East Beach Tee. Its lace pattern, oversized body,…

It’s easy to see that Interweave Knits Summer 2019 is a hit with the Ravelry crowd. Signature stitch motifs reign supreme, and it looks like you are…

I usually think of yarn as a curvy line, and I think of knitted projects as flat pieces. When you look at a knitting pattern schematic, you…

The words “classic sweater” get bandied about quite a bit in the knitting world, but sometimes you happen upon a sweater design, and it just IS CLASSIC.…

It breaks my heart to hear new knitters say that they’re “not good enough” to make a sweater. I’m never sure what they need to feel “good…

Latvian knitter Ieva Ozolina is on a mission to get everyone knitting mittens, with her book of Latvian mitten patterns, Knit Like a Latvian. Mittens play a…

Digging through our library to find you the sassiest knitted summer tanks was a delightful exercise! We came up with five projects, each one boasting unique style…

A set-in sleeve allows a garment to fit the body closely with minimal extra fabric to interfere with fit or manifest itself in unsightly folds. The dimensions…

How many times have you  thought, “This sweater would be even better if it had pockets?” Whether they’re holding your treasures (or your ball of yarn) or…

Lace holds a special fascination for many knitters. Its ethereal quality and sheer beauty make knitted lace absolutely irresistible, no matter your skill level. Though I had…

You never know when love will strike. You might be traveling through an outdoor market in a foreign land on a bright, sunny day and stumble upon…

It’s National Wine Day, when fiber folks turn our attention to certain regions in the world that produce both signature grapes and signature fiber. We are talking…