I’m not good at fair isle knitting. Usually everything comes out three sizes too small. I pull the yarn too tightly. Or I follow a pattern that slowly incorporates a new color and I’m left with long ...

It's been a while since I reviewed a shawl book, but this one is worth the wait. "Inspired shawls, 15 creatie patterns for year-round knitting" by Laura Zukaite has patterns for many skill levels. The ...

I am on a tear. Yesterday, I made myself another sun hat, and I think it's the best one I've made so far. I used Lion Brand Cotton, in a berry color I bought at A.C. Moore a few years ago. In fact, I ...

Andrea Brauneis, trans. from the German by Katharina Sokiran. Stackpole, $24.95 (128p) ISBN 978-0-8117-7045-3 The handsome English-language debut from designer Brauneis shows how to knit using ...