There's a lot of knitting news this week having to do with really big knitting gestures. Some of them are obviously useful, like the 4,000 hats knit in Switzerland, Germany and Austria that are going to help keep children warm in Guatemala. Less obviously... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

One of the easiest ways to add crochet to a knitting project is adding it as a border, as is done on this Seed Stitch Washcloth with Crochet Trim. Seed Stitch Washcloth with Crochet Trim, (c) Sarah E. White. This is a cute little project that's super fast.... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

"> It's common for non-crafters to think of knitting and crochet as almost the same thing, but we know there's a big difference between the two. Some people are die-hard crocheters, some mix the crafts, and some are passionately anti-crochet in their cra... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

This month is National Craft Month, so I thought it would be fun to spend some time looking at some other fiber crafts and how they can be used to compliment our knitting. Working a single crochet around a knitting project, (c) Sarah E. White. First up is ... (source: About) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

If you're a fan of the Mason-Dixon knitters, you'll be happy to know that their first book, Mason-Dixon Knitting, is now out in paperback. In celebration of that fact, they made a really funny video, "Grey Garments," which chronicles the ladies in 2040 as ... (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

It's not often I review a book before it comes out, mostly because I have such a backlog of books, but I got so excited about 60 Quick Knits, from the editors of Vogue Knitting, that I didn't even notice I was writing a review a good month before the book ... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

The transition between seasons is a great time for a lot of reasons, but it can be a tough time to know how to dress. The first blush of spring might drive coworkers to turn off the heater before you're ready, or it might still be cool outside and the heat... (source: About) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

I have to admit I've never seen the appeal of legwarmers. If you're cold, turn up the heat, thrown on a blanket or wear some knee socks, I always thought. But then I actually took the time to knit some legwarmers and I realized there's something lovely abo... (source: About) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

A recent letter the editor in the Globe and Mail made me laugh, and I'm sure a lot of other knitters will relate. It discussed the Canadian-ness of a woman knitting during the curling final at the Olympics, apparently in close proximity the the prime minis... (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

Most of the time we probably think of mittens as relatively quick projects. I mean, they're pretty small, right? Hands aren't that big. But it can take an immense amount of time, work and talent to cover them beautifully, as Charlene Schurch illustrates in... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

The transition between seasons is a great time for a lot of reasons, but it can be a tough time to know how to dress. The first blush of spring might drive coworkers to turn off the heater before you're ready, or it might still be cool outside and the heat... (source: About) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

The British Donkey Sanctuary is looking for knitters to knit donkeys to raise funds to help care for the animals. The donkeys are sold in the gift shop at the sanctuary, as well as online. Interested knitters can contact the sanctuary to get a copy of the ... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

It occurs to me lately -- at it does a few times a year -- that I have a crazy ridiculous number of unfinished knit objects floating around my house. I couldn't even guess how many there are -- and I won't count -- but there are a bunch. And there are, of ... (source: About) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Inca Knits by Marianne Isager. Interweave Press. It seems like I've been writing a lot lately about knitting inspiration. Maybe it's because watching the winter Olympics has gotten me keyed into paying more attention to the inspiration that is everywhere (... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Vogue Knitting Shawls and Wraps. Sixth & Spring Books. Vogue Knitting has been bringing knitters great fashionable knitting patterns for more than 25 years now, and the editors of the magazine have collected some of the best knit wrappers in the book ... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Yesterday I mentioned one of my St. Patrick's Day knitting projects, which got me thinking about other crafty ways to celebrate the holiday. Here are some more fun ideas for crafting with the green. Barb Crews has a great collection of St. Patrick's Day c... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Booties, Blankets and Bears by Debbie Bliss. Trafalgar Square Books. Sometimes we knitters want to pull out all the stops when knitting for babies. We'll pick a challenging but beautiful project to knit, something that will be cherished, well cared for and... (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

"> I've been thinking a lot lately about making time to knit -- probably because I have so little time to knit myself these days! Before my little one was born, there were days I would knit all afternoon in front of a movie, or spend all evening next to ... (source: About) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

February Baby Pants, from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac. Photo (c) Sarah E. White. So this clearly was not the right year to try a big old knitting goal like knitting all of the projects in a particular book. I think I've pretty well given up on... (source: About) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com