Wraps per inch, or WPI is a way to determine the weights of any yarn.
Simply take a pencil, dowel, or ruler and mark off an inch. Then wrap the yarn around your pencil, dowel or ruler until you get … Read More ...
Patterns, projects and techniques
Wraps per inch, or WPI is a way to determine the weights of any yarn.
Simply take a pencil, dowel, or ruler and mark off an inch. Then wrap the yarn around your pencil, dowel or ruler until you get … Read More ...
Everyone knows about the gorgeous sweaters produced by the folks at Philosopher’s Wool. Their method of knitting with 2 colors at once, one in each hand is most easily understood by seeing it done.
And… I’ve got just the thing … Read More ...
I know you have little bits and pieces of sock yarn stashed away. How do I know this? I’ve only been knitting socks for less than a year and I already have bits and pieces. And since bits and pieces … Read More ...
So you have this gorgeous sweater you knitted quite some time ago. You put a lot of thought, time, expense and effort into knitting this, and you don’t want to throw it away, yet it’s just not “you” anymore.
Dawn … Read More ...
Whitney from The Purl Bee provides an excellent tutorial on the Attached I-Cord.
by Terrye 2 Comments
We’ve all done it. Don’t even try to deny it. Happily knitting along and
What to do, what to do. Well, in keeping with the Valentine’s theme this week, we’re going to learn how to marry yarns … Read More ...
What did I find for you today? A free shipping coupon from Annie’s Attic! I personally like free shipping sales, almost better than percentages off.
Just recently became interested in speed knitting. Why? Can’t say, other than that if … Read More ...
I know, I know, you don’t like to sew it together. That’s why you have a whole basket full of UFO’s. Like mine, they’re all just waiting for you to put down the pointy sticks and pick up a sewing … Read More ...
Part of cleaning out my various knitting baskets/boxes/rooms/stashes… involves finding things that I currently have no use for. A lot of these things are new, some slightly used, none will be damaged. They may or may not include books, patterns, … Read More ...
While searching for the perfect project to start my 3 pre-teen granddaughters on, Be Still And Knit boldly marched right up and saved me!
Isn’t this too fun? And talk about a stash buster, knit on size 13 needles, it … Read More ...
What goes hand in hand with knitting? Spinning!
I just “got” spinning. I mean, I’ve been spinning my own yarn for awhile now, but just last night I got it. It worked. The hands and feet and wheel all seemed … Read More ...
by Terrye 3 Comments
Who knew?? Ok, I didn’t, but I do now, and so do you!
Knit and purl combinations………
Even Stitch Tutorials from every issue.
Go here to check out this amazing resource!
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My current WIP is the Sunrise Circle Jacket from Interweave Press. Apparantly I didn’t do the math real well when I figured that the amount of hand-dyed, one of a kind yarn I bought over a year ago was enough.… Read More ...
Jane Thornley. I first was introduced to Jane’s innovative “free knitting” techniques on Ravelry. She was knitting a beach! Yup! A beach. And not only that, there were lots of others knitting beaches too! Hmmm. Fascinating. That one I couldn’t … Read More ...
by Terrye 5 Comments
I am a pattern collector. I’ve downloaded every free pattern on the internet at least 3 times. I’ve classified them, filed them, drooled over them, and promised all of them that they’d be next. All of them. Yeah, you heard … Read More ...