Comfy fingerless mitts, with or without optional cuff beads, will warm your hands as summer creeps into fall. The mitts are worked in the round from the garter stitch cuff to the top in a 3/1 rib with a stockinette stitch thumb gussett. The pattern is written to be needle-neutral: use 2 circulars or double pointed needles per your preference.

When my family relocated to Portland, Oregon ten years ago, we left our dear friends Joan and Dominique behind in New York City. Every year I send them locally produced gifts, such as pears from Harry and David. This year, I am long on stash and short on cash, so I decided to be the local producer myself.

It’s happened again: You’ve accidentally acquired a couple of skeins of incredibly beautiful, hand-painted, luxury yarn. You may have succumbed to an impluse at your LYS. Your well-meaning partner may have purchased them as a gift. However you came by the yarn, you look at it now, thinking: what am I going to make with 300 yards of this stuff? ...

Got some spare worsted-ish weight yarn, hanging around, uncertain of what to do? Got a tween who may or may not want to wear a hat you knit, depending on how cool it is? This pattern is for you. It’s a stash-busting stranded colorwork pattern in which hearts are disguised as space aliens. You’ll know you made a hat of hearts to show you love yo...

Quick-to-knit, this wine gift bag will turn even an ordinary bottle of wine into an exquisite gift. The bag is knit in the round from the bottom up using a disappearing loop cast-on and the magic loop method. Horseshoe lace is easy to learn, making this a great pattern for knitters who are ready to try lace. The cotton yarn is fabulously soft a...