circular knitting referenceI don’t have the original source for this one, I’m sorry to say, but I first saw it on Cascade Yarns’ Facebook page a couple of days ago and someone who commented on the post had a link to a …

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raglan schematicIf you’re at all interested in designing your own top-down sweaters, you need to read, follow, reread and absorb Kristen TenDyke’s amazing blog post all about how she designs top-down raglans. Shes uses Excel to help her with the …

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knitting stitches interweaveKnitting Daily is always putting out new free ebooks for their subscribers, and the most recent one aims to get you out of your stockinette stitch rut by providing you with 13 fun stitch patterns you might want to try …

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twined knittingA great pin I picked up recently on Pinterest actually points to an old article about that age-old problem of stockinette stitch curl. Sometimes you don’t want a ribbed edge on a sweater or other garment, but that doesn’t mean …

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knitting needle lifelineI’m a big fan of using lifelines when knitting lace, but there are times when you need to rip back regular knitting and you might have a bit of paranoia related to having a stitch (or a bunch) drop past …

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end weaving fibre spaceWeaving in ends seems like a pretty basic knitting skill, and it is, but sometimes deciding exactly how to weave in ends can be a little tricky. What if, for example, you’ve knit up some lace, and you have to …

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If you’re a regular reader here you probably know that I have a book of knitting patterns for babies coming out in August (which you can preorder on Amazon!) and I’m already thinking about what the next book should …

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yarn bombed bikeMost of these are not new to me, but this collection of ambitious yarn bombing projects from Mental Floss is a great reminder of the amazing things that can be done when a few (or a few hundred) people with …

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wall yarn storageI’ve seen and shared a lot of different ways to sort, store and display yarn through the years, but this has got to be one of the coolest and cleverest solutions I’ve seen. Bonus: it doesn’t cost a lot, makes …

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eyelet icord bind offThere’s no end to the way that knitters can get stitches on and off the needles, and it’s a lot of fun to play with different cast ons and bind offs to see how they change the look of a …

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flower power socksI saw these Flower Power socks by Ravelry user SaskiaBr last week and I can’t get them out of my head, they’re so lovely and such a perfect knit for this time of year.

The project used six different yarns …

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knitfreedom cast on videoI got word today that Liat Gat of KnitFreedom has released a new video all about different knitting cast ons. The KnitFreedom Video Guide to Cast Ons includes video instruction on 39 different cast ons, from backwards loop to twined, …

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craftsy appAs its first foray into mobile browsing, Craftsy announced today that it has launched a free app for the iPhone that will allow users to browse — but not buy — knit and crochet patterns.

So far the app is …

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sock knitting calculatorHave you ever wanted to knit plain socks for yourself or someone in your family but you aren’t sure how to get started with the math?

Henriette at Eddie’s Room has designed a super sock calculator that does all the …

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finger yogaSince I have been sidelined by a crafting-related injury that has made my hands and arms hurt, I’ve been researching some stretches and things that can make my hands and arms a little stronger and healthier.

It just happened that …

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