I love going back to basics with any part of my life, my diet, my yoga practice, my capsule wardrobe, and selecting knitting tools for a project is another place where the basics can be incredibly helpful. Even as a knitter of forty years experience, I love going back to the very first techniques that […]
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There will come a point when you start following patterns, where the instructions include a simple sentence such as ‘knit to 10cm’. That sounds easy enough, but let’s get the measuring part accurate. Once you know how it’s done, you’ll know it for life. As I’ll show you in the video, make sure you have […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Tips and Tricks
When I started following patterns and knitting large items, such as jumpers and cardigans, I knew I needed to keep track of my rows somehow. I’d been given a row counter when I was a teen, but I’d never really used it other than testing it out. It was a small, plastic mechanical counter that […]
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This week’s video may sound like an advert for Rowan magazine, but I’m hoping you’ll see that I’m giving a balanced view, sometimes playing the admirer, sometimes the devil’s advocate. As with everything in life there are pros and cons. Just as with some profiles on Instagram, you’ll think first time you see it, that […]
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You can end your finger knitting in a few ways. Today we’re going to look at ending finger knitting with a flat cast off. This method makes it look more like a cast off from knitting needles… but you’re still using your fingers! To subscribe to the Knit With Hannah YouTube channel click here I’ll […]
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Once you’ve mastered 2-finger finger knitting you’re ready to move to create wider pieces of fabric. Think of it like adding more stitches to a row when you’re knitting. That’s what we’re doing with more fingers 🙂 And this week we’re using four fingers. Get that yarn at the ready! To subscribe to the Knit […]
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How’s your finger knitting going? If you were with me last week you could have a long strand of knitting doing really well. Have you been knitting with the same ball of yarn or more than one this week? Let’s finish the finger knitting today with a cast off method that’s really quick and will […]
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We’re going to switch the knitting up over the next few weeks and abandon the needles! Yes, all you’re going to need is a ball of yarn and some fingers (preferably your own! LOL). Finger Knitting with two fingers is the perfect place to start, I’m going to show you how. 😀 To subscribe to […]
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You’re knitting with your french knitting doll and everything seems fine. You’ve maybe changed colour and cast off and back on again with a couple of projects. Now you’re curious about whether you can knit with this doll faster. How about it? You could get through more projects, perhaps even start selling what you knit […]
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Dropping a stitch when you’re knitting is a pain! But it feels even more annoying when the dropped stitch is trapped in your knitting doll. French knitting dolls hide the stitches, so we need a way of rescuing the dropped stitch without undoing all the hard work. I’ve got solutions for you today… you’ll need […]
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