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5 Tools to Keep Your Hand Knits Looking New
Tools for caring for hand knits, from a fabric shaver and no-rinse wool wash to a flat sweater dryer, cedar sachets, elbow patches and storage bags.
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What is worth owning, and why.
October 2026
September 2026
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5 Tools to Keep Your Colorwork From Tangling
Tools that keep colorwork yarn from tangling, from a turning wheel and yarn holders to a belt for center-pull balls, plus a color card for Fair Isle.
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5 Famous Movie and TV Knitting Books
Five knitting books of patterns from favorite movies and shows, including Outlander, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Gilmore Girls.
May 2026
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5 Beautiful Knitted Bag Patterns
Five knitted bag patterns for summer, from a cherry colorwork tote to a drawstring bag and a sturdy everyday bag for markets, beaches and trips.
January 2026
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3 Essential Books Every Aspiring Sweater Knitter Should Own
Three sweater knitting books that teach construction, fit and customizing, so you understand why a sweater works, plus a bonus classic.
May 2025
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5 Marvelous Movie and TV Knitting Books
Five knitting pattern books based on movies and TV, from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars to Harry Potter and Outlander, for fans who want to knit them.
December 2024
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7 Knitting Books that Make Great Gifts
Knitting books to give as gifts, matched to the knitter, from a first book for a beginner and a colorwork stitch dictionary to socks, sweaters and memoir.
September 2024
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7 Books to level up your Colorwork Knitting
Seven colorwork knitting books, from a broad overview and short row stitch patterns to mosaic, marls, stranded motifs and charts.
August 2024
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What is Norwegian knitting?
Norwegian knitting is continental style worked with a Norwegian purl, and I introduce it through Arne and Carlos with a video of how they knit.
May 2024
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7 Books to Level Up Your Sweater Knitting Skills
Sweater knitting books for knitters who like to customize, from top-down and side-to-side construction to Norwegian, gansey and Alice Starmore designs.
April 2024
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7 Books About The Life of Being a Knitter (and similar topics)
Seven knitting books that are not how-to guides, from memoir and essays to American knitting history and a year following wool across Britain.
March 2024
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5 Essential Tools for Blocking Your Knits
Five tools that make blocking your knits easier, from foam boards and blocking wires to wool wash, sock forms and a steamer, plus a bonus kit.
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5 Knitting Bags To Better Organize Your Projects
Five knitting bags for organizing projects, from yarn organizers and needle roll bags to a waxed canvas tote and a leather bag, plus a sewing pattern.
February 2024
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7 Books To Better Understand Your Yarn
Books for understanding yarn, from fiber and wool guides to yarn substitution, spinning and the story of a 676-pound bale of wool, plus a bonus on stash.
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7 Products to Care for Your Precious Knitting Hands
Seven products to care for knitting hands, from a grip trainer and wrist brace to lanolin cream and an emery board, all ones knitters recommend.
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Putting Together the Perfect Knitting Bag
My perfect knitting bag, from a roomy craft bag and interchangeable needles to a gauge ruler, repair hook and needle extension tubes.
January 2024
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Seeing the light: Best craft lamps for knitting
Five craft lamps for knitting, from a neck light to floor and desk lamps, chosen for different budgets because good light makes knitting easier.
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7 Books to boost your knitting knowledge
Knitting reference books that cover many kinds of knitting, from a Vogue encyclopedia and a troubleshooting guide to books on finishing and yarn.
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The simple beauty of knits and purls
Knit and purl stitches alone make rib, seed stitch, moss stitch and seersucker, and these charts show how small changes give each fabric its texture.
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5 Books of Projects to Knit Year Round
Five knitting books of seasonal projects for planning a year of knitting, plus a simple way to choose one big project and six new patterns.
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The Problem with Knitting Skill Levels Today
Knitting skill levels have no agreed standard, so I propose a ten-level Knit Rank borrowed from karate belts and walk through the first three.
December 2023
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Christmas Gift Ideas Knitter will LOVE!
Seven Christmas gift ideas for knitters who already have plenty of yarn, including Addi Flexiflips, blocking mats, wool wash and knitting graph paper.
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5 Knitting Novels for the Christmas Season
Five Christmas knitting novels, from a mitten murder collection to a snowy yarn shop story in New York, for curling up with by the fire.
