Sometimes the knitting isn’t the last step! When you’ve knitted up an amazing pattern that you’re so proud to have finished, only to have it sit all scrunched up on your lap looking so different to the photo on the pattern, you’re going to be disappointed. One of the mosts common reasons for this is . . .

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How To Block Knitting

There’s something satisfying about knitting from yarn stash.  And likely or not that means odd balls of yarn, left-over from larger projects, or bought on the sly when no-one was looking!So what to do with odd balls of yarn?Many ideas come to mind. And that’s why I’m here today. You’ll have so many options you’ll . . .

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Knitting On A Budget, Without Compromising Yarn Quality

The knitted linen stitch is unique Which ever way you look at it, no matter which yarn you use, the woven effect is stunning. We’ll use the ‘slip stitch’ to create the weave with knit and purl stitches in-between. The finished piece will be create a thick fabric, unique in nature for knitting. So while . . .

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How To Knit Linen Stitch

Let’s get your Christmas knitting finishedAs we talked about in Christmas Knitting 2020, this year feels difficult and preparing for Christmas might mean we need different dealings and motivations to keep knitting. You know what you want to knit for yourself; maybe a cute bolero cardigan for Christmas day.For friends, you might be knitting secret Santa . . .

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Finishing Your Christmas Knitting On Time

Casting off when you’re knitting is casting off, isn’t it? But there are so many methods. And while I will suggest the usual method in 99% of projects there are times when an alternative is very useful. In today’s tutorial you will see how to cast off with three needles. It sounds counter-intuitive as we . . .

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How To Knit 3-Needle Cast off