Kristen - Knit.Life.Balance
@knitlifebalance.bsky.social
Knitter living in Denver, CO
I love test knitting and sharing my projects online.
Linktree to it all: linktr.ee/knitlifebalance
I love test knitting and sharing my projects online.
Linktree to it all: linktr.ee/knitlifebalance
I share all about my 2026 making goals in my latest YouTube video.
Knitting 🧶
Spinning🐑
Sewing🧵
YouTube & Social Media goals 🎥
Do you make goals for your crafting each year?
#knitsky
youtu.be/hIDhFrgFNQc
Knitting 🧶
Spinning🐑
Sewing🧵
YouTube & Social Media goals 🎥
Do you make goals for your crafting each year?
#knitsky
youtu.be/hIDhFrgFNQc
My 2026 Goals for Knitting, Sewing, Spinning! Life Update and YouTube Goals!
YouTube video by Knit Life Balance
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I share all about my 2026 making goals in my latest YouTube video.
Knitting 🧶
Spinning🐑
Sewing🧵
YouTube & Social Media goals 🎥
Do you make goals for your crafting each year?
#knitsky
youtu.be/hIDhFrgFNQc
Knitting 🧶
Spinning🐑
Sewing🧵
YouTube & Social Media goals 🎥
Do you make goals for your crafting each year?
#knitsky
youtu.be/hIDhFrgFNQc
I am excited to share that in 2026, I am updating my handle!
I have used the name DoSo Knits since 2020, when I started my YouTube Channel.
A play on my last name, which the French pronunciation sounds like "DoSo"
With the new year, I am feeling a rebrand to align with how I feel about knitting.
I have used the name DoSo Knits since 2020, when I started my YouTube Channel.
A play on my last name, which the French pronunciation sounds like "DoSo"
With the new year, I am feeling a rebrand to align with how I feel about knitting.
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I am excited to share that in 2026, I am updating my handle!
I have used the name DoSo Knits since 2020, when I started my YouTube Channel.
A play on my last name, which the French pronunciation sounds like "DoSo"
With the new year, I am feeling a rebrand to align with how I feel about knitting.
I have used the name DoSo Knits since 2020, when I started my YouTube Channel.
A play on my last name, which the French pronunciation sounds like "DoSo"
With the new year, I am feeling a rebrand to align with how I feel about knitting.
Finished a few months ago - sharing photos now 😅
Here is my MusiKAL shawl.
I used a kit from Fiber Hustle for this project and worked on this project through many adventures.
The stitch textures were fun to work through and the colors are so beautiful together!
🧶 #knitting #knitsky
Here is my MusiKAL shawl.
I used a kit from Fiber Hustle for this project and worked on this project through many adventures.
The stitch textures were fun to work through and the colors are so beautiful together!
🧶 #knitting #knitsky
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This holiday season, I broke out my loom to weave a scarf.
I was able to weave an entire scarf with mini skeins - 5 20g minis for the weft and 9 10g minis for the warp.
I loved that this was a quick project and that it used up some mini skeins that have been languishing in my stash.
🧶#yarn
I was able to weave an entire scarf with mini skeins - 5 20g minis for the weft and 9 10g minis for the warp.
I loved that this was a quick project and that it used up some mini skeins that have been languishing in my stash.
🧶#yarn
January 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This holiday season, I broke out my loom to weave a scarf.
I was able to weave an entire scarf with mini skeins - 5 20g minis for the weft and 9 10g minis for the warp.
I loved that this was a quick project and that it used up some mini skeins that have been languishing in my stash.
🧶#yarn
I was able to weave an entire scarf with mini skeins - 5 20g minis for the weft and 9 10g minis for the warp.
I loved that this was a quick project and that it used up some mini skeins that have been languishing in my stash.
🧶#yarn
My annual sweater WIP for my husband, Shane, is already past the sleeve separation!
I'm knitting the #SoBasicDK. We've already done a post sleeve split try on and everything is looking great. I'm loving watching this project grow!
🧶 Les British DK in Vincent's Highland Coo
I'm knitting the #SoBasicDK. We've already done a post sleeve split try on and everything is looking great. I'm loving watching this project grow!
🧶 Les British DK in Vincent's Highland Coo
December 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My annual sweater WIP for my husband, Shane, is already past the sleeve separation!
I'm knitting the #SoBasicDK. We've already done a post sleeve split try on and everything is looking great. I'm loving watching this project grow!
