Here’s another quick knitting pattern for the 4th that you still have time to knit: an American Flag Pin from About.com Knitting (yes, that’s me!). Worked in tiny bits of red, white and blue, you can stitch one up in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Add Smocking After You Knit
Sometimes we knit something in plain stockinette and then decide that we don’t want it to be so plain after all. There are lots of ways to embroider or embellish the surface of a knit object, but if your garment … Read More ...
Free Pattern: 4th of July Napkin Rings
Need a last-minute project to spruce up your table for the 4th? Why not stitch up a few of the 4th of July Napkin Rings from Lion Brand? Each one uses tiny bits of yarn (they call for Vanna’s Choice … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Patriotic 4th of July Mini Sock Pin
Here’s another quick one for anyone who needs some red, white and blue to wear for the fourth, or you could wear it while you watch the Olympics. This Patriotic Mini Sock Pin from Designs by KN calls for just … Read More ...
Free Pattern: American 4th of July Evaporative Beverage Cooler
It might seem like it’s a little late to be knitting for the Fourth of July, but you still have time this weekend to stitch up a patriotic craft that will get you through the holiday, the Olympics, backyard barbecues, … Read More ...
Tutorial – Garter Tab Cast On
By Jaala Spiro of Knit Circus, the garter tab cast-on tutorial shows you how to start a garter stitch tab that blends right in with the rest of the border. Use this technique for crescent-shaped shawls beginning at the … Read More ...
Easter Eggs, Bright, Wrapped and Needle Felted!
No it’s not knitting, but it IS yarn. Yarn wrapped, or needle felted, these Easter eggs are just waiting to be included in a basket.
The tutorials are HERE as well as tuts for lots … Read More ...
Tutorial – Joining Ends
Tutorial – Twisted Garter Cuff Edging
This is an ultra-cool way to do a cast on for a cuff. And the yarn she’s using for demonstration is just way cool. Wait till you see the sock. Now I don’t have a pattern, so please don’t ask, … Read More ...
Some Tips on the Three Needle Bind Off
From Wendy Knits… in this blog post, she discusses why she chooses the three needle bind off rather than to knit the sleeves down.
Check it out HERE… Read More ...
Tutorial – Learn To Knit Fingerless Gloves
This tutorial will not only teach you the basics of knitting, but when you get it all figured out, you’ll have a pair of fingerless gloves to show for it.
From the Tracey Knits Blog, HERE… Read More ...
Tutorial – How To Pick Up A Dropped Stitch
Check it out, it’s easy to fix your boo boos!
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FREE Tea Cosy Patterns, From Patons!
I know you love your tea cosies, it’s one of the most asked for patterns. So here is a whole page of them, Free, from Patons!
Click HERE to enjoy and then start clicking your needles!
Looking for more Tea … Read More ...
Toes! From Kathleen Cubley of the Knitting Daily Blog
Click on over to Kathleen Cubleys Blog at Knitting Daily for hints, tips and techniques that will enhance your knitting. Things you never knew. Things you knew but didn’t know how, and all kinds of other things. She has a … Read More ...
