A colorful rug is a quick and easy way to add comfort and character to a bare floor. Making the rug yourself lets you choose exactly the right colors to coordinate with your decor. Take a look at these beautiful options. Striped Knit Rug Meghan Jones designed the perfect rug for the bathroom, kitchen or [...]

The new season of Knit and Crochet Now! will premiere May 13, 2013. Each episode will air on Create TV, a network of PBS television stations whose instructional programs provide expert advice on arts and crafts, food, gardening, home improvement and travel. Knit and Crochet Now! will air Mondays and Fridays. To find the Create [...]

Maggie is an artist, graphic designer and avid crafter, but the bulk of her professional experience is in knitting. She started her career in fiber arts when she founded Pick Up Sticks, a knitting design company, in 2003. One of her specialties is knitted felt. She has done several projects for the TV show and [...]

I am a huge fan of mixing yarn and fabric. It results in an such interesting combination of textures and makes the project so unique. You will be able to try out one of these projects even with very few sewing skills. Fabric & Crochet Squared Away Baby Blanket Carrie Carpenter has designed this adorable [...]

Crochet Baby Sleep Sack Robyn has been an expert on Knit and Crochet Now! since its second year, and in that time, she has managed to write several books and design many patterns. She will also be teaching online classes for Annie’s, so watch for her in the near future. Her winding path to a [...]

Did you know that there are great how-to videos on the Knit and Crochet Now! website? We have taken some of the squares from the Afghan Square of the Week series and have edited clips of how to make them. Crochet Play Block Square Knit Bean Sprout Square

The new season is rolling out across the country, and I hope it is on the air in your area. So many of you have written to let us know how much you love the show, and I really do appreciate all the wonderful comments. It’s my greatest joy to produce a show that has [...]

Kristin Nicholas is a decorative artist, knitwear designer, Knit and Crochet Now! expert and author who resides in the hills of western Massachusetts. Her mediums of self-expression are all those creative endeavors related to the decorative arts – – stitchery, knitting, home furnishings, painting, interior design, ceramics and gardening. She is the author of numerous [...]

On my many visits to Pinterest this past year, I kept seeing really wonderful knit and crochet lampshade covers, and I knew they would be a perfect project for the TV show. These are fairly easy projects and are worked in one long piece that is wrapped around the shade once finished. The knit cover [...]