I know from talking to knitters and hearing what you all say when I ask that a lot of knitters are a little afraid of Fair Isle knitting and other colorwork projects. They seem really intimating because it’s hard to … Read More ...
A Super Clever Way to Deal with Long Floats in Colorwork Knitting
I love doing colorwork — especially stranded knitting — on cold-weather items because the floats on the back of the work add an extra layer of insulation, which I always seem to need.
But one problem with stranded colorwork is … Read More ...
The KW Swatch Experiment, Or, Why, Yes, You Need to Knit a Swatch
Kelbourne Woolens is doing a really interesting series on its website with different knitters working up swatches in their yarns, comparing them and then looking at how those different knitters would fare making a garment with that gauge if they … Read More ...
What Does it Mean to be an Intermediate Knitter?
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with skill levels on knitting patterns. I usually like to note in my reviews of knitting books if patterns have skill level ratings, because they give knitters a general idea of whether the … Read More ...
25 Ways to Make Your Knitting Better
I feel like I have seen this list of 25 tips that will improve your knitting from Knitting Om before, but I can’t see anywhere that I have shared it. It’s pretty good so I wanted to post it even … Read More ...
Knitting Basics: Learning to Read Your Knitting
This is an old post I came across several months ago, but I wanted to share it because I’m hoping some of you have the New Year’s resolution to improve your knitting skills, and one great way to do that … Read More ...
Make Prettier Decreases with This Tip
Knit 2 together is the standard for a right-leaning decrease, and it’s usually paired with a slip, slip, knit, which leans to the left.
But ssks are ugly. Some people improve the situation by slipping the first stitch as if … Read More ...
Knit a Fun Dishcloth in Mosaic Knitting
I’m suddenly seeing mosaic knitting all over the place, which is great because I think it’s an underused technique. (I did cover it in my latest book
, by the way!)
Sandra from the Feminine Touch shares a fun cotton … Read More ...
Master Grafting with this Great Blog Series
Joni Coniglio has a great series of posts over on Knitting Daily all about grafting that you’re going to want to read if you’ve ever been mystified by this knitting technique or wondered if there are different ways to do … Read More ...
A Lot of Wisdom About Swatching
I was wandering around on Twitter the other day when I found a link to this post from Shibaguyz Design about the importance of swatching. It’s called a tangential post because originally it was supposed to be about blocking, … Read More ...
Review: The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques
The great thing about knitting reference books is that they never really get old, you can refer to them again and again over the years, and probably should, to make sure you’re using the best technique possible for whatever it … Read More ...
Review: Easy Textured Knits
When knitters first start out learning the craft, they learn knit and purl, of course, and with them Garter and Stockinette. Then usually comes ribbing, but some new knitters might not know about the wealth of other combinations of knit … Read More ...
Patty Lyons Shares Her Least Favorite Knitting Myths; What Are Yours?
I’m loving this post — and the conversation in the comments — from knitwear designer and teacher Patty Lyons, in which she talks about her least favorite myths about knitting. These are the things she hears people say that … Read More ...
Review: Color Knitting with Confidence
A lot of knitters are intimidated by color knitting, whether because they’re afraid of the techniques or because they don’t want to pick colors they end up not liking together. Nguyen Le tries to take some of the fear and … Read More ...
Want to Learn a New Knitting Skill This Year? Try Brioche Knitting
I got a little obsessed with brioche knitting this fall. I’m not quite sure I’m over it; I really want to knit a brioche cowl (when by all accounts I should be over cowls, too, given how many I knit … Read More ...
