Knitting Traditions 2018: Journey's End Plaid
This generously sized scarf features a striking plaid pattern formed with stripes.
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This generously sized scarf features a striking plaid pattern formed with stripes.
This shawl features a simple five-stitch, five-row lace motif and uncomplicated construction, making it a perfect project for a beginner to lace knitting.
What’s not to love about Schiaparelli's Shawl? Fun stripes? Check. Super-easy lace? Check. Speckled-but-not-too-speckled yarn? And check.
This menswear-inspired pullover is knit with Rowan Hemp Tweed, a luxurious wooly-hemp blend with beautiful tweedy-flecks that really pop in the texture section of this sweater, and add dimension to the cabled panel.
This lightweight but warm piece is everything I look for in a cardigan: it’s figure-flattering but not skin-tight, comfortable, and versatile, and it has interesting details that make it fun to knit and wear.
This bottom-up sweater pays homage not only to sailor’s uniforms, but also to the “New Woman” of the early twentieth century who adopted a dress version of the iconic top.
In 2005, the owner of a damaged shawl asked Margaret Stove to restore the family heirloom as closely as possible to its original state.
One of the oldest surface-embroidery stitches, the coral stitch is a versatile and widely used member of the popular knotted-stitch family with the French knot being the most famous.
PieceWork has been publishing a special theme issue on knitting for several years now, and it has become an annual best seller. It has even spawned a spinoff, Knitting Traditions, likewise a crazy success.
This mitten pattern is based on a pair of Sami mittens I saw in Lulea, Sweden, at the Norrbottens Museum.
Embark with us on a PieceWork journey that celebrates “fine work.” We travel the globe and present examples of especially fine embroidery, knitting, needlepoint, and crochet.
Crochet is a language unique in needlework. Learning to crochet is like learning a foreign language that uses a different alphabet, a different construction, and a different elemental foundation.