Needle Knit Patterns & Tutorials

Have you seen Red Heart Loop It Yarn yet?  It’s pretty amazing!   Red Heart sent me a couple skeins to try out and I am loving it.  I designed this loop yarn seed stitch cowl and it knit up in just a couple hours.  You seriously won’t believe how easy this yarn is to use. …

Chic Fingerless Mitts By Kristen Mangus Can you feel it?  It’s barely there, but there is just a hint of crispness to the air first thing in the morning.  I know it’s technically still summer, but fall is just around the corner.  I can’t wait until the thermometer finally drops below sweltering so I can …

Have you tried planned pooling yet?  I know how that went.  You saw those colorful plaid designs and decided to try it out.  You grabbed some variegated yarn from your stash and got started.  That’s how you found out it takes a lot of skill to recreate the designs.  Enter the new color pooling yarn …

Rolling Waves Cowl by Kristen Mangus Just like the constantly shifting waves of a wind-tossed sea the Rolling Waves Cowl is full of texture and movement. I won’t say that you can smell the salty air when you wear it, but you can almost feel the ocean breeze. PATTERN I designed this cowl as part …

Ten Stitch Color Charts & Changing Yarn Colors Since we’ve been talking about the Ten Stitch Blanket lately we need to talk about colors.  This pattern is a popular one for scrap blankets and self-striping yarn.  However, you actually have a lot of options when it comes to coloring your blanket.  I’ve created several possible …

I’m thrilled to announce the start of a new channel in the GoodKnit Kisses family.  Let’s all welcome GKK TV! Remember the good times we had on my Facebook LIVE broadcasts?  The welcoming time of saying, “Hi!” and finding out where you’re all from; the time of learning a new stitch or finding a new …

Stadium Stripes Knit Hat – Needle knit Stitch your love of the game into a hat to show your support with this perfect hat for game day made on circular needles. Make the Stadium Stripes Knit Hat in your favorite team colors or in this fun field green and white to show your sports pride! …

Fair Isle Knit Hat By Kristen Mangus [Cue the stern “Mom” voice] “Don’t forget your hat?” We all heard it growing up.  Let’s face it many of us are the ones saying it now!  With frigid winter temps descending on us from the north it’s more important than ever to remember your hat.  And I …

Fair Isle Knit Cowl | Yarnspirations By Kristen Mangus Well, Christmas is over.  I’m sure you noticed that the craft world is almost exclusively focused on either decorations or gift ideas all through October and November.  But now the gifts are given.  The celebrations are finished.  The guests have returned home.  I always have mixed …

In A Wink Baby Blanket | Yarnspirations I love the In A Wink Baby Blanket pattern name. How long does it take to wink?  No time at all.  Okay, I know knitting this blanket is not really as fast as a real wink, but if you’ve ever made a baby blanket you know that it …