Don’t we all love some knitting jargon? To knit yarn over doesn’t quite make sense, because you don’t actually knit anything. You just move the yarn. But it’s part of knitting so that’s what we say! The ‘y’ abbreviation doesn’t come up very often in knitting patterns, but it will usually refer to moving the . . .

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How To Knit Yarn Over (YO)

There’s this knitting thing, called tension If this post already sounds a little bit similar to last week’s don’t be surprised… last week we talked about tight knitting. So this week we’re going to the other side of knitting tension – loose knitting. Your knitting stitches might feel uneven if you are a knitter who . . .

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Loose Knitting And How To Fix It

There’s this knitting thing, called tension I’m asking you to get to know it better if you have tight knitting. It can become a headache, a pain, a reason to stop knitting if you let it. But I ask you to stick with me and you’ll find it’s a new friend as you click those . . .

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How To Fix Tight Knitting

We all have yarn stash, and left-overs from knitting. With patterns being made for uneven amounts of yarn, like 70g, 535g, 30g or 452g, we have a dilemma as knitters. There’s very few times you’ll find a pattern that uses the exact amount  that you’ll find on a hank or ball of yarn. Which means . . .

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How To Wind Leftover Yarn With A Portable Ball Winder

The butterfly stitch is just beautiful One of my besties has a life-long love of butterflies, as does my husband, Nick. So when I discovered this stitch I had a feeling it would feature in a big way in my future knitting. As I was preparing for the new knitting kit shop I began designing . . .

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How To Knit Butterfly Stitch