- Having fun with knitting, designing, and being a little bit silly.

12 Beautiful Cable Beanie Patterns You’ll Want to Knit Right Away

Lately I’ve been crushing on some of the beautiful cabled beanie designs on Ravelry. And so, I’ve collated 12 cabled knitted beanie patterns on Ravelry that I hope will inspire you. This list is in no particular order and is a combination of paid and free patterns. One pattern designer has also offered a discount…

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Knitkatpodcast EPISODE 4: Do You Superwash? | KNITTING PODCAST

In this, episode 4 of the knitting podcast, I share my progress on my husband’s sweater vest, show you some dyeing I’ve done, and even talk a bit about sewing. I hope you enjoy it! Please like and subscribe if you’d like to see more videos like this 🙂 Check out these brilliant BIPOC fibre…

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Knitkatpodcast Episode 3: Are you an artist?

Here is episode 3 of the Knitkatpodcast. I’ve made my first ever machine-knit object and have a hand-knit FO and a WIP to show you. I hope you enjoy this video and if you do, please subscribe to my channel 🙂

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Knitkatpodcast EPISODE 2: Am I a Luddite? | KNITTING PODCAST

Hi everyone! Here is episode 2 of the Knitkatpodcast. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve got some knitting news, some dyeing news, some FOs, some WIPs, lots of fun stuff. If you enjoyed watching, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel! I love this podcast format and I think a lot of my videos moving…

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Knitkatpodcast EPISODE 1: What are your team colours? | KNITTING PODCAST

Hi friends! So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog post, and in the meantime I’ve been doing a lot of knitting and yarn dyeing. AND, I started a knitting podcast! After becoming inspired by some of the great knitting podcasts on YouTube like Voolenvine and the Stranded Podcast, I decided to start…

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Super Chunky Baby Beanie – Knit an Easy Baby Hat in the Round

Want to knit a baby hat in the round? Here’s a good pattern to start with. It’s a baby beanie using a super bulky yarn on 9.5mm double-pointed needles (you can make your own DPNs in that size for about $3) and all you need to know how to do is the knit stitch and…

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William Bear Beanie – Easy ear flap hat for toddlers

Isn’t he cute? I call him William and he’s a beanie that you can make yourself. The free pattern is at the bottom of this post! Watch the video to see step-by-step how to make the ears and muzzle of this cutie and embroider the face on too (the written instructions are in the pattern…

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My New Spinning Wheel! Spinning Wheel Restoration

Hi all! I’m so excited to be sharing this video with you today. As you can probably tell from the title of this post, I got a new spinning wheel! Yee! Way back in 2011 I got my first spinning wheel, an Ashford Traditional, but since I moved to Tasmania in 2013 I haven’t been…

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YouTube Channel Update!

Hi everyone! Happy New Year and I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season. For those of you in fire-affected areas in Australia, I just wanted to say that I am thinking and praying for you. If you’d like to help the disaster relief effort, please consider donating to a bushfire appeal…

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Easy Baby Blanket – Knit-along – The last part! – Seaming and Edging + ALL patterns in one post!

IMPORTANT UPDATE June 12, 2020: The previous version of the edging contained an error. It left out passing the slipped stitch and yo over the picked up stitch. I have also updated the instructions for this section to be clearer. The current version on this post is correct. UPDATE August 16, 2020: An error in…