I am not generally a person who minds doing a bit of ribbing at the beginning of a project. Whether it’s a cuff up hat or top down socks, a little bit of ribbing sets the stage and often plays … Read More ...
Why Does Stockinette Curl and Can You Fix It?
Around the beginning of the year I joined a Facebook group for beginner knitters, both because I thought I could help people and because I wanted to see what kinds of questions people were asking so I could produce posts … Read More ...
How to Knit Backward
Because I shared about purling backward last week, I thought it made sense to share how to knit backward this week.
This is actually easier and feels a little more natural, but it still takes practice to get going well. … Read More ...
Pin of the Week: Use Twined Knitting for a Neat Stockinette Stitch Edge
A great pin I picked up recently on Pinterest actually points to an old article about that age-old problem of stockinette stitch curl. Sometimes you don’t want a ribbed edge on a sweater or other garment, but that doesn’t mean … Read More ...
