Past Newsletters

2024

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

January

  • Knitted Socks, by Niina Laitinen
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2023

December

  • 60 Quick Crochet Projects For Beginners
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook, by Kristina McGrath & Sarah Walworth
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • The Joy of Yarn, by Marie Greene
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • Dark and Dramatic Crochet, by Alexis Sixel
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • Granny Square Academy 2, by Shelley Husband
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • Mosaic Knitting Workshop, by Ashleigh Wempe
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • Fair Isle Knitting, by Carina Olsson
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • Beanies & Other Knitted Hats, by Fiona Goble - including comparison of flat stitch, mattress stitch and half-mattress stitch.
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • Making stitch markers out of yarn - why you might like them and how to make them.
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • Review of Knitting Wraps in the Round, by Andrea Brauneis
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2022

December

  • Review of Made With Love, by Tom Daley
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • Review of Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • Review of Mini Amigurumi Birds, by Sarah Abbondio
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • Review of Knitting Handbook: 8 Schools of Modular Knitting, by Vivian Høxbro
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • Review of Traditions Revisited: Modern Estonian Knits, by Aleks Byrd
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • Review of Colorful Crochet Knitwear, by Sandra Gutierrez
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • Review of Knitstrips, by A. Ormsbee Beltran and K. Kim Mar
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • Review of Knit Fold Pleat Repeat, by Norah Gaughan
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • Review of The Nordic Knitting Primer, by Kristin Drysdale
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • Review of Icelandic Mittens, by Guðrun Hannele Henttinen
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2021

December

  • Tunisian crochet may be more windproof than knitting or regular crochet!
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • Mini-technique: Latvian braid
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • Mini-article: "What type of knitter are you?"
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2020

December

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • YarnSub improvements: filters section open by default
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2019

December

  • Center-pull balls tutorial
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • Lace knitting before and after blocking
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • Details of Wendy's intarsia workshop
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2018

December

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • New "Filters" functionality on YarnSub
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • Intarsia workshop
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2017

December

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • How do you hold your knitting?
  • News about the newsletter
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • A better cable cast-on—How to square the rounded corner of a cable cast-on
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • Intarsia cast-on—Vertical rows of color starting at a neat cast-on edge
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • Increases on the first row after a color change
  • Northern Flurries shawl pattern, using double short rows
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • KFSB—a neater, easier alternative to a KFB increase
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • New video of the Twist-and-Weave yarn join technique
  • A compendium of yarn joins—methods of adding new yarn to your knitting
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • Adding twist to splitty yarns—tips for dealing with untwisting yarns
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • Three balls or four?—how gauge affects yardage
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

2016

December

  • Double short rows—making two short rows at the same stitch
  • New knitting and crochet books
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • Book explorer — The knitting and crochet books of 2016
  • Lace pattern from October's article
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • Capturing the colors of a skein in knitting
  • An interactive virtual swatch
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • K2TogL — The only left-leaning decrease you'll ever need?
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • A kind of magic — Guest article from Anna Feldman
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • A fresh look at mercerized cotton
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • A neater final bind-off stitch
  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • Why you should wet block your gauge swatch
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • The startling differences in gauge between knitters
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • Blown yarns: Are they any good?
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • A simple fix for uneven intarsia
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • Choosing cashmere
  • New and discontinued yarns

2015

December

  • Knitting backwards
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • Blocking: How far can you stretch it?
  • New and discontinued yarns

October

  • Twist and Weave technique (Full tutorial)
  • New and discontinued yarns

September

  • Why you should use untreated wool for your next project
  • Yarn Review: Blacker Yarns Cornish Tin
  • New and discontinued yarns

August

  • Comparison of merino yarns of S-and-S construction across the price range
  • New and discontinued yarns

July

  • How nylon can save your knitting
  • New and discontinued yarns

June

  • New and discontinued yarns

May

  • Improvements to YarnSub (superwash and searching)
  • New and discontinued yarns

April

  • "Slip-Twist-Turn"—a technique for pretty left-leaning decreases
  • New and discontinued yarns

March

  • Focus on Fiber: Superwash
  • New and discontinued yarns

February

  • Focus on Fiber: Viscose
  • New and discontinued yarns

January

  • Know Your Yarn: Twist
  • New and discontinued yarns

2014

December

  • Focus on Fiber: Silk
  • Yarn review: Artesano Yarns Alpaca Silk 4-ply
  • New and discontinued yarns

November

  • Recent improvements to YarnSub
  • Yarn review: Mirasol Llama Una
  • New and discontinued yarns