This is the very first Knicoleknits Knit-a-Long – whoop whoop! I’m co-hosting this knitting party with Smita from Your Next Knit and we couldn’t be more excited to invite you to join in the fun. If anything is unclear or we missed something, please let us know in the comments! Here are all the details… Read More It’s a Knicoleknits Knit-a-Long!!!
Hey, freshly-minted mosaic knitting fans! Here’s the mosaic practice chart I promised you in the video: Use right here, right now version: Be sure to watch the YouTube vid above for all the “how-to” for working this chart. And, of course, because mosaic knitting is MARTINI KNITTING, here’s my recipe: Knicole’s Magnificent Martini recipe: Now… Read More So Flawless and Easy…It’s Like Cheating!
Do your beautiful hand-knit or crocheted shawls sit lonely on a closet shelf because you struggle with wearing and styling them? Check out my Tip Jar Tutorial on Transforming Shawl Shapes on my @Knicoleknits Under the Influence channel. Problem solved! The origin story of my first “wrapover” is here: A Point-less Wrap I’d love you hear all… Read More Revolutionizing Shawls!
Hey, Maker Friends! I know, I know…I’ve been neglecting this blog in favour of my shiny new YouTube podcast. I am very very most humbly apologetic for that, but seriously, folks, there are only so many hours in a day and I still have TWO DAY JOBS. Okay, enough excuses. Having said that, I really… Read More Step Away From That Row Counter!
Wonders will never cease. I finally finally finally got my “act” together and filmed my first YouTube channel video. Whoop whoop! Knicoleknits Under the Influence – Episode 1 – Hold My Martini… Show Notes: Mini Unbearable Hoodie Whippet (what I was wearing) Leerdam Advanced Cowl Saxe Point Socks Blume Pullover Westbourne (Night) Pullover Stephanie Pearl-McPhee… Read More I’m a YouTuber!
Remember how I said 2022 was The Year of Crochet? Yeah, well, truth be told it’s a lot more like the Year of Knicoleknits Learning Crafting Humility. Here’s me all “I’m an expert knitter and crochet is really just knitting with a hook, so hold my martini, I got this…” Um – well – perhaps… Read More The Fast and the Making Me Furious
Hey, maker-peeps…s’up? In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been like, um, kinda sorta away for a bit. And why, pray tell, did I abandon my beloved blog for, like, EV-VER??? Reasons abound, but to keep a long story short(ish – y’all know who you’re dealing with here) last year was annus insania. That’s Latin for… Read More What Absence Makes
Variety is the spice of life. People say that. So, why oh why, on any deity’s green Earth would we (the royal we) want to knit the same project more than once??? Surely, you ask, that’s a rhetorical question, isn’t it? Well, my knitters, sit down, hold my beer martini, and hang on to your… Read More It Bears Repeating
Yeah, I know. The title of this post makes it sound like a made-for-TV Hallmark movie. I can’t help it that the folks at Hallmark are marketing geniuses. Just let it go and settle into a comfy chair by the fire with some rum and eggnog and listen to my seasonal story… Once upon a… Read More A Kelmscott for Christmas
I’ve been getting all philosophical about my knitting lately. Mostly what that means is I’ve been thinking about the “why” of my knitting quite a lot. I’m realizing that time is not on my side, people. Yeah, yeah, I’m only in my mid-fifties, but still, my knit-related bucket list is long…really really long. Every minute… Read More A Pointless Wrap
