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Knitting

Category: <span>Knitting</span>

Find your zen with knitting. It’s easy, portable and reduces stress and improve mental acuity – so it’s good for you! The interlocking loops you make with needles and yarn can become beginner scarves or complex garments with intricate cables and lace.

Our expert knitters inspire with their artistry, instructions and designs to encourage the beginner and challenge the expert. And knitting hobbyists share some of their favorite projects, too!

Knitted Garments

Arizona

Spotlight: Sam Barsky, Artistic Knitter

When traveling, most people take photographs or buy postcards of landmarks. Some even mark their visits with selfies. But Sam Barsky takes all of that to an artist's extreme. Before...

Karen Fletcher Creatures Comforts Cardigan

Spotlight: Karen Fletcher, Knitter and Programmer

Are the arts and the sciences mutually exclusive? Karen Fletcher doesn't think so! As a computer programmer who knits (or as a knitter who programs), Karen sees strong parallels. In...

Trio of sweaters by Amy

Spotlight: Amy Herzog, Knitter

Amy Herzog is on a mission to make knitting a creative adventure that results in wearable garments that fit. She has literally written the book on the subject, and is...

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Arizona

Spotlight: Sam Barsky, Artistic Knitter

When traveling, most people take photographs or buy postcards of landmarks. Some even mark their visits with selfies. But Sam Barsky takes all of that to an artist's extreme. Before…
Tatiana Sarasa Purl and Poem hand dyed yarn

Spotlight: Tatiana Sarasa, Visual Artist

Tatiana Sarasa's art connects her with the earth. That connection gives her so much satisfaction that she promotes the connection through her own work and by providing a collaborative workspace…
Karen Fletcher Creatures Comforts Cardigan

Spotlight: Karen Fletcher, Knitter and Programmer

Are the arts and the sciences mutually exclusive? Karen Fletcher doesn't think so! As a computer programmer who knits (or as a knitter who programs), Karen sees strong parallels. In…
Marie Bergstedt Endura

Spotlight: Marie Bergstedt, Mixed Media Artist

Marie Bergstedt is a fiber artist whose work defies traditional categories. Always telling a story with her pieces, she uses whatever materials and techniques best tell the story. And there…
Trio of sweaters by Amy

Spotlight: Amy Herzog, Knitter

Amy Herzog is on a mission to make knitting a creative adventure that results in wearable garments that fit. She has literally written the book on the subject, and is…
Wiggle Room glass art by Carol Milne

Spotlight: Carol Milne, Knitted Glass Artist

Carol Milne has blazed a new artistic path with her work in knitted glass. Bringing the visual illusion of softness and drape to a material that is fixed in its…
Turquoise socks

Spotlight: Kate Atherley, Knitting Designer

Kate is Knitty.com’s Managing Technical Editor and a seasoned designer and teacher of all things knitterly. She’s known for her attention to detail in her patterns and her classes, and…
knitting

Knitting Tools for Beginners

Knitting is a hobby that you can do just about anywhere. It is a great project to take with you, as easy as a one skein scarf or hat, or…
Monster feet yarn bombing

How to Yarn Bomb: Fun, Easy, Inspired!

Have fun yarn bombing! It's temporarily covering an object with knitted, crocheted, woven, stitched or wrapped yarn. Make funny, easy or complex yarn bombs.

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