Episode 2 includes yarn reviews of Urth Yarn's Harvest Worsted, Lion Brand's Hue + Me, and Lion Brand's Re-Spun Thick & Quick. If you buy something using the links on this blog post, I may earn a small commission (these are called affiliate links). You can read The Knit McKinley’s full disclosure policy here. Episode 2…
A Round-Up of My 21 Hats for Hat Not Hate (with Links to Free Patterns) If you buy something using the links on this blog post, I may earn a small commission (these are called affiliate links). You can read The Knit McKinley’s full disclosure policy here. All 21 of my hats! I just finished up…
The Sunset Nights yarn in the Atacama Desert colorway. I've been experimenting a lot with new yarns recently, especially Lion Brand's spring and summer offerings. One of these new yarns is Sunset Nights, a 90% acrylic/ 10% polyester yarn, with gradual color transitions that create an ombre effect. I picked up one ball of the…
Continue reading ➞ Sunset Nights: Yarn Review & Rotunda Cowl
Updates on the Day in the Park Cloche, including tips for picking your yarn, needles, and adding the bow to your hat.
Knitting recipe/ pattern for a super-bulky winter hat. The Lincoln Park hat is an easy to follow pattern with quick, gorgeous results.
Yarn Review and Comparison of the Truboo and Coboo Yarns, breaking down what's similar and different about these two yarns yarns. And why you may want to pick Coboo or Truboo for your next project.
I have been looking for a new community knitting project to donate hats to and have found a really good project that aligns with things I consider important.
The Super Simple, Super Bulky Hat is pretty much exactly what the name says. It’s a basic beanie pattern knit with super bulky yarn. If you’re a new knitter ready to take on knitting in the round and interested in knitting a hat, I’d give this pattern a try. If you’re a more experienced knitter looking for an under ninety-minute knitting project, this is a really fun, fast knit.
Chevron Stripes Hat (PDF) Originally published as a free pattern on my blog in 2012, this is a pattern I really enjoy making - and hope you will too! It's a relatively quick knit using a worsted weight yarn and I've just always like the look of chevron stripes. The pattern has been refreshed and…
Does anyone remember those striped scarfs that were popular 10 to 15 years ago? You took two skeins of self-striping yarn and worked two rows from each ball to create a striping, color-changing very cool looking scarf that is actually really easy to make? This was a really popular pattern with Noro yarns sometime around…