This is another knitting jargon video (I know how much you love them!). Let’s make some dramatic shaping on our fabric with decreasing 3 stitches into 1 in the form of k3tog. It’s easy to get confused and wonder whether the knitting dictionary is pulling your leg, “ha!” said Cable, the knitting dictionary compiler, “I . . .

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How To K3tog

Do you already increase on a knit row? Did you know you can change that technique slightly to increase on a purl row?This might be known as m1p (make one purl), or m1pw (make one purlwise). Whichever you come across in your pattern abbreviations, you’ll need exactly the technique you’ll see in this video. (and you’ll . . .

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How To Increase On A Purl Row

You might be surprised to learn that when you start knotting like this you’re learning a whole new yarn craft…. yes you’re actually doing ‘macramé’. That sounds fancy-pants doesn’t it?! But all you’re doing that’s different to knitting is taking strands of yarn, so it looks more like weaving and making rows of knots, instead . . .

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How To Knot A Friendship Bracelet

If you’re stuck with scraps of yarn and left-overs from bigger projects you might wonder whether to declutter your yarn storage or find another use for them. You’re in the right place as this might sway you towards knitting up a floury of multi-coloured bracelets, for your friends, a school fundraiser, gifts or yourself! This pattern . . .

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DIY Friendship Bracelet

Once you’ve realised that you need to use chunky yarn, you have to find the right needles… But which ones!?????!!!??? I love knitting with all sorts of yarn, just as much as the next knitter. But when it comes to winter knits, I can’t get enough of chunky yarn. I love so many different styles, . . .

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Which needles should I use for chunky yarn?