It's time to start getting ready for Christmas! 🎅 Beginning Thursday, August 20, we're starting a brand-new Reversible Christmas Tree Blanket Knit Along, and we're going to make this beautiful blanket together, one section at a time! 📅 August 20 – September 18 Rather than giving you the entire pattern and sending you off on your own, we'll work through it together. Each week: 🎄 3 new panels will be released for you to make. ☕ We'll have a Crafting Hour where we can work on our blankets together. 🙋‍♀️ Bring your questions! If you're stuck, unsure about something, or just want some company while you knit, that's exactly what these Crafting Hours are for. By the end of the Knit Along, you'll have a beautiful Reversible Christmas Tree Blanket finished with plenty of time before Christmas! 🗓️ We Start Thursday, August 20! Our first get-together will be: Thursday, August 20 at 11:00 AM Eastern (Toronto/New York) The rest of the Knit Along events will be added to the Calendar soon, so check there to see the correct time in your own time zone. 🧶 What You'll Need Machine: 🧶 22-Needle Circular Knitting Machine Yarn: 🤍 3 balls Lion Brand Pound of Love OR Big Twist Pound+ in White 💚 3 balls Lion Brand Pound of Love in Wintergreen 💛 1 ball Lion Brand Pound of Love in Honey Bee 🤎 1 ball Lion Brand Pound of Love in Chocolate IMPORTANT: You will only need a small amount of the Honey Bee and Chocolate, so there's no need to buy a full Pound of Love if you don't already have it! You can substitute a smaller ball from another brand—just make sure the yarn has a similar gauge so your panels remain consistent. Other Supplies: ✂️ Scissors 🪝 5mm / H8 Crochet Hook 🪡 Darning Needle 📍 Stitch Holders 🧶 Waste Yarn And remember—you don't have to use my colours! Feel free to choose colours that match your Christmas décor or make the blanket completely your own. 🎨 👑 This Knit Along is for VIP Members Not VIP yet? This is a great time to upgrade because you're not simply getting this Knit Along. VIP gives you access to our full Pattern Library with 50+ patterns, detailed video tutorials, courses and classes, design training, Earn Money From Your Knitting training, personalized support, and much more.

Decided to do one in Purple to sell. What do you think?

Hi Everyone, I apologize for the delay in getting the Loop Shawl out yesterday. On Tuesday, when my Hubby and I were heading into town so I could do the craft show, a deer came running out of a ditch and into our car. Thankfully, it only took out a headlight. I thought I was ok until Tuesday night when I started to be in pain. I have some back/neck issues, and the jarring from the accident has caused some trauma to those areas, so I ended up spending yesterday getting assessed and working with the insurance company to get Chiropractic coverage so I can begin to heal from this. So what does it mean for the community? I am still here; the community will continue to run, but I have been told I may need to slow down and get more rest for the next few weeks. I will still be working on new patterns for the community, but they may take me longer to get done. I will be getting the Loop Shawl pattern out today/tomorrow, as I only need to finish the written pattern. Thanks for your understanding, Kim P.S. We don't know how the deer is. It did manage to run into the woods after we hit it, but it was hurt and bleeding.

I discovered that it is fairly easy to make your own varigated I-cord by tying a square knot on the end of the color already in your I-cord machine. I made about 40 ft of i-cord using navy blue, light blue, and off white. I plan to use it to make a basket, possible two baskets. It was a little tricky since I have the smaller upright I-cord maker instead of the larger, more automatic one. The hardest part was figuring out how to contain the long (and eventually “heavy”) I-cord so the machine wouldn’t get bogged down from the twisting and wt.

When using a glue gun to hold I-cord made with acrylic yarn, is there a way to fix the mess I made using a glue gun to hold the I-cord immediately adjacent to each other. I tried my first attempt to making a container I am please with the design. But the workmanship is shoddy. 1.is there any way to fix this messy glue? 1. Is there a way to prevent it from happening in the first place? I have not started on the sides of my container. The photo shows the both with its messy glue splotches.