The pinnacle of knit gift-giving is a knit sweater (though socks are pretty high up there, too, because they take a long time and most people are skeptical about knit socks, so you really have to be careful who you … Read More ...
How to Fix Missed Yarn Overs
Mason-Dixon Knitting has a great knitting technique video you’ll want to check out if you ever knit lace.
The most common mistake in lace knitting is probably missing a yarn over, and it makes a big difference because it messes … Read More ...
How to Twist Stitches on Purpose
Twisted stitches in knitting are usually a mistake caused by putting the needle into the stitch the wrong way (or dropping stitches off the needle and putting them back on twisted).
But sometimes we do actually want a twist in … Read More ...
Learn Brioche Stitch with this Easy Knit Cowl
Brioche stitch is one of those knitting techniques that looks hard — and does have a bit of a learning curve to it — but once you get the hang of it, it’s really easy.
It really only takes one … Read More ...
Learn Knitwear Design from Aroha Knits
If you’ve wanted a chance to try your hand at knitwear design but you aren’t quite sure where to start, check out this free 10-day challenge from Aroha Knits.
Initiate Knitwear Design features daily challenges sent by email, live streams … Read More ...
Knit a Water Lily Washcloth
Washcloths and dishcloths and hotpads are really fun projects to knit, both because they are small and because they are a great way to try new techniques (also, having something you made that you can use every day is pretty … Read More ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Knitting from the New York Times
When I worked at a newspaper, it was often said that news is what happens to your editor on the way to work.
If that’s true, there must be a knitting editor at the New York Times. They seem to … Read More ...
An Easy Way to Weave in Yarn Tails as You Knit
Weaving in ends may be the most dreaded chore a knitter faces, except perhaps swatching, and at least swatching you can sometimes skip, but most of the time weaving in a few ends is a must. Even more so when … Read More ...
A Guide to Knitting Abbreviations
Different hobbies tend to have their own languages that are indecipherable to people not in the know, but in knitting the code can be particularly frustrating to break because so many abbreviations are used in knitting patterns themselves.
Whether you’re … Read More ...
Handy Tips for Choosing the Right Sock to Knit
Sock knitting is so fun. They’re great travel projects and I like to have one on the needles all the time to work on wherever I am.
But one thing that can be tricky for people who are new to … Read More ...
Make Knit Art with Help from the Sun
Check out this cool technique for altering knit fabric by making cyanotypes — a fancy word for using the sun to make a blue print — from Studio Knit.
I have heard of doing prints like this on paper … Read More ...
Cyclo-Knitter Helps Commuters Make Scarves in Five Minutes
I love this idea! The Cyclo-Knitter project, by designer George Barratt-Jones, is a bicycle connected to a knitting machine that allows passersby to knit a scarf in about five minutes.
He built the tower that holds the knitting machine … Read More ...
How to Use Stitch Markers to Make Your Knitting Life Easier
Most knitters use stitch markers
when they are knitting in the round to mark the end of the round, but many of us don’t use them as often as we should or could to make our knitting lives easier.
I … Read More ...
A Super Simple Way to Correctly Place Buttons on a Cardigan
I have this knit coat (a Tilted Duster, if you remember that long-ago pattern) that’s been finished where the knitting is concerned for about a month now. I sewed up the sleeves and everything.
It needs to be blocked before … Read More ...
Knit a Super Squishy Baby Blanket in Fisherman’s Rib
Fisherman’s Rib is a great knitting stitch that looks like brioche but is a lot easier to knit than traditional brioche designs.
Hands Occupied not only has a great baby blanket pattern using the stitch, but Heidi has also written … Read More ...