I mention this video I came across the other day only because I need to seam some garter stitch soon and I always seem to forget how to do it because I don’t do it all that often.
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Video Tutorial: The Seafoam Stitch
It’s a lot of fun to intentionally drop stitches when you’re knitting. Dropped stitches open up the work without actually increasing or decreasing at all, so it’s a great skill for newer knitters who might be afraid of yarnovers and … Read More ...
Yes You Can Knit at the Beach
Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer, but there’s probably still lots of warm weather to be had, and our southern hemisphere friends are looking forward to summer as I type. So there are probably a lot of … Read More ...
Confused about Knitting Needle Options?
There are so many different kinds of knitting needles out there, from circulars, straights and DPNs of different lengths to those made of wood, bamboo, metal, plastic and other materials. How do you know which needle type is right for … Read More ...
Video Tutorial: Continental Knitting
A few weeks ago I shared with you a video from Berroco all about forming the knit stitch in the English style of knitting.
They’ve just released a video on knitting in the continental style, too, so I wanted … Read More ...
Look What She Made: Giant Cabled Rug
Donatella from the Inspiration and Realisation blog (she’s Italian, so that’s not a misspelling!) shared a link with me showing off her excellent gigantic cabled rug.
I love this post because she explains all the things that went wrong … Read More ...
Knit List: The Spoked Cardigan
Since the giveaway of the day is books about Noro, and a few people have commented thay haven’t seen or used the yarn before, I thought I would share one of my longstanding works in progress that happens to be … Read More ...
Sock Knitting: Starting, Finishing and the Second Sock
It’s been so fun seeing all your responses to the sock knitting question! I wanted to respond to some general categories of responses and provide some resources that might help.
First off: I know socks seem scary. I was … Read More ...
Sizing in Knitting Patterns
Every time I write a garment pattern, I think a lot about sizing. Not just the number of sizes to offer and the physical/mathematical work of making the pattern for various sizes, but also more generally about the proper size … Read More ...
Is Your Child Ready to Learn to Knit?
My daughter is almost three, but she thinks she can knit. She likes to take my needles (usually pulling all the stitches out in the process), rub them together and call it “knitting.” It’s actually pretty cute (cuter than the … Read More ...
Get a Trial of Wildflower Knits’ New Course
Kennita Tully, the knitter behind Wildflower Knits is launching an e-course this fall and is giving interested people a free sneak peek at the offerings.
She says the course will focus on a particular knitting technique each month and will … Read More ...
Would You Photocopy Your Swatches?
A funny thing has been happening in the knitting world of Facebook today.
It all started with WEBS, the fabulous yarn store, publishing a tip on its blog about photocopying swatches onto graph paper. The idea is that you … Read More ...
Video Tutorial: Engilsh Style Knitting
English-style knitting, also known as “throwing” or sometimes “right-handed knitting” because the yarn is held in the right hand, is probably the most popular knitting style in the United States. If you’re new to knitting, need a refresher or just … Read More ...
Free Craftsy Class on Short Rows
From time to time Craftsy offers free mini-classes on topics to get people interested and give them a taste of what learning from a Craftsy class is all about. Right now there’s a free class going on all about short … 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 ...