Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Understanding those confusing patterns

Does your pattern resemble an odd form of jibberish? No worries. Don't give up, there is still hope.
There are many sites out there designed to help you with understanding knitting and crochet patterns.
You Tube has a plethora of videos that show quite clearly how to cast on, knit, purl, and cast off. Watch a few videos and try your hand at some of them, and then head back to your pattern and see that you are now somewhat bilingual. What once was jibberish is now slightly understandable. You now speak knitter. Congratulations!

Don't forget to try out my free monthly pattern found at the right and while you're there check out the other great tidbits of information listed down the side of this blog.

Happy Knitting!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Community Knits

Welcome to our first blog post!!!

Do you love to knit or crochet and find yourself with a few extra hand knit scarves, mittens or hats?

Community Knits may be just the thing for you.

Community Knits began in 2009 with a few friends that simply loved to knit and crochet. Like all avid knitter’s a few good movies and a couple of rainy days left them with an excess of knitted scarves. All their children and friends had enough scarves to outfit an army so these ladies came up with the idea to give back to their community. Community Knits donates hats, scarves, and mittens (newly handmade) to local food pantries so that they may distribute them to our local families in need.

Just think, your love of knitting and crocheting can turn into a warm and loving gift for many of those that are so in need of warmth in our colder seasons.

If you would like to donate any of your handmade hats, scarves, and mittens to Community Knits, you may mail them to :

Community Knits
POB 245
Copperopolis, CA 95228

Happy Knitting!!

Community Knits first donation of hats and scarves