• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Know-it-all Nikki
  • Knit
  • My Heart
  • Read
  • Explore
    • Alaska
    • Depression and Anxiety
    • Life
    • Monday Motivation
    • Nikki’s Notes
    • Recipes
You are here: Home / Knit / 12 Knitting hashtags for Instagram

12 Knitting hashtags for Instagram

By Know-it-All Nikki 1 Comment

Whenever I get PDD (project deficit disorder) with my knitting, I like to crawl instagram for ideas, inspiration and just to oogle other people’s yarn.

Sing with me; “Oh instagram… How I love you, you are my favorite, my most favorite…”  Okay. I admit it, my singing voice may have gone way of the cassette tape. Even still, instagram is my favorite social network to discover and relish in all that’s going on with friends and trends. Most of my instagram feed anymore consists of the dogs or the yarn. And food. I love food. Almost as much as yarn.

Knitting hashtags for Instagram

Find it with a #hashtag

Hashtags have become an important part of social media, not just for knitting but for finding things and promoting yourself, your interests or your business and I love a good hashtag (or three). But if you’re new to hashtags or instagram or even twitter you may not know that a hashtag is like the card catalog at the library; they can help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

This isn’t a complete list, not by far, but these are some of my favorite knitting hashtags to use and search for on  instagram (and twitter too!)

  • #knitting
  • #ravelry
  • #knittersofinstagram
  • #knitstagram
  • #yarn
  • #handknit
  • #wool
  • #kal (stands for knit along)
  • #yarnporn
  • #knit
  • #instaknit
  • #knitted

When should you use hashtags?

Ugh, knowing when to use hashtags has become a sore spot in my professional soul. Hashtags at first seemed like a “fun” thing and I love a fun hashtag. I even love to make up fun hashtags. However, social media being what social media is – hashtags have become over-used and abused.

I personally use my  knitting hashtags for three reasons: I want you to find me, I want to find something else, or I am being my usual snarky self and having fun with hashtags (you could probably even create the hashtag #funwithhashtags. Heck maybe someone already has. I don’t know.)

I try not to use more than three knitting hashtags in any picture – this way people can re-tweet easily if they use them on Twitter (but that’s a post for another day in another place). If I want to use more, I use the comments portion of instagram; this also leaves space on Twitter and Facebook and keeps the status from looking cluttered or overwhelming.

[Tweet “a hashtag is like the card catalog at the library; they can help you find exactly what you’re looking for.”]

Even on those days when I don’t have time to knit, I love checking instagram to see all the soft, vibrant, squishable yarns that fellow knitters are currently creating with. Giving someone a <3 for their beautiful yarn or creative work is awesome instagram karma too because I hope they’ll check out what I’m knitting and give me a little knitting instagram love too. I can’t tell you how many amazing knitters, designers, dyers and spinners I’ve discovered because of a few well searched knitting hashtags too – I love seeing my instagram feed grow with new yarns and project ideas!

What knitting (or even crocheting) hashtags do you follow or use on Instagram? I’d love to discover more!

Filed Under: Knit Tagged With: hashtags, instagram, knitting, Knitting projects, social networks, yarn

Affiliate Disclosure

Know-it-All Nikki is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

*Posts containing affiliate links will always be disclosed.

Previous Post: « Five things to knit with sock yarn
Next Post: What’s on the Needles? A Knitcrate Review »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Grammas Knitted Gifts

    June 22, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Great post! I picked up a couple useful tidbits. =) I also use hashtags that are relevant to our specific website, like #clickinstix or #grammasknittedgifts. I was super excited when I got our Instagram account setup and found a couple of customers already using those hashtags! 😉 A few more general hashtags that I like are #knittingaddict, #knitter, and #makersgonnamake.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hi there!

I’m Nikki and I’m thrilled to have you here. I’m powered by a good chai latte, loads of chocolate, and humor. Here at Know-it-all Nikki, I dish up honest conversations about self-care and mental health. I also share living with a congenital heart defect, my love of books, knitting, midlife, and life as a Buckeye exploring The Last Frontier. So, pull up a seat, grab your tea, and let’s spill some tea, have a lot of laughs, and a few good cries. To learn more about what makes me tick, CLICK HERE

knowitallnikki

I will never not be amazed or awestruck at the sig I will never not be amazed or awestruck at the sight of a rainbow. 
.
.
.
.
.

#therainbowconnection #rainbowsaftertherain🌈 #naturelovers #naturelovers #rainbowcolors #roygbiv #alaskaliving #alaskalife #rainbowsunset
Some people would see this and say, "my God what a Some people would see this and say, "my God what a mess!" But I know the truth; it's September 2nd and I am one day late to making new batches of chai latte and hot chocolate mixes.
Why? Because #itsfallyall 
I know it may be sweltering where you are but for me, this is the unofficial start to my favorite season. Does that make me a basic bitch? Maybe, but I don't care.

