This is probably something I should have mentioned back when we were talking about unfinished project triage, but I only just thought of it today while I was cleaning up some projects that had landed on my dresser.
When you’ve … Read More ...
Finishing Workshop: How to Sew a Shoulder Seam
There’s one seaming situation that’s not covered by mattress stitch as we’ve talked about it so far (well, there are actually lots of situations that might not be covered by mattress stitch, but it’s a common finishing technique), and that’s … Read More ...
Finishing Workshop: Mattress Stitch
I think when so many people said they were interested in information on finishing, what they really wanted to know, at least in part, was how to seam together knit pieces so they look their best. And if you’re working … Read More ...
Finishing Workshop: How to Block Lace
Yesterday we talked in general about how and why to block knitting projects, but there’s one case in which blocking is not optional, and that’s with lace knitting.
If you’ve knit lace before you may remember your first lace project … Read More ...
Finishing Workshop: Blocking Options
I will admit that I don’t always block all of my knitting projects, so I’m still impressed at how much better things look when I do.
Blocking is a really helpful step in finishing if you’re going to be sewing … Read More ...
Finishing Workshop: Getting Motivated
I think the hardest thing about tackling your unfinished projects is just getting motivated to do them. There’s a reason you didn’t finish them in the first place, and it can be hard to get excited about them again when … Read More ...
Finishing Month: Should You Finish or Frog that Project?
Hello, and welcome to Finishing Month! Another popular New Year’s resolution (after stash busting) was the desire to finish more projects and/or to know how to finish those projects well. This may be a slightly shorter series than the last, … Read More ...
Wrapping up Stash-Busting Month
Whew! When I had the idea to do a “little series” on stash-busting this month, I didn’t quite realize what I was getting myself into. It ended up being 16 posts full of ideas, advice, patterns and inspiration.
I hope … Read More ...
Organizing and Keeping Track of Your Stash
This is the part of talking about stash that I’m really not equipped to talk to you about, because I’m really bad at storing my stash in any rational way. Every year or so I will decide I’m going to … Read More ...
Ways to Get Rid of Extra Yarn
If after a month of thinking about stash busting you’ve realized there’s some yarn in your stash that you don’t ever want to knit with, don’t worry. It happens to all of us! (I used to buy grab bags when … Read More ...
Mitts and Mittens for Stash Busting
I think this is the last big roundup of pattern ideas I’m planning for this month of stash busting, but if there’s something I haven’t covered you’d like to see ideas for, let me know.
Mitts, mittens and gloves are … Read More ...
Socks to Stash Bust With
If you’ve knit a few pairs of socks, you probably have a few little balls of sock yarn lying around that you don’t know what to do with. Depending on the type of socks you make, the yarn you buy … Read More ...
Stash-Busting Cowl Patterns
I included a couple of cowls in my scarf roundup the other day, but they really do deserve their own day of focus because there are so many great ones out there. Plus, I’ve been wearing the heck out of … Read More ...
Stash Busting with Toys
I don’t knit a lot of toys, and I don’t know why that is, because I always enjoy doing it and they’re so sweet and fun to look at and play with.
But dolls and other toys are a great … Read More ...
Stash-Busting Hats
Today I thought we’d look at a slightly smaller project than scarves and afghans to focus our stash-busting efforts on: hats. Hats are one accessory that you can make really wild (well, scarves, too, I suppose) and throw lots of … Read More ...
