I do love a knitting tip, don’t you? I am slowly emerging from hibernation, and definitely not yet ready for a full return to work, but I’ve been knitting, and I’ve been thinking about knitting, and today I’m going to share with you my latest knitting tip obsession: the clasped weft join.
Read moreLong-Tail Cast On, But Make It Stretchy (Video Tutorial)
Hands up, who here has used the long-tail cast on? If you’re anything like me, the long-tail cast on is something you use a LOT. It’s fast, it’s stable, it’s fairly flexible. There’s a lot to love about a long-tail cast on! But … there’s the odd occasion it can let you down. Give you an edge that’s a little too firm or a little too tight. In those situations, what is a knitter to do?
Read moreTutorial Round-up: Stranded Colourwork
It’s been so exciting to see some really stunning versions of Janette Budge’s triumph of a toque, the Variance Hat, coming off the needles. Quite a few folks have tackled this as a first colourwork project, which is brilliant to see! Even though Janette’s design features eight shades of J&S 2ply Jumper Weight, you never use more than two colours on any given row, making it a very approachable introduction to colourwork (and one that is sure to wow your knitting and non-knitting friends alike).
Read moreKnitting How-To: Picking Up Stitches
One of the really fun details of Natalie Warner’s Fond Mittens, the latest pattern from Something To Knit Together Winter Edition, is the cable detail with which they begin. To achieve it, you start by knitting a cable strip, then pick up stitches along the row ends to begin knitting the mitten cuff. Today, we bring you a video tutorial to perfect your picking up technique!
Read moreLittle lessons: Avoiding ladders on double-pointed needles
We have a double-whammy of knitting tips for you today! Not one, but two short video tutorial tips to help you to avoid those pesky ladders when you are knitting with double-pointed needles (DPNs).
Read moreLittle lessons: Seaming blanket squares
The squares of my Fly Away Blanket by Tin Can Knits are being completed bit by bit…
Today’s post includes a video tutorial on seaming blanket squares.
Read moreKnitting inside out
Do you struggle to keep your tension even when you knit stranded colourwork in the round over small circumferences? Lots of people do!
I’ve mentioned the trick of working inside out a few times in our books and here on the blog, but I’ve never shown in detail what I mean by this, so in today’s “not totally gratuitous excuse for more photos of my nearly-finished cowl”, I’m going to take you through it.
Read moreKnitting How-To: Working Intarsia in the Round (A Video Tutorial)
I’m a big fan of stranded colourwork knitting – and I know many of our customers are aficionados too! But there are times when you want a single bold colour motif that’s non-repeating, no stranding required. It’s in these situations that we turn to another type of colourwork knitting: intarsia. Working the technique in the round poses special challenges