“….if you think it, want it, dream it, then it’s real, you are what you feel…” I love the musical, Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. There’s something in the story and soundtrack that just gives me goosebumps. It’s the tale of someone overcoming misfortune, difficult situations and harsh treatment, only to come out shining […]
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It does seem a shame to have left-over yarn sitting inside the deep, dark depths of a wooden blanket box or Hogwarts trunk- well, we have to knit hats for the House Elves, don’t we?! Maybe in real life, it’s in the plastic storage boxes that sit hidden from the family in the secret cupboard […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Casting On , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
The foundations will always be important in my book and the very first stitch you make as you cast on is no exception. This method of creating a slipknot is secure and adjustable. Once placed on your needle this way you can tighten or loosen the first stitch after a couple of rows to even […]
Continue reading*Knit-along was very successful, free pattern is no longer available* Please join us for the baby beanie knit-along this weekend. The more the merrier, as they say! I’ll explain everything you need to know to get started in this video and if you sign up below you will receive emails over the next few days […]
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Once you’ve mastered the k2tog and p2tog you’re ready to fly with decreasing stitches. You can make the one item all knitters have to make at some point- the beanie. It’s a simple equation: cast on + knit/purl + decreasing = beanie See how easy that is? And now for the jargon and understand […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
More knitting jargon this week, with p2tog, or purl two together. Just as last week, it’s a need to know skill and is one of the first shaping skills you’ll find in easy to knit patterns. To learn more about Knit With Hannah every week sign up in the side bar to receive my knitting […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
The title says it all! Knitting can be practiced for years and years without shaping anything. There can be project after project producing fabulous fabric which runs straight and true, sides parallel, hems neat, cast-offs tidy. But what happens if someone says,”Knit me a hat will you? My ears are always getting cold when it’s […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
I’m sure you all had an inkling that after the knit stitch I would give you the biz of purl. Here it is! I found purl a completely baffling part of knitting when my Mum tried to teach me. I didn’t get it. I just didn’t understand how or why it was different to knitting. I […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Casting On , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
To ‘cast on’ is to begin knitting. The only other option is to crochet a chain from your yarn and knit into those stitches- but that is still a foundation row and would be called a ‘cast on’. The word ‘cast’ has various meanings, from the Bronze Age first casting of molten metal to the […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Casting On
These few videos will start you off like a pro… And if you’d like a project to practice all of these skills how about the new free tutorial to knit a small blanket?
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