The Knit Guru

Knitting projects, patterns and inspiration


  • Knitted Pumpkin – Free Knitting Pattern

    Knitted Pumpkin – Free Knitting Pattern

    This is not my first pumpkin pattern, and feels weird to release a fall based pattern as I look out over my daffodils. But, for most of you, it is Fall… or autumn. So here is a cute pumpkin pattern. This one is larger than the previous 2 I have released. It knits up to… Read more

  • I made the Bernie Sanders Inauguration Mittens

    I made the Bernie Sanders Inauguration Mittens

    So, just as the title proclaims, I made the meme mittens themselves. What is part and parcel of my process, I ended up watching so so so many stories of the mittens themselves – and finding out that they are made from cutting up a thrifted jumper kinda made them even more appealing to knit… Read more

  • Wool and the Gang – Let Go Throw Review

    Wool and the Gang – Let Go Throw Review

    Recently I caved in and ordered from “Wool and the Gang” because the hype was real, and the yarn looked so soft. I ordered 2 kits – because given how far things needed to travel, it made sense to go hard….. The first project I completed was the Let Go Throw. This is a lap… Read more

  • The Vogue Knitting Quick Reference Guide – Review

    Ages ago I bought a copy of the Vogue Ultimate Knitting Guide… it is indeed the magnum opus of knitting information. However, it is expensive, and heavy. The Vogue Knitting Quick Reference Guide was then released, which addresses some of these issues. Here is my review of the book. If you missed the original view… Read more

  • The Husband Beanie – Free Knitting Pattern

    The Husband Beanie – Free Knitting Pattern

    A super quick knitting pattern Read more

  • What I knit in August

    What I knit in August

    I had expected to be a machine in August, knitting away comfortably whilst recovering from surgery. It turns out that that was far from reality. I did sit and knit…. though at one point I was managing a row before sleeping for an hour, and most of the time I was getting the rows wrong.… Read more

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