Beginner Knitters 101 , Casting On , Knitting Basics
Once you’ve cast on, you have to start knitting Yes, that beginner’s jargon is already coming in handy! The stitches are the individual loops on the needles and the row is what you call the group of stitches that sits on the knitting needle. Knitting the first row after casting on is the next big […]
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Knitting Basics , Knitting Tips and Tricks , Odds and Ends
Creating stripes as you knit can be done in many ways, not least with stripey yarn! But if you have two balls of yarn that you’d like to stripe, this is the tutorial for you. I’ll help you switch between two colours of yarn as soon as you’ve knitted a few rows to begin. The […]
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Knitting Basics , Knitting Tips and Tricks
When we consider knitting there’s the gremlin on the shoulder that says… “Now don’t even try, you’ll never be good enough, you’ll be the one who messes it all up like no knitter has ever messed up before!” But let’s get real here. Every single knitter makes mistakes…. believe me… I’ve been knitting for forty […]
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Starting to knit obviously means picking up needles and yarn and starting to knit. But what about motivation, keeping going when other priorities seem to pop up in daily life? And how about finishing projects when it feels like there’s so much more to knit? Beginning a new hobby like knitting, and continuing when you’re […]
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There are a lot of options out there when you’re learning to knit. Fancy stitches, different types of needles, multiple methods to actually put stitches on the needles when you start, could baffle you. I say, let’s keep it easy and as the title of this week’s video suggests… taking it back to basics is […]
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