With so many cast-on methods, which ones do you need? OK, I’ve said it many times before that I use the same cast on over and over again, because it works for so many situations and it doesn’t need changing. So why learn this method? The provisional cast-on method is necessary for particular situations and . . .

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How To Knit The Provisional Cast-On

It’s time for the second part of the summer knit-along! How did you get on with the first part? If you’ve been knitting the scrubbie for the last week, you may have the pattern or kit, or perhaps you’ve just followed the first video. It’s time to continue and pull together all the pieces that . . .

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Knit-Along Shower Scrubbie Tutorial Part Two

Welcome to the summer knit-along! It’s knit-along time! Yes, now that you’ve had time to prepare, you may have the pattern or kit, it’s time to get knitty. I’ll be knitting through the first part of the shower scrubbie with you today. Taking you from casting on to casting off. (The casting off recorded without . . .

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Knit-Along Shower Scrubbie Tutorial Part one

What happens to your knitting when you come across jargon, like yarn over, that you don’t recognise? Big disaster? Do you give up? Do you spend hours surfing Google looking for the answers? Often shortened to ‘yo’ in knitting patterns, yarn over is where you don’t actually knit a stitch but create an extra stitch . . .

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How To Knit Yarn Over (yo) and Yarn Over Needle (yon)

Cotton yarn is an amazing fibre for summer knitting, right?But what to knit with it, when there are so many ideas! OK, and I’m going to give you even more today. What I will say first is, take a look at the video, and let yourself pick one or two things max to explore knitting first.The new . . .

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What To Knit With Cotton Yarn