🧶 Les British DK in Vincent's Highland Coo
I'm knitting the #SoBasicDK. We've already done a post sleeve split try on and everything is looking great. I'm loving watching this project grow!
🧶 Les British DK in Vincent's Highland Coo
Come hang out with me in Episode 85 of my knitting podcast!
🧶Projects I chat about:
- Woven Scarf
- 3 pairs of socks
- Ottalie Hat
- So Basic DK
- Jaunty Shawl
- Acquisitions from a recent trunk show!
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🧶Projects I chat about:
- Woven Scarf
- 3 pairs of socks
- Ottalie Hat
- So Basic DK
- Jaunty Shawl
- Acquisitions from a recent trunk show!
buff.ly/NzfWkfT
December 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Come hang out with me in Episode 85 of my knitting podcast!
🧶Projects I chat about:
- Woven Scarf
- 3 pairs of socks
- Ottalie Hat
- So Basic DK
- Jaunty Shawl
- Acquisitions from a recent trunk show!
buff.ly/NzfWkfT
🧶Projects I chat about:
- Woven Scarf
- 3 pairs of socks
- Ottalie Hat
- So Basic DK
- Jaunty Shawl
- Acquisitions from a recent trunk show!
buff.ly/NzfWkfT
Happy Friday Evening!
A new knitting podcast Episode is up on Youtube!
youtu.be/tYCU-azibLk
🧶Projects🧶
High Tide Shell
Weekend Cami
MKAL Shawl
Socks
Jaunty
Sashiko
So Basic DK Sweater
Ottilie Hat
A new knitting podcast Episode is up on Youtube!
youtu.be/tYCU-azibLk
🧶Projects🧶
High Tide Shell
Weekend Cami
MKAL Shawl
Socks
Jaunty
Sashiko
So Basic DK Sweater
Ottilie Hat
Episode 84: A Finished Knit Vest and Winter Knitting!
YouTube video by DoSo Knits
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Happy Friday Evening!
A new knitting podcast Episode is up on Youtube!
youtu.be/tYCU-azibLk
🧶Projects🧶
High Tide Shell
Weekend Cami
MKAL Shawl
Socks
Jaunty
Sashiko
So Basic DK Sweater
Ottilie Hat
A new knitting podcast Episode is up on Youtube!
youtu.be/tYCU-azibLk
🧶Projects🧶
High Tide Shell
Weekend Cami
MKAL Shawl
Socks
Jaunty
Sashiko
So Basic DK Sweater
Ottilie Hat
I've been knitting sweaters for 5 years now!
Check out my latest video as I try on all my sweaters I've knit and review them based on yarn, sizing, & versatility.
I enjoyed walking down memory lane with all these projects.
Which of my sweaters is your favorite? What's the best one you've knit?
Check out my latest video as I try on all my sweaters I've knit and review them based on yarn, sizing, & versatility.
I enjoyed walking down memory lane with all these projects.
Which of my sweaters is your favorite? What's the best one you've knit?
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I've been knitting sweaters for 5 years now!
Check out my latest video as I try on all my sweaters I've knit and review them based on yarn, sizing, & versatility.
I enjoyed walking down memory lane with all these projects.
Which of my sweaters is your favorite? What's the best one you've knit?
Check out my latest video as I try on all my sweaters I've knit and review them based on yarn, sizing, & versatility.
I enjoyed walking down memory lane with all these projects.
Which of my sweaters is your favorite? What's the best one you've knit?
I decided to sneak in a final warm weather knit into my queue.
I've been working on my Clay Tee and been enjoying every bit
The texture on this pattern really draws me in since it is always a bit of "let me finish this section."
I can't wait to wrap this project, mostly so I can wear it!
I've been working on my Clay Tee and been enjoying every bit
The texture on this pattern really draws me in since it is always a bit of "let me finish this section."
I can't wait to wrap this project, mostly so I can wear it!
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I decided to sneak in a final warm weather knit into my queue.
I've been working on my Clay Tee and been enjoying every bit
The texture on this pattern really draws me in since it is always a bit of "let me finish this section."
I can't wait to wrap this project, mostly so I can wear it!
I've been working on my Clay Tee and been enjoying every bit
The texture on this pattern really draws me in since it is always a bit of "let me finish this section."
I can't wait to wrap this project, mostly so I can wear it!
The final stages of my Tolsta Tee!
The only thing left is my bind off for the collar.