.
.
.
.
.
#autumn #fallvibes #hotchocolate #cozylife #hallmarkmovies, #chailatte #fallcolors #autumnvibes
Hey guys... the books are inside. No? Ok, carry on Hey guys... the books are inside. No? Ok, carry on then.
.
.
.
.
#alaskaliving #alaskawildlife #cranes #sandhillcrane #sandhillcranes #birds #birdsofinstagram
That's right! There's a new post on the blog! I've That's right! There's a new post on the blog! I've wanted to write this one for awhile but wasn't quite sure how I felt. Then a conversation with a friend on Monday turned on the light bulb in my head and it was... EUREKA 💡. Has this ever happened to you?

.
.
.
.
#instareels #reelsofinstagram #gettingoldsucks #achd #ACHDAdventuresWithNikki #adultchdsurvivor #chdvoice #1in100
When you're trying to find something to eat for lu When you're trying to find something to eat for lunch and didn't bring the big bag in to carry your wallet and phone, you decide you want a plastic basket like the one(s) @heatherspinsayarn and your daughter from another mother has. And once you have said basket, you get your lunch and checkout...

But THEN you decide the basket oils perfect for taking only the essentials into the library so you fill it with your WIP, the jerky your bought, pens, your journal, phone, wallet, and keys. And now you feel all minimalist even though the big bag is still in the car with everything else. 🤣
I decided today to clean out my bag. And by "bag", I decided today to clean out my bag. And by "bag", I mean the giant @landsend tote bag I received when I went to the last ever GOOD Type-A Mom conference in 2017.
.
.
Here are some of the items I found...
2 pairs if wired earbuds
3 pairs of wireless earbuds
2 disposable masks
1 reusable mask
4 types of loose leaf herbal tea packets
- A more than comfortable stack of receipts for someone who doesn't work anymore
- An even more than comfortable stack of garbage
1 pen bag
1 small makeup bag courtesy @ipsy 
- a plastic closable case for bobby pins and hair ties
Saline solution
Flonase
2 rolls of washi tape
1 bobby pin
5 hair ties
5 scrunchies 
3 small notebooks
1 phone charger adapter that you plug in🔌 
1 phone stand
1 tablet or book stand
1 gauge swatch for the temperature blanket @heatherspinsayarn and I never started 🤣🤣
1 medicine bottle with extra strength Tylenol
2 moist towelettes (packaged)
3 kinds of hand lotion
1 lip balm
1 office clamp
1 small paper clip
1 really awesome microfiber eyeglass cleaner (I can share a link if you want it)
1 pair of very dirty clip-on sunglasses 
1 travel size pack of kleenex
1 notepad I made out of the library's recycling paper
A pair of fingerless gloves (not knitted)
A business card for the Alaska state troopers
1 knitting needle sizer
2 stitch markers
 A complete set ofstitch markers
A Travel size tooth bush, toothpaste, and flosadeck of tarot cards
4 fabric headbands
1 sports headband
Passport
Wallet
5 pens
1 mechanical pencil
- Too much Alaska sand in the bottom
- A combination crochet hook / knitting needle
.
.
And do you know what wasn't in there? The one thing I can't find... my driver's license
.
.
.
My office has no door. If I'm in the middle of wor My office has no door. If I'm in the middle of work, a phone call, or the @stitchingthemilestogether podcast there are extreme measures I need to take in order to get some privacy. 
.
.
The curtain is held closed by office binder clips (not just for files and potato chip bags anymore!) On the other side if the curtain is a baby gate because dogs are like moose and they will not be held back by binder clips. 
.
.
This works so well that I'm considering just leaving it like this permanently!
.
.
.
.
#officelife #homeofficedecor #homeofficelife #amwriting #freelancewriter #freelancelife
Not the most flattering picture I've ever taken so Not the most flattering picture I've ever taken so you MUST know how much I love and miss Nickles Maple Twist Sweet Rolls. These were a staple growing up in Ohio and my kids love them too.
.
Now, of course I can't find them here in Alaska so when @heatherspinsayarn talked about ordering them for the station, I may have let out the saddest, lowest sigh on the planet. Heather pitied me so much she sent me a maple twist sweet roll package.
.
She requested a picture and this is probably the best evidence I can provide. I promise the moment I began chewing, I was smiling like a fool (with my mouth closed of course). .
.
.
.
.
#nicklesbakery #stitchingthemilestogether #carepackage # fiberbffs
After an abysmal birthday month, it's time to rese After an abysmal birthday month, it's time to reset some things and get myself into a better headspace. 
.
But it isn't easy and I believe the words we use have the power to influence our mental health. Notice I use the words "Good choices"? That's because the word HABIT has negative connotations for me. 
.
It's doing something that I have chosen to do, over a habit I am enforcing on myself. I will be writing about this next week so be sure to check out the blog!
.
.
.
.
.
#goodchoices #passionplanner #PashFam #passionplannerambassador #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #selfcarefirst #smallvictories #passionplannerweekly #mayismentalhealthawarenessmonth
Load More Follow on Instagram

Footer

  • About this site
  • Advertising
    • Request a book review
  • Privacy Policy
  • Hire Me

Copyright 2006-2023 NLS Creative Privacy Policy