Here it is, summer fading away and poof!  I watched my first pre-season football game of the season and suddenly autumn is in the air.  Although the weather is still warm, here are some easy and quick blanket patterns you can put on your radar so when that perfect yarn goes on sale, you’ll know [ Read more… ]

Ready for a challenge?  How about this beautiful Aran Baby Blanket  by Faith Schmidt.  A great way to practice cables with a gorgeous result.

When I saw this traditional knitted purl and knit heart afghan, I was inspired to create the same blocks using the double-knit loom.     Let’s use the heart color chart below as our pattern.     Download chart here.   Using the chart above, create one block using Stockinette stitch for all white blocks [ Read more… ]

Among the many crafts I’ve dipped my hands in, quilting is another favorite.  So what would happen if I melded quilting and double-knit loom knitting?  I designed a simple block and here’s what I came up with.

A double-knit loom pattern for baby with elephants?  How cute is this!  Another great pattern from the Knittingboard Blog

I’m going through a blue phase and when I saw this Afghan Pattern, I had to share. Nautical patterns are all the rage these days so this baby fits right in. Plus, this double-knit loom pattern has all my favorite things:  Shades of blue! Circles! Stripes! Stockinette stitch (which equals quick)!