If you saw my most recent podcast, then you would know that this was finished in that video, BUT I was unhappy with the neckline. So I ripped it out & redid it for a tighter fit!
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
The only thing left is my bind off for the collar.
If you saw my most recent podcast, then you would know that this was finished in that video, BUT I was unhappy with the neckline. So I ripped it out & redid it for a tighter fit!
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
August 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The final stages of my Tolsta Tee!
The only thing left is my bind off for the collar.
If you saw my most recent podcast, then you would know that this was finished in that video, BUT I was unhappy with the neckline. So I ripped it out & redid it for a tighter fit!
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
The only thing left is my bind off for the collar.
If you saw my most recent podcast, then you would know that this was finished in that video, BUT I was unhappy with the neckline. So I ripped it out & redid it for a tighter fit!
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
Another gift knit is complete!
For this hat, I opted to use two leftover fingering weight yarns held together for a DK Lyle Hat.
This was perfect for on the go knitting and knit up super quickly!
buff.ly/3N8PSlk
For this hat, I opted to use two leftover fingering weight yarns held together for a DK Lyle Hat.
This was perfect for on the go knitting and knit up super quickly!
buff.ly/3N8PSlk
August 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another gift knit is complete!
For this hat, I opted to use two leftover fingering weight yarns held together for a DK Lyle Hat.
This was perfect for on the go knitting and knit up super quickly!
buff.ly/3N8PSlk
For this hat, I opted to use two leftover fingering weight yarns held together for a DK Lyle Hat.
This was perfect for on the go knitting and knit up super quickly!
buff.ly/3N8PSlk
This project has been my favorite WIP lately! I cast on this Weekend Cami in a moment of pure inspiration, and I am so happy I did.
Everything about this project is making my heart sing.
The neckline, yarn, and shaping are all coming together beautifully!
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Everything about this project is making my heart sing.
The neckline, yarn, and shaping are all coming together beautifully!
buff.ly/R78nBXf
August 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This project has been my favorite WIP lately! I cast on this Weekend Cami in a moment of pure inspiration, and I am so happy I did.
Everything about this project is making my heart sing.
The neckline, yarn, and shaping are all coming together beautifully!
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Everything about this project is making my heart sing.
The neckline, yarn, and shaping are all coming together beautifully!
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Check out my latest knitting podcast episode on YouTube now!
I chat about my finished Linen Square blanket, and the 3 garments that are on my needles - a Tolsta, Weekend Cami, and High Tide Shell!
Join me for some inspiration and a chatty knitty session!
buff.ly/Px29qNB
I chat about my finished Linen Square blanket, and the 3 garments that are on my needles - a Tolsta, Weekend Cami, and High Tide Shell!
Join me for some inspiration and a chatty knitty session!
buff.ly/Px29qNB
August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Check out my latest knitting podcast episode on YouTube now!
I chat about my finished Linen Square blanket, and the 3 garments that are on my needles - a Tolsta, Weekend Cami, and High Tide Shell!
Join me for some inspiration and a chatty knitty session!
buff.ly/Px29qNB
I chat about my finished Linen Square blanket, and the 3 garments that are on my needles - a Tolsta, Weekend Cami, and High Tide Shell!
Join me for some inspiration and a chatty knitty session!
buff.ly/Px29qNB
This project has been my favorite WIP lately! I cast on this Weekend Cami in a moment of pure inspiration, and I am so glad I did.
Everything about this project is making my heart sing. The neckline, yarn, & shaping are all coming together beautifully!
🧶 Weekend Cami by Aimee Sher
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Everything about this project is making my heart sing. The neckline, yarn, & shaping are all coming together beautifully!
🧶 Weekend Cami by Aimee Sher
buff.ly/R78nBXf
August 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This project has been my favorite WIP lately! I cast on this Weekend Cami in a moment of pure inspiration, and I am so glad I did.
Everything about this project is making my heart sing. The neckline, yarn, & shaping are all coming together beautifully!
🧶 Weekend Cami by Aimee Sher
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Everything about this project is making my heart sing. The neckline, yarn, & shaping are all coming together beautifully!
🧶 Weekend Cami by Aimee Sher
buff.ly/R78nBXf
Summertime Sock Knitting!
I started another pair of @woolensandnosh socks as my on the go knitting.
I feel like this color just screams summer to me!
