You know what it’s like! What am I doing?! Where am I in the pattern!? This secret knitting code is driving me completely barmy!? (or other phrases you and I can probably both imagine! 😉 ) In today’s video I’m going to give you the […]
Knitting with colour seems a long way off when you start knitting. You knit a blue hat for a newborn baby boy, maybe a purple scarf for your Auntie and as you get a bit more adventurous you discover the variegated yarn that makes your […]
Can it really be that simple, avoiding 6 mistakes and everything will be hunky-dory? Well, believe it or not, it could be a big factor in whether you set yourself up for life-long enjoyment of knitting rather than giving it up at the first hurdle. […]
If you’re searching a yarn store and constantly see the phrase, ‘dk yarn’ you might start scratching your head, Â (or stroking your beard!) while wondering why these two initials came together and began describing a yarn. Everywhere you see it. Is it another part of […]
Once you’ve finished your knitting, in most cases you need to use a casting off technique to remove the stitches from the needle. How do you cast off if ribbing, and does stocking stitch need a different cast off to garter stitch? In this video […]
Have you noticed that the edges of your rows seem looser, more filled with stitches than the middle? It might look a bit like you’ve knitted extra stitches when in fact you’re just knitting your average garter stitch scarf or baby blanket. If your knitting […]
If there’s any sewing to do while you’re finishing your knits there will be ends of yarn to be woven in. And let’s face it there’s always the cast on edge too, which has to start somewhere, and that’s another loose end of yarn. How […]
Have you ever knitted a square hat? I mean it’s easy, right? Just plain garter stitch and sew up one seam? It’s the average hat that you find in your first ‘how to knit a hat’ tutorial. Then when you wear it does it feel […]
We all need hats with that extra touch of special sometimes. And you’ll find cycles of favouritism through various brands of special if you live as long as me! Pom-poms were so ‘in’ during the 1970s and they felt a bit nerdy when I was […]
Whether you call it stocking-stitch or stockinette, or even ‘the wrong side of knitting,’ you will finish knitting one day and realise there’s a seam that needs securing. And that seam may appear unfathomable. It’s not as confusing as all that. Just take a bit […]
This is where knitting becomes controversial. Did you know there were wrong sides and right sides? And who decided before and who decides now? Well, the answer is simply that the pattern decides for you, but you can also make that decision for yourself when […]