Blog Post: The Ultimate New Knitter’s Toolkit – Needles, Yarn, Notions, and Supplies to Buy For Beginning Knitters
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting, Recommended Resources / December 17, 2014 / 112 CommentsHere is the ultimate knitting toolkit I recommend to support the new knitter in your life. Links to all recommended supplies like needles, yarn, knitting bag, and notions.
Read Post »Blog Post: 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Luxury Gifts
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 14, 2014 / 22 Comments7 top luxury gift ideas for the knitter who has everything. Ideas include top-of-the line knitting needles, a trip to Stitches South in Nashville, and, of course, lots of cashmere yarn.
Read Post »Blog Post: Relax While You Knit: 7 Free, Easy, & Mindless Knitting Patterns for Christmas Day
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 21, 2014 / 18 CommentsIf your family is anything like mine, you may spend a lot of time on Christmas Day sitting around watching people unwrap presents. Here are 7 easy and free patterns you can knit while spending time with loved ones. Helpful video links accompany each pattern.
Read Post »Blog Post: Relax While You Knit: 7 Free, Intermediate, & Mindless Knitting Patterns for Christmas Day
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 21, 2014 / 16 CommentsHere are my favorite free pattern recommendations for intermediate mindless knitting during social events like Christmas day, or even knit night. Basic socks and hats top the list. These patterns will only occasionally require your attention as you knit.
Read Post »Blog Post: Ringing in the Holidays – New Christmas Bells Pattern
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 15, 2020 / 15 CommentsPeople are to be digging into their holiday traditions a bit earlier and with a bit more enthusiasm than usual. All of us are in need of some light and happiness to hold onto while we’re surrounded with so much chaos and uncertainty. In that spirit, we have a special new pattern to share with you. It was created by the newest member of the KnitFreedom family, Delia Diaconu.
Read Post »Blog Post: 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: Stocking Stuffers
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 16, 2014 / 12 CommentsWondering what gift to buy the knitters in your life for the holidays? Here are 7 knitting-related stocking-stuffer ideas for under $12.
Read Post »Blog Post: 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: Under $50
By Liat Gat – Founder / Holiday/Gifting / December 15, 2014 / 10 CommentsHere are 7 knitting-related gifts we recommend for the knitter in your life for under $50. Ideas include project bags, yarn bowls, and a subscription to their favorite knitting magazine.
Read Post »Free Pattern: Christmas Bells – Knit Christmas Ornament
These sweet knit bells are an easy knit in the round on Magic Loop. Worked in Garter stitch, they are pure simplicity and a wonderful gift for a friend or family member this year.
Recommended Book: Handknit Holidays by Melanie Falick
This is a timeless book, absolutely filled with beautiful, winter-holiday-inspired knits.
The photography is gorgeous, the patterns feature some of the most beautiful and interesting yarns available, and the range of techniques introduced is much broader than your average pattern book.