Latest Post
![Cabled ribbed beanie hat knitting pattern](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/salvia-beanie-hat-knitting-pattern-the-crimson-stitchery-1-768x768.jpg)
via IFTTT
Latest Blog Posts
Design
![A woman smiling wearing a handknit magenta cardigan, holding a grey shawl with a scalloped border](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-podcast-episode-62-300x169.webp)
Episode 62: Finishing things, knitting with knowledge of the past
Shawl, hat, socks…I’ve been finishing old projects, enjoying the Crimson WIPalong, and trying to stay sane whilst I’m in a really intense period trying to
![View of a desk with a hand touching swatches of knitting, a computer and coffee](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pink-orange-knitted-swatches-desk-the-crimson-stitchery-small-300x225.webp)
Yarns misbehaving, and designing for fluffy weightlessness | Workshop 1
To view this content, you must be a member of The’s Patreon at £3 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to
![A mature silver haired woman holding the ribbed collar of a hand knit dickey](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/knit-dickey-the-crimson-stitchery-7-300x200.webp)
All by hand: when knitting resembles quilting and stitching
In my knitting life, I frequently find myself gravitating towards the simple kind of textured stitch patterns which can be formed using just the knit
![Thumbnail for The Crimson Stitchery knitting video podcast featuring a woman wearing a handknitted yoke sweater with a spiderweb, announcing a new knitting design for a dickey](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tcs-58-knitting-podcast-small-300x169.webp)
Episode 58: a knitted dickey! (clean minds plz) knitting & crochet podcast + exhibition update
I have a new design published by Making Magazine! My pattern for a ‘knit dickey’ (what can I say, they chose the name…) is now
![Thumbnail for knitting podcast episode 55, showing a smiling woman wearing a handknitted yoke sweater](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-podcast-55-300x169.jpeg)
Episode 55: summer knits, bobbles & yokes!
Knitting wins, knitting fails, and everything in-between…This episode of my knitting podcast launches my very first sweater pattern – Sisymbrium! This was a fabulous collaborative
![Knitting and crochet podcast on Youtube about craft, culture, making & fun modern projects](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-crochet-podcast-54-300x169.jpeg)
Episode 54: the joy (horror) of beige
Alert! When it comes to colour, beige is my vanilla. But is it safe and boring, or a yummy comforting biscuit? In this month’s knitting
![Knitting and crochet podcast on Youtube about craft, culture, making & fun modern projects](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-crochet-podcast-youtube-52-300x169.jpeg)
Episode 52: I finally get the mohair trend
Eek! Have I finally succumbed to the lure of a KNITTING TREND??? Cosy up for another episode of my knitting podcast, where I share what
![Francoise Danoy of Aroha Knits, modern Maori knitting designer, interview with The Crimson Stitchery about diaspora design culture](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/aroha-knits-interview-the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-podcast-300x169.jpeg)
Interview with Aroha Knits
Francoise Danoy is a Maori diaspora knitwear designer best known for her transformative use of Maori shapes and pattern. For her brand Aroha Knits, she
![Knitting and crochet podcast on Youtube about craft, culture, making & fun modern projects](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/the-crimson-stitchery-knitting-podcast-youtube-51-300x169.jpg)
Episode 51: my first shawl design!
Welcome back to my knitting podcast! I’ve been busy exploring knitting and herbal remedies, healing through making and nature and food… In this episode, I
![A sheep in a field in Scotland, part of the knitting design process](https://thecrimsonstitchery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sheep-skein-sweater-knitting-design-blog-the-crimson-stitchery-header-2-300x169.png)
Sheep Skein Sweater 2: Exploring the yarn
To view this content, you must be a member of The’s Patreon at £3 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to