🧶 Mine! by Woolens and Nosh
📝 Vanilla socks, Shadow Wrap Heel, 2x1 Rib, Mini Gusset
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
I started another pair of @woolensandnosh socks as my on the go knitting.
I feel like this color just screams summer to me!
🧶 Mine! by Woolens and Nosh
📝 Vanilla socks, Shadow Wrap Heel, 2x1 Rib, Mini Gusset
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
August 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Summertime Sock Knitting!
I started another pair of @woolensandnosh socks as my on the go knitting.
I feel like this color just screams summer to me!
🧶 Mine! by Woolens and Nosh
📝 Vanilla socks, Shadow Wrap Heel, 2x1 Rib, Mini Gusset
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
I started another pair of @woolensandnosh socks as my on the go knitting.
I feel like this color just screams summer to me!
🧶 Mine! by Woolens and Nosh
📝 Vanilla socks, Shadow Wrap Heel, 2x1 Rib, Mini Gusset
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
🧶 #sockweek2025 is done!
I used this challenge to finish up a lingering WIP.
These Brave the Seasons socks were started last July, and then sat unfinished until this month.
Little challenges like this always help my motivation!
I used this challenge to finish up a lingering WIP.
These Brave the Seasons socks were started last July, and then sat unfinished until this month.
Little challenges like this always help my motivation!
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🧶 #sockweek2025 is done!
I used this challenge to finish up a lingering WIP.
These Brave the Seasons socks were started last July, and then sat unfinished until this month.
Little challenges like this always help my motivation!
I used this challenge to finish up a lingering WIP.
These Brave the Seasons socks were started last July, and then sat unfinished until this month.
Little challenges like this always help my motivation!
Episode 80 is on YouTube!
Summer knitting, my crochet blanket, finished projects, and a regular rambling video.
Youtube also let me know that it's been 5 years since I started my channel. I can't believe it.
I just want to say thank you all for being on this journey with me! youtu.be/YmfvE4yj538
Summer knitting, my crochet blanket, finished projects, and a regular rambling video.
Youtube also let me know that it's been 5 years since I started my channel. I can't believe it.
I just want to say thank you all for being on this journey with me! youtu.be/YmfvE4yj538
Episode 80: Summer Knitting Ramblings- Tolsta Tee, Crochet Blankets, and July Gift Knits - DoSoKnits
YouTube video by DoSo Knits
youtu.be
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Episode 80 is on YouTube!
Summer knitting, my crochet blanket, finished projects, and a regular rambling video.
Youtube also let me know that it's been 5 years since I started my channel. I can't believe it.
I just want to say thank you all for being on this journey with me! youtu.be/YmfvE4yj538
Summer knitting, my crochet blanket, finished projects, and a regular rambling video.
Youtube also let me know that it's been 5 years since I started my channel. I can't believe it.
I just want to say thank you all for being on this journey with me! youtu.be/YmfvE4yj538
I'm working on the face shield on my Lewsky hood. The shield is just 2x2 ribbing and an extra layer around my neck.
For cold winter days, I think this will be great, especially walking Sherlock!
📝 Lewsky from Moon and Turtle
🧶 www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
For cold winter days, I think this will be great, especially walking Sherlock!
📝 Lewsky from Moon and Turtle
🧶 www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
July 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm working on the face shield on my Lewsky hood. The shield is just 2x2 ribbing and an extra layer around my neck.
For cold winter days, I think this will be great, especially walking Sherlock!
📝 Lewsky from Moon and Turtle
🧶 www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
For cold winter days, I think this will be great, especially walking Sherlock!
📝 Lewsky from Moon and Turtle
🧶 www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
My Salish Cap is making great progress!
This project has been my standby for meetings, car rides, and other moments where I might reach for my knitting.
The 2x2 rib is easy to jump back into at any moment.
🧶 Fingering Weight Scraps
📝 Salish Cap
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
This project has been my standby for meetings, car rides, and other moments where I might reach for my knitting.
The 2x2 rib is easy to jump back into at any moment.
🧶 Fingering Weight Scraps
📝 Salish Cap
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
July 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My Salish Cap is making great progress!
This project has been my standby for meetings, car rides, and other moments where I might reach for my knitting.
The 2x2 rib is easy to jump back into at any moment.
🧶 Fingering Weight Scraps
📝 Salish Cap
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
This project has been my standby for meetings, car rides, and other moments where I might reach for my knitting.
The 2x2 rib is easy to jump back into at any moment.
