Knitting Yarn 101 , Odds and Ends
We all have times when budgeting for one reason or another is necessary We may have to prioritise money away from hobbies and that might mean knitting on a smaller budget. But that doesn’t mean we have to change the yarn quality, or compromise on how much we spend on yarn. All we have to […]
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Knitting Jargon Tutorials , Stitch Patterns
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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Christmas Knitting , Planning Your Knitting
Let’s get your Christmas knitting finished As 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 […]
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Casting On , Knitting Jargon Tutorials
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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Planning Your Knitting , Yarn Storage
Online yarn shopping has become a necessity. Before this year you may have gone to a yarn store in-person sometimes, picked yarn up when you were travelling or on a city break. Maybe you did an occasional online order, but only if you new the yarn was just what you needed. This year isn’t […]
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2020 certainly doesn’t feel like any other year… As far as most of us can remember! But what about the knitting? If you’ve picked up your needles again this year for a distraction, for comfort and to knit for its relaxation benefits, you may be wondering if there’s anything you can knit for Christmas. Knitting […]
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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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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Tips and Tricks , Odds and Ends
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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Beginner Knitters 101 , Knitting Tips and Tricks , Odds and Ends
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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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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