Do you want to knit everyday?It can be a tough one. Knitting can feel like something that has to be squeezed in to your life, if it’s not been there for long. As a daily or regular extra the time can pass and it’s not happened. Finding a project that’s motivating is a great starting point. You’ll . . .

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How To Find Time For Knitting

What are the benefits are there to knitting?So many benefits that they’re un-listable! But today let’s talk about how knitting can boost your self-confidence. I’m sure many of us have experienced low self-confidence throughout our lives, but perhaps more in the last two years. It’s feeling like a tired story now, I mean who wants to focus . . .

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Knitting Is The Antidote to Low Self Confidence

Shouldn’t I want to knit faster?You may well be asking that in response to the slow knitting concept. As faster knitting is something that’s often sought by new and long-time knitters alike. We are taught to speed up, be faster, become more efficient at many things in life, so slowing down is counter-intuitive. But would you believe . . .

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Slow Knitting: 3 Reasons Why You Might Want It

Reading knitting patterns needn’t be hardEver wondered how the best knitters get through their patterns?  Reading and knitting through one after the other isn’t that specialist, there’s not a secret formula.  Neither is there a whole lesson in University that you somehow missed that teaches about reading knitting patterns. So why can it be so hard?  And what if . . .

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How To Read Knitting Patterns Step By Step

It’s that first step to get us started!Yes, if you’re knitting, the slip knot is the first stitch. But unfortunately the first step can sometimes be either the most tricky one to overcome or the one that we forget so next time we need it we’ll feel as if we’re starting from scratch again. And it’s that . . .

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How To Make A Slip Knot For Knitters