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Skill Level: Intermediate
Knitting a Cardigan with Gorgeous Cables & Bobbles
Yarnspirations designer Nicole Winer shares the inspiration behind this month’s Patons Stitch Style, the beautiful Dovercourt Cardigan knitting pattern made in...
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Improve your crochet skills!
Whether you're a beginner or more advanced, these free crochet blanket patterns will teach you new crochet techniques and help improve your skills!
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Skill Level: Experienced
Learn to Knit Slouchy Socks
Slouchy socks are the perfect accessory to learn to knit! Follow our step-by-step instructions while you make our Knit Slouchy Socks!
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Comfy Chevron Super Scarf
Check out Bhooked’s Comfy Chevron Crochet Super Scarf pattern and learn how to make this great scarf featuring Patons Alpaca Blend!
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Skill Level: Experienced
Breezy Dolman Knit Top with Patons Yarn
Selecting sizing can be tricky when it comes to knit and crochet patterns. What happens if you choose the wrong size and don’t find out until the end?
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Shandeh’s Cushy Lace Wrap in Patons…
If you’ve been following our Facebook page, you may have noticed that I recently designed a knitted wrap, using Patons Beehive Baby Chunky yarn.
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Skill Level: Experienced
Stylish Ways to Wear Your Poncho!
A poncho can be a fashionable way to protect you from those cold fall days when sweater weather is upon us. While we love a good sweater…
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Knit a Chunky Candy Cane Scarf!
‘Tis the season for candy cane colored, well, everything! This pattern celebrates a classic, peppermint treat, but with a modern twist!
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Skill Level: Experienced
Must-Have Plaid Hat for Fall!
This Fall –ok, and frankly since my punk rock, late teens — I’m mad for plaid, so I’m thrilled to see retailers and runways alike, riding the cross-stripes train!
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How to Sew a Zipper into a Cowl
For many knitters and crocheters (and heck, even some of us sewists), projects which require zippers can be intimidating.
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Skill Level: Experienced
Cozy Crochet Garden Bottle
The Yarnspirations Baby Lookbook has me going gaga for wee projects — there is so much cuteness within its virtual pages, I don’t know where to begin…
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Skill Level: Experienced
How To: Distressed Denim Knits
Patons has great denim look shades, that will help you bring that vintage-cool of your favorite pair of worn jeans to your next WIP.
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How to Knit Polka Dot Knit Hat
The large polka dots are knit in seed stitch on a stocking stitch background to give them just enough texture to stand out.
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5 Tips for Working with Wool
Wool is such an exceptional fiber to work with! Find out the five reasons why we love to work with Wool from our Lead Designer, Gayle!
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Use Hand Stitching to Add Unique Style
Sometimes a garment needs just a little something and easy, simple Hand Stitching adds unique style! What you may know as …
