A Knitting Blog Archive

  • Untangling Knots is on Hiatus

    Untangling Knots is on Hiatus

    I’m taking a break from publishing new patterns, running KALs, and posting on this blog. I hope you’re able to find something to tickle your fancy in my current selection of patterns.

  • How to Smooth Out Kinked Yarns and When to Do It

    How to Smooth Out Kinked Yarns and When to Do It

    In addition to picking up half-finished projects, this year’s OAL is counting projects in need of a do-over as eligible WIPs. Taking apart a failed knitting project and reworking it into something you love is so satisfying, but dealing with the ramen-noodle-yarn phase is the not-so-fun first step. Yarn that’s been blocked and/or left knit…

  • How to Find Where You’re at on an Old WIP

    How to Find Where You’re at on an Old WIP

    Picking up an old work-in-progress sometimes has its challenges if you didn’t leave detailed notes somewhere easy to find! My projects using other designers’ patterns tend to be extremely long term projects that get put on hold for months at a time, so I’ve got a lot of practice trying to work out the mysteries…

  • Outfit Along 2019 Begins + Resources

    Outfit Along 2019 Begins + Resources

    The Outfit Along officially begins today! If you haven’t shared your own Outfit Along plans in the OAL thread in the Untangling Knots group or under the hashtag #outfitalong2019, now is a good time to let us know what you’re working on. My own plans for my outfit include a knitting WIP that’s a colorwork…

  • The Outfit Along 2019

    The Outfit Along 2019

    Knit a piece. Sew a piece. Make an outfit. June 1st-July 31st. Get ready for the Outfit Along: WIP Cleanout! The Outfit Along is an annual craft-along thats pairs a sew-along with a knit-along to create a custom outfit, but this year we’re shaking things up and focusing on works-in-progress. The goal this year will…