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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

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Another TNNA (and more YARN!!!)

Twice a year, the needle arts folks get together for five fun (but exhausting) days of classes, meetings, shopping, cocktails, and YARN. It’s our trade ...

Win a Copy of “More Lovely Knitted Lace”

If you were a fan (and who wasn’t) of Brooke Nico’s amazing book, Lovely Knitted Lace , I know you’ve been waiting for this one. More ...

Tuesday Tip: How to Measure Cross Back

The cross back (or shoulder to shoulder measurement) is the most important measurement in a set in sleeve sweater and the hardest to get right. ...

Big Box of Knitting Fails – Bad Yarn Substitution!

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 Armhole Depth

One of the things that can make or break a sweater is your armhole depth. If it’s too tight, your sweater will bunch under the ...

Vogue Knitting Live Pasadena 2016

I finally unpacked (okay, it takes me a while to recover from back to back California ...

Corcoran Video Sweater Class

I am so excited to be running my first (of many) video sweater classes on my Ravelry group. There will be tons of teaching and ...

Tuesday Tip – How to Count Rows

For a while now I’ve been writing a column for Creative Knitting called Patty’s Purls of Wisdom. Knitter’s send in their questions, ala Dear Abbey, and I ...

St Louis Knitting Retreat – Sip Sip Knit!

Sip Sip Knit: A “Flight” of Learning St Louis Knitting Retreat! July 15 – 17th, St Louis, Mo Join Melissa Leapman, Patty Lyons, Brooke Nico ...