Your Top 10 Favorites of 2025

As the calendar turns the page to a new year, we’ve decided to take a look back at your favorite posts and patterns from 2025. You’ll find practical how-tos and beloved projects to cast on—a lineup of readers’ favorite posts for knitters who love learning just as much as they do making.

10. Understanding Ease and Why It Matters for Knitting Patterns

Deborah Newton designed the Clematis Yoke Pullover with lots of positive ease for a loose, casual, stylish fit. Photo by Gale Zucker

Puzzled which size to choose for a sweater that’s just right—not too loose, not too tight? Learn what top designers have to say about fit, comfort, and how to make a sweater that fits. Read the full article.

9. Forever Socks: How to Make Handknitted Socks Last

The Woodcutter Socks by Rachel Coopey should hold up to years of wear. Photo by Christa Tippmann

Don’t let holes ruin your socks! From how you knit to how you care for your handmade footwear, here are some tips to keep your pampered feet in their favorite knits. Read the full article.

8. Yarn Crawl: Visit Heritage Spinning and Weaving, a Michigan Fiber Lover’s Dream

A wall of Norwegian yarn at Heritage Spinning and Weaving. Photo courtesy of Joan Sheridan

Don’t let the name fool you—in addition to spinning and weaving, you’ll find a rainbow of knitting yarn, classes, and more at this yarn shop in the heart of historic downtown Lake Orion, Michigan. Read the full article.

7. Squish Factor: Brooklyn Mitts

The Brooklyn Mitts by Olga Putano are a good first foray into two-color brioche knitting, and fingering-weight yarn keeps them lightweight and just squishy enough. Photo by Gale Zucker

Whether you’re in the city or down on the farm, these stylish fingerless gloves will leave you hands-free for texting or tending to chicks. Get the pattern.

6. Want to Knit with Self-Striping Yarn? Start Here

Shelves of colorful Feederbrook Farm yarns are on display at Rhinebeck. Photo by Kate Larson

Marled yarns open up a world of possibilities—and challenges. Learn about breed-specific yarn, feel more confident about choosing color, and fall in love with self-striping yarns with our video series, A Twist on Color. Read the full article.

5. Needle Tips: DPNs for Tight and Loose Knitters

Have you tried squiggly knitting needles? Shown here are the Addi Crazy Snakes; find tips and see more swatches in the article. Photo by Kate Larson

Hate using DPNs? Perhaps you have yet to find the right DPN for your knitting style! Editor Kate Larson introduces us to two new DPN options. Read the full article.

4. A Cozy Knit: On the Farm Cowl

Tanis Gray's On the Farm Cowl is worked in the round using stranded colorwork. Photo by Gale Zucker

Your own personal flock of cozy handknitted sheep grazes across this stranded colorwork cowl, worked in a classic wool yarn to keep out chilly breezes. Get the pattern.

3. What’s the Best Cast-On for Knitting?

The long-tail tubular cast-on has several set-up rows, but it creates a beautiful edge to your knitting. Photo by Pamela K. Schultz

Browse through this knitter’s toolbox of cast-ons, learn why you might choose one over another, and find advice on how to pick a favorite. Read the full article.

2. The Afterthought Neckline: How My Mother Reshaped Her Knitting

Hazel Tindall at home in Shetland. Photo by Kate Larson

Inside two sweaters her mother knitted, Shetland knitter Hazel Tindall finds a mystery—and a method you can use to modify a garment even after it’s finished. Read the full article.

1. Can you take knitting needles on a plane?

Knitting on a plane can be very relaxing—it just takes a bit of planning. Image by Foundry Co from Pixabay

And, finally, five knitting stars offer advice on selecting the right-sized travel project, suggestions for packing, and other tips for knitting in the blue skies. Read the full article.

May your needles—and your soul—be filled in 2026.

Cheers!