November 2023
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5 Christmas Decoration Knitting Books
Five Christmas knitting books full of stockings, ornaments, mini knits and a nativity, good for using up scrap yarn and making small gifts.
August 2023
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⬢ Hexagon shaped knitting needles?
Hexagonal knitting needles feel like a pencil in the hand, and this covers their benefits plus two American makers, Indian Lake and Brick House.
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Even MORE knitting mystery books to unravel
Five more cozy knitting mystery book series, from a sweater shop to a yarn retreat, for readers who like their murders with a side of knitting.
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Who do you knit for?
Knitting a blanket for my son's birthday made me think about the love in every stitch, and about who you are knitting your own projects for.
July 2023
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Yarn Winders: Are they worth it?
A yarn winder, swift and yardage counter save time and winding fees, and I explain why setting up your own yarn winding station is probably worth it.
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5 Knitting Memoirs You Didn’t Know You Needed
Five knitting memoirs and books about knitting that are not pattern books, from an epic sweater quest to essays by writers and a crafting story.
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5 MORE knitting mystery series to keep you guessing
Five more cozy knitting mystery series set in yarn shops, from Maryland to New Zealand, for readers who have finished the first list.
June 2023
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Essential tools to start knitting with beads
The tools you need to start knitting with beads, from seed beads and a small crochet hook to a beading needle and bead spinner, plus a book of 16 projects.
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5 MORE Knitting YouTube channels to watch
Five more knitting YouTube channels worth subscribing to, covering stitch tutorials, advanced techniques and historical knitting from the 1800s on.
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5 Books about why knitting matters
Five books about why knitting matters, from essay collections and wool history to funny reflections, none of them how-to books and all good reading.
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5 Books About Knitting for Men
Five books about knitting for men, with my honest take on which are worth owning and the one book where I would wear every project.
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Are Square Knitting Needles Better?
Square knitting needles have made my hands more comfortable and my stitches more even, and here are four brands to try, from Kollage to Addi.
May 2023
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5 Knitting mystery books to unravel this winter
Five cozy knitting mystery series set around yarn shops and knitting clubs, from Colorado to a vampire knitting club in Oxford, for readers who also knit.
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5 Tools to tackle chart knitting
Tools for chart knitting, from a book on reading charts and magnetic pattern holders to a line magnifier, knitting graph paper and a tracking app.
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5 Books to Level Up Your Lace Knitting
Five lace knitting books for knitters ready to advance, from stitch collections and lace around the world to one-skein and bulky yarn projects.
April 2023
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10 Knitting Books We Absolutely LOVE
Ten favorite knitting books from two knitters on the Yarn Talk podcast, from stitch dictionaries to a classic on fearless sweater knitting.
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5 Unique Sock Knitting Books
Five sock knitting books with unusual approaches, from building your own sock from mix-and-match parts to knitting socks flat on straight needles.
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5 Tools That Will Level Up Your Sock Knitting
Five tools for sock knitting, from bendable needles and stitch markers to a sock ruler and sock blockers, that make a pair easier to finish.
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5 Essential Sock Knitting Books
Five sock knitting books, from customizing the fit and knitting two socks at a time to choosing the right yarn, plus a bonus pick on colorful socks.
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5 Essential Knitting Stitch Dictionaries
Five stitch dictionaries worth owning, from the classic Barbara G. Walker treasury and a Japanese stitch bible to modern colorwork and in the round books.
March 2023
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7 Knitting Podcasts Worth A Listen
Seven knitting podcasts, from audio chat to long designer interviews on YouTube, for knitters who like company while they work.
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7 Books Every Knitter Needs In Their Library
Seven knitting books worth owning, from a technique encyclopedia and stitch dictionary to books on yarn, colorwork, charts and knitting without a pattern.
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Why you should watch these 5 Knitting YouTube channels
Five knitting YouTube channels are worth a subscribe, from clear technique tutorials to designer videos, plus a bonus pick for advanced techniques.
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Wood or Metal? Which knitting needles are better?
Wood and metal knitting needles each have strengths, and this compares their types, pros and cons so you can pick what suits your hands and yarn.
January 2023
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Are Interchangeable Knitting Needles Worth The Money?
Interchangeable knitting needles are worth it, and here are five reasons why, plus the sets I recommend, from my favorite Addi Click to budget picks.