Sometimes, it’s the little details that can really take your knitted projects to the next level. The baggy final stitch of a cable, tightened up. Long floats neatly trapped. Ends perfectly secured. Or, as we’re talking about today, a cast on that melts seamlessly into the stitches that follow!
Read moreTerrain Mitts + Mosaic Knitting
Are you ready for October’s Confident Knitting project? It’s the Terrain Mitts by Marceline Smith, and oh, do I think you’re going to enjoy knitting them! These cosy mitts are just the ticket for chilly wind and shortening days. And the best part? They look a lot more complicated to work than they actually thanks to the cleverness of this month’s featured technique, mosaic knitting!
Read moreConfident Knitting Projects, Summer!
Summer already feels like a very long time ago. In my corner of the world, the temperatures are falling, the leaves are starting to drop and the kids have long been back in school. But let’s take a moment to pause and look back on the Confident Knitting projects we made this summer. Maybe it was your vacation/taycation knitting? Maybe you did it with a summery drink to hand? Maybe it distracted you from a heat wave, or jump-started your autumn wardrobe planning? It’s fair to say that, for our Confident Knitters, knitting really knows no season, and you all produced some beautiful FOs between June and August. Let’s revisit them!
Read moreWhat's Next for Confident Knitting?
We’re well into September now, which means the digital, every-month-a-surprise portion of Confident Knitting has come to an end … but the learning and fun certainly hasn’t! Ebook updates have landed and print copies are making their way across the world. Let’s have a peek at what we’ll be learning over the next stages of the journey!
Read moreConfident Knitting Projects: Spring!
It’s really hard to believe that we’re over halfway through our year of Confident Knitting! Arnall-Culliford HQ is still a hive of packing industry as we are sending copies all over the world, and you might soon spy it popping up at a festival or yarn shop near you! We will be bringing lots of copies to Yarndale next week. I can’t believe it’s next week already!
There’s still plenty of Confident Knitting fun left (six months’ worth of knitalongs, to be precise… though of course the journey never really ends), but reaching the halfway point and the debut of the print books is certainly a milestone. We thought we’d celebrate it with a few posts looking back at what you lovely Confident Knitters have created and looking forward at what’s to come!
So today, let’s take a trip back a few months, when the Confident Knitting journey had just begun, and see some of the amazing learning that happened in the spring!
Read moreMoorland Socks + Garter Stitch Short-Row Heel
Happy September and happy Confident Knitting release day! The time has finally come for me to introduce you to my very own design for Confident Knitting: Moorland Socks. These are knitted in a Fab Funky Fibres colourway designed specially for Confident Knitting! Do you spy that ever so squishy looking heel? It’s this month’s featured technique, the garter stitch short-row heel!
Read moreA Confident Knitting Update!
If you’re a newsletter subscriber, you’ll have seen the other week that print copies of Confident Knitting are in our hot little hands! It’s always thrilling (and a little terrifying!) when our print books arrive. It’s exhilarating to hold the result of nearly two years of work in your hands. All the hours of writing, photography and close collaboration with a huge team of people, neatly held between two covers. Or so we hope! Our first job is always to do all our quality checks. Once they are done, we can breathe a sigh of relief, briefly think about celebrating, but instead we get down to the work of shipping!
Read moreCatching Up with Noma Ndlovu!
Today, we’re bringing you a chat with South African-based designer Noma Ndlovu, the creative mind behind this month’s Confident Knitting pattern the Lustrous Shawl! Noma, who designs under the label Bigger Than Life Knits, is a real powerhouse designer: she’s been bringing out exciting designs for garments and accessories, with a keen eye for texture and colour, at an astonishing rate! She was kind enough to take a break from her busy schedule to chat about knitting in Johannesburg, intriguing side projects and how she fits it all in! Come join us for a chat….
Read moreFinished Burnished Mittens!
Somehow or other, I’ve ended up with a small back log of Things to Show Off! And, oh, is today’s rather lovely (if I do say so myself).
Read moreNo-Wrong-Side Cables (Confident Knitting Video Tutorial)
Cable knitting has a long and rich history, allowing knitters to create stunning knits with real depth and movement. And the great thing about cabling is, if you can knit and purl, you can work a cable … cabling simply involves working stitches in a different order from the way they sit on your needles. If you’ve ever knitted standard cables though, you’ll know the fabric has a very definite wrong side. This is, of course, irrelevant for projects where you’ll only see the right side, like garments. But for knitted items where both sides will be on show — a scarf or shawl for instance — reversible cables are super handy!
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