Beginner Knitters 101 , Planning Your Knitting
Wearing a jumper that you’ve knitted yourself is such a thrill You’ve seen that jumper through every dropped stitch, every wonky seam and every ‘just one more row’ moment a knitter can possibly have. But when can you actually begin that journey of jumper-knitting? And in fact, what about knitting other large items? Knitters hold […]
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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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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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Casting On , Finishing Your Knits , Planning Your Knitting
You know you want to finish your knits neatly So let’s get you sorted. Once you’ve learned all you need to know about knitting and purling you’ll discover a new technique that will serve you well for years to come – how to cast off, when you’re switching between knit and purl stitches in a […]
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Christmas Knitting , Planning Your Knitting
Wouldn’t it be nice if by December most of your gifts were ready? You’ll have knitted up scarves, hats, mittens, Santa socks, Christmas jumpers and the family’s ready for the big day and all decked out in winter regalia! Or perhaps you are after a whole new knitted wardrobe for yourself this winter. Well, maybe now […]
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The warmer months don’t really lend themselves to knitting, for a lot of serial knitters There’s hot weather, beaches, strawberries and cream and not a lot of warm cosy knitwear. But we don’t have to just knit to keep us warm. I’ve got lots of ideas for you today on what to knit in the […]
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What you knit in the next few months will likely depend on a couple of things: how much yarn you can get your knitty hands on and how much of each type, weight, fibre etc. you can find. So let’s be prepared and figure out some plans to knit items of all sizes, depending […]
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Odds and Ends , Planning Your Knitting
2020 could be your year for knitting. Do you want to learn new knitting skills? How about knitting at specific times each day or each week? Would you like to use different cast on methods or yarns each time you knit? This will be your year! no doubt about it… I’ll help you decide what […]
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Christmas Knitting , Planning Your Knitting
It doesn’t always have to be gifts that you knit for Christmas, there are lots of options. So take a look at your calendar and decide on a theme for the next couple of months. If you create a plan now you’ll have a better chance of reaching the big day with everything finished! To […]
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Beginner Knitters 101 , Planning Your Knitting
Coming up with ideas for beginner knitting projects isn’t too tough. There’s lots of things that can be knitted. I’ve got 10 first knitting project ideas for you today. And some of them you can knit over and over as you’ll want them in different sizes and colours. Find your knitting needles and yarn… and […]
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