Stop, Drop, and Knit the Alphabet
Dear Ann, Hi, it’s me, your co-bloggette and human Selectric typewriter. I’ve gone full-on dingbatty for Rüdiger Schlömer’s knittable typeface, Knit Grotesk. It’s a real, live typographic font that you...
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The designs we are knitting and admiring.
A Typeface for Knitters
Dear Ann, You gotta see this. This will blow your mind. It is the first type family inspired by and made for hand knitting, and it’s called Knit Grotesk....
Valdres Pullover: Inside Out
Dear Kay, I kept knitting last week, though the only thing on my mind really was the school shooting two miles down the road, across the street from our graphic...
Valdres Pullover: Getting Started
Dear Kay, Last week I arrived at the thrilling moment when I started to make the Valdres Pullover. You know, the sweater from Arne & Carlos that is the superstar...
They’re Back! Baby’s Tiny Li’l Jeans
Dear Ann, The other day somebody asked whether we would ever bring back some of the old classic MDK patterns. Bring back?—I wondered, in a mild (and also fake) huff....
The Many Moods of Kos Neckwarmer
Dear Ann, Jinx! We’re both knitting the Kos Neckwarmer right now. This is a fairly rare occurrence, but when it happens, I feel like all is right with the world....
My Dickie: Live and Learn
Dear Kay, As you may know, I’ve done a fair amount of knitting in my life. I like to think I’m competent. Today, however, I write with the tale of...
Rosy Mittens: Game On!
Dear Kay, Now that I’m almost four hats into the Setesdal Hat knitalong, it’s time to find my next adventure from Field Guide No. 23: Glow. I’m thinking about mittens. Arne...
A Temperature Blanket for 2023
Dear Ann, I bet it’s just eating you alive, not knowing the answer to the burning question: What Is Kay’s Temperature Blanket This Year? For a project as long-term as...
Pressed Flowers Cowl: End-of-Camp Feeling
Dear Kay, There are maybe twenty rows of knitting between me and a finished Pressed Flowers Cowl. I could be done in a zipzap minute. But for some reason, I...
Hello, Pressed Flowers Cowl!
Dear Kay, Amy Christoffers is on fire these days. She started by giving us the Pressed Flowers Shawl, which you (and a bazillion other knitters) dropped everything to make. Instant...
