For new knitters who need to know the important stuff like how many stitches to cast on for a scarf and how to turn a rectangle into a hat or fingerless mitt.

A bottom-up crochet hat with no increases or decreases. This hat is seamed at the top - pictures included in instructions. Stitches used are chain, single crochet, double crochet and slip stitch.

This bag pattern was designed for the 2015 Yarn Along the Rockies yarn crawl. With this convertible bag, you’re ready to go out holding a clutch or carry around your current small knitting project holding the bag as a tote. The decorative clasp keeps the bag folded as a clutch or just looks like an accent when the bag is carried as a tote. Felt...

This bottom-up knit hat is super cozy in Sheared Bliss’ organic merino yarn. It can be worn as a slouchy beanie, or the brim can be flipped up for a more fitted hat. Working with bulky yarn and several inches of stockinette means this hat is a quick knit!

This pattern is inspired by a slouchy beanie that I had seen Vera Wang wear to one of her shows. The slouchiness can be adjusted if you want it more or less slouchy - just knit the body (between the brim and the beginning of the decreases) to a length longer or shorter than the length stated in the pattern. The brim can be made shorter or longe...

For the 2014 Yarn Along the Rockies yarn crawl, each store designed either a knit or crochet pattern (or one of each) using only one skein of yarn. I went with one of each, and I challenged myself to create patterns using local yarns that we carry at Wild Yarns.

I LOVE hand-dyed sock yarn and I LOVE knitting hats so when it was time to design a one skein pattern for the 2014 Yarn Along the Rockies yarn crawl, a sock yarn hat was what I decided to design!

From eHow.com: Knitting a diagonal scarf is a great, productive and creative way to pass the time. Find out how to knit a diagonal scarf with help from a store owner and craft expert in this free video clip.

This hat was designed for my sweetie, Norm. He likes to call this the Norm Number One Hat but there were several other hat designs that didn’t make the cut previous to this one. I guess that he’s trying to tell me that this is the only one that counts and that he’s hoping for a whole series with this being the first.

A cozy, lightweight hat for when Spring starts hinting it has arrived, this hat is a slightly slouchy beanie with a section that looks like flower buds. Originally knit to show off some beautiful sportweight handspun - a CVM wool/yak blend by Herie7 - it would look equally lovely in a fuzzy sportweight or DK yarn.

This pattern was designed for Wild Yarns’ “Stolen from the Runway” yarn club. Inspired by a capelet from the Fall 2012 Oscar de la Renta collection, this pattern can be knit as a

This pattern is a basic hat pattern with stitch counts for both a worsted weight hat and a bulky weight hat. There are also instructions for a fold up brim and a slouchy version.

This structured cowl uses the quilted lattice stitch to show off the beautiful properties of Sleep Season hand-dyed yarn.

Luscious single ply merino calls for being wrapped close! This seed stitch cowl knits up quick to keep your neck warm when the weather is chilly.