🧶 Fingering Weight Scraps
📝 Salish Cap
www.ravelry.com/projects/DoS...
My Tolsta Tee has been a great project to have on my needles this season.
The CotLin has been fun to use, and the stockinette stitch is perfect for my current headspace.
A slightly boring photo to share, but a fun project to work on!
The CotLin has been fun to use, and the stockinette stitch is perfect for my current headspace.
A slightly boring photo to share, but a fun project to work on!
July 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My Tolsta Tee has been a great project to have on my needles this season.
The CotLin has been fun to use, and the stockinette stitch is perfect for my current headspace.
A slightly boring photo to share, but a fun project to work on!
The CotLin has been fun to use, and the stockinette stitch is perfect for my current headspace.
A slightly boring photo to share, but a fun project to work on!
I've made some progress on my Lewsky hood! This project has been on my needles since Jan. 😅.
I finished the outside hood portion, and now I am working on the inside face shield.
I will be so happy to have this in the cold winter, but right now, in the summer, it's hard to imagine cold days.
I finished the outside hood portion, and now I am working on the inside face shield.
I will be so happy to have this in the cold winter, but right now, in the summer, it's hard to imagine cold days.
July 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I've made some progress on my Lewsky hood! This project has been on my needles since Jan. 😅.
I finished the outside hood portion, and now I am working on the inside face shield.
I will be so happy to have this in the cold winter, but right now, in the summer, it's hard to imagine cold days.
I finished the outside hood portion, and now I am working on the inside face shield.
I will be so happy to have this in the cold winter, but right now, in the summer, it's hard to imagine cold days.
Episode 79 of my podcast is on YouTube for you to enjoy!
I talk about how I'm fighting my low knitting MOJO this summer, spinning, and more.
youtu.be/fg_hTw3TBN8
I talk about how I'm fighting my low knitting MOJO this summer, spinning, and more.
youtu.be/fg_hTw3TBN8
Knitting Podcast Episode 79: How I am Fighting my Low Knitting Mojo this Summer
YouTube video by DoSo Knits
youtu.be
July 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Episode 79 of my podcast is on YouTube for you to enjoy!
I talk about how I'm fighting my low knitting MOJO this summer, spinning, and more.
youtu.be/fg_hTw3TBN8
I talk about how I'm fighting my low knitting MOJO this summer, spinning, and more.
youtu.be/fg_hTw3TBN8
It's summertime - it's hot, and my knitting mojo has been low.
So, I wanted to have some community and motivation by hosting a KAL - the #SummertimeGiftsKAL
🧶 DETAILS🧶
Knit Gifts During the Summer
Submit FOs using the Google Form
So, I wanted to have some community and motivation by hosting a KAL - the #SummertimeGiftsKAL
🧶 DETAILS🧶
Knit Gifts During the Summer
Submit FOs using the Google Form
June 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's summertime - it's hot, and my knitting mojo has been low.
So, I wanted to have some community and motivation by hosting a KAL - the #SummertimeGiftsKAL
🧶 DETAILS🧶
Knit Gifts During the Summer
Submit FOs using the Google Form
So, I wanted to have some community and motivation by hosting a KAL - the #SummertimeGiftsKAL
🧶 DETAILS🧶
Knit Gifts During the Summer
Submit FOs using the Google Form
Episode 78 of my Knitting Podcast is up on YouTube
youtu.be/cGw-88lGXKo
I chatted mostly about finished objects from May - socks, Dishcloths, Amren, Oslo Hat - but I also dive into why I decided to restart my Tolsta Tee.
I hope you watch and enjoy!
youtu.be/cGw-88lGXKo
I chatted mostly about finished objects from May - socks, Dishcloths, Amren, Oslo Hat - but I also dive into why I decided to restart my Tolsta Tee.
I hope you watch and enjoy!
Episode 78 - Restarting my Tolsta & (Mostly) Finished Objects | Knitting Podcast
YouTube video by DoSo Knits
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Episode 78 of my Knitting Podcast is up on YouTube
youtu.be/cGw-88lGXKo
I chatted mostly about finished objects from May - socks, Dishcloths, Amren, Oslo Hat - but I also dive into why I decided to restart my Tolsta Tee.
I hope you watch and enjoy!
youtu.be/cGw-88lGXKo
I chatted mostly about finished objects from May - socks, Dishcloths, Amren, Oslo Hat - but I also dive into why I decided to restart my Tolsta Tee.
I hope you watch and enjoy!