Happy New Year from Yarn Enchantment: A Knitting Blog Year in Review & What’s Next

Originally published on January 1, 2026

Happy New Year, and thank you for being here with your yarn, your projects, and your trust in this little knitting (and crochet) blog, Yarn Enchantment.

One year since a big change

Exactly 365 days ago, on January 1st, 2025, I was sitting in the same spot, thinking hard about my blog and feeling that something wasn’t quite right. I wasn’t really happy with the direction it had, so I decided to change it completely. It shifted from “a bit of everything” to a focused home for in‑depth knitting (and crochet) tutorials, and that choice was both frightening and incredibly right.​

Over this past year, more and more crafters have found Yarn Enchantment, and many of you keep coming back, which feels like the best possible sign that this new direction is working. The blog has grown many times over - there are now thousands of you visiting every month - and that still feels a little unreal to me. I write this blog at my kitchen table, take my photos, and film my videos on an old iPhone 11, so knowing that so many of you choose to spend your time here is incredibly special.​​

What matters most to me, though, is not the numbers, but the fact that you are here: reading, learning, knitting (and crocheting) along, and trusting this tiny corner of the internet with your making time. That is what makes all the work worth it.​

Letting go of Instagram

Another big step was deleting the Instagram account, even though it had over twenty thousand followers. The more time passed, the clearer it became that most people there were not really interested in long, detailed blog posts or tutorials, and that constant push to “perform” on the app slowly pulled energy away from what truly mattered to me.

The one thing I am truly grateful for is that Instagram showed me how much I love helping other people. I genuinely enjoy sharing the techniques I have learned over the years and the little tips and tricks I have picked up along the way. But in the end, Instagram just didn’t feel like the right home for real learning - it is a place built around likes, followers, and views, and that is not what this blog is about.

Closing that chapter was scary, but deeply freeing. It made space to focus fully on the blog - the place that has always felt like home and the heart of Yarn Enchantment.​ 

What we built together this year

Last year, I wrote 72 blog posts and rewrote several older ones that needed a little love. In 2025, a complete, free sock course went live: detailed, step‑by‑step, from cast‑on to finishing, created so you can knit socks with confidence and really understand each stage. Alongside that, new tutorials and videos on techniques like I‑cords, bind‑offs, and more were added to give you practical skills you can use right away.​​

This blog has slowly become what it was always meant to be: a calm, ad‑free corner of the internet where you can take your time, follow a tutorial, and feel supported instead of rushed. I am still not there yet - there are so many more tutorials and techniques I want to share with you - so this blog still has a long way to go, but that is perfectly fine. We will build this blog one stitch at a time.​

Where Yarn Enchantment is heading

For the new year, the plan is to keep going in the same direction: deep, structured, and free learning for knitters, and to focus more on crochet content too. On the list are:​

• A 101 colorwork course to gently guide you into stranded knitting, floats, charts, and color choices.​
• A hat course that covers sizing, shaping, and design, so you can knit hats that fit exactly the way you want.​
• More knitting and crochet tutorials based on your questions and struggles - those “this always trips me up” moments you share in comments and emails.​

I also want to finally share my “go‑to sweater math” for sweaters - the way I calculate my numbers so the fit works for my gauge, not the other way around. When the pattern gauge and the yarn you really want to use do not match at all, it does not have to be the end of the story. With a little bit of simple math, you can adjust the stitch counts so that your sweater still fits beautifully, even with a completely different gauge.​

Because, if we are completely honest here, all of us have our own knitting style and tension, and most of us rarely hit the exact designer gauge. Sometimes simply going up or down a needle size does not work with the yarn - the fabric can become too loose or too stiff. In those cases, doing a few calculations is the best way to get a sweater that fits well and feels good to wear.​

Right now, the first page of this new year is still blank, waiting to be filled with new tutorials, courses, and lots of stitches.

A little thank you

Thank you for reading, for commenting, for all your emails, for asking questions, and for trusting this tiny corner of the internet with your precious time. The hope for this year is simple: that Yarn Enchantment continues to be a place where you feel encouraged, inspired, and never alone with a confusing pattern or a stubborn stitch.

From my kitchen table to wherever you are in the world, I’m sending you good health, lots of luck, calm days, and many happy stitches. 

Until next time, happy knitting! 

Little Lucky Piggy

A Little Way to Say Thanks