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From Patty’s Knitting Journal

AffiKNITy 2027: Save the Date + Meet Our Teacher Lineup

September 4, 2026

Mark your calendars, because AffiKNITy 2027 is officially on the books, and we cannot wait to knit with you! April 15–18, 2027 Otesaga Resort, Cooperstown, NY Hosted by Patty Lyons

Blogs

Soho Slip Stitch Video Sweater Class!

Welcome to Soho Slip Stitch Video Sweater Class It’s time for the Spring / Summer Knit-Along!!! I am so excited to start another KAL on my Ravelry ...

Fall Knitting Events 2017

Summer has just barely begun, and it’s time to get ready for the fall teaching season! I’m getting ready for my next KAL / Sweater ...

6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Knitting

As a knitting teacher, I’m often asked to give advice to new knitters. There are tons of great books out there giving all the advice ...

Patty’s Big Box of Knitting Fails: Spinner’s Edition

For those of you that have taken classes with me, you know all about “Patty’s Big Box of Knitting Fails”. I seem to have an ...

Tuesday Tip – How to Measure Without A Ruler

Many of you who have taken my classes know that I’m not a fan of measuring your knitting in progress. I believe it’s always best ...

Tortola Finished Sweaters & Final Prizes!!

I can’t believe it’s over! On Feb 20 365 knitters cast on for their gauge swatches and began the Tortola KAL. Today, we have an amazing 492 ...

Why We Swatch (hint . . . it’s not what you think)

Over the years I’ve written a lot about gauge (you can read them all here). From how to swatch for an in the round project, ...

Final Tortola KAL PRIZES!!

Six weeks ago over 200 knitters cast on for their gauge swatches and began the Tortola KAL. Over the weeks to follow our ranks more than doubled ...

5 Ways to Improve Yarn Tension

Sometimes as great as our knitting technique is, when working with some yarns, we need a bit of help. Something I talk about in “Improve ...