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05/21/2026

It’s ! All fiber artists can join in! Grab your project, a beverage, and join us!

This week’s question is: What knitting novelty gadget do you find useless? Or to the contrary, do you love and use often?

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Remember to leave 🧶the yarn emoji in the comments if you are posting tonight so others know you are participating and can find you directly from the comments.

How to join:
1. Snap and post a photo of your knitting/crochet/weaving to IG with the InstaKnitNight tag, a caption about your knitting, and a response to the weekly question.
2. Tag me so I can see and share all your wonderful projects.
3. See what everyone else is working on by checking out the 🧶 comments and click over to their profile. Leave a comment and maybe make a new fiber friend!
4. Tag a friend who may want to join the fun. 🤩

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05/14/2026

It’s and this week’s question is what is our favorite thing about our current project. My favorite thing about this blanket is also my least favorite thing. It’s a super easy pattern to follow so I can watch something new or have a conversation whilst knitting it. And yes, it’s taking me forever because it is mindless. Haha

Tonight’s beverage is strawberry peach 🍓🍑🫧

Yarn:
Color: Spruce
Pattern: Garter Rib Baby Blanket
by (available on Ravelry)

05/11/2026

The best part about working remotely is being able to go outside on my lunch and enjoy a bit of sunshine and knitting. Today it is knitting some I-cord for a project I want to try. 🙂.

05/07/2026

It’s and while casting on and counting stitches, nearly a dozen times because I lose count or get a different number, I came up with this week’s question- how do you count your cast on stitches? I’ve long done two at a time (and a marker every 50) but recently learned about counting by 3 (3,6,9,10). I may give that a try next time.

Side note- can I share how much I adore this Bucket Bag by - oh wait, I just did! 🤪

Tonight’s beverage is cherry-lime seltzer.

Yarn: This was my first attempt at dyeing fiber a few years ago and I had a friend spin it up for me.
Color: no name
Pattern: not sure yet but cast on 96 stitches for a cowl.

04/24/2026

Guess who picked up a drop spindle and fiber for the first time in over 10 years? This gal! AND the muscle memory is still there! I will definitely be doing more drop spinning.

Fiber: (colorway: Zarzamora)
Spindle: schacht_spindle_company

04/16/2026

Tonight for I’m working the baby blanket while catching up on High Potential. Tonight’s InstaKnitNight question asks if we listen to or watch while we knit/craft. Almost always for me. I have a hard time just sitting so I’ve got an audiobook, podcast, or show I’ve seen many times (so I don’t have to watch) while I craft. :)

Yarn:
Color: Spruce
Pattern: Garter Rib Baby Blanket
by
Rope Bag:
Cloth Bag:
Yarn purchased at one of my LYSs

04/10/2026

I feel like a cat today - in search of a sun spot to enjoy lunch and a bit of knitting. ☀️ 🧶 I found it in the break room where it’s quiet today because nearly everyone works from home on Friday. The other day I found my sockhead hat WIP and brought it to work. No idea what yarn it is, sadly. I have a guess but….

04/09/2026

It’s and I will frogging this yarn for the second time. It’s such a special yarn (hand spun and no longer made colorway) that I want to use every bit of it I can. The hat I started was going to be too long. This cowl I started last week is going to be too tight and tall. Next up - cast on more stitches and try this cowl again.

Yarn:
Color: Gemma

This week’s question asks if we keep a log of our knitting projects. I haven’t for the most part but I want to start a knitting diary or sorts. I grabbed a log book but I think I want to track more than just the full project. It’s a work in progress.

Tonight’s beverage is water and in a bit some peppermint tea.

04/05/2026

Could a rainy Sunday afternoon be more perfect than with some hand stitching, chai tea, and Murder, She Wrote? I think not. 🥰

02/22/2026

The last time I posted about these mittens (which I’ve now frogged 6 times and think I finally have them the way I want) we were on the cusp of a big snowstorm. Tomorrow we are expecting a nor’easter with 3-10” between home and work. I’m not so secretly hoping for a snow day! Today it’s knitting, a cuppa, and starting a binge watch of Cross (I adore Aldis Hodge).

Yarn: Big Twist - Living
Color: Spirit
Pattern: World’s Simplest Mittens (mittens)
by TinCanKnits (free pattern available on Ravelry and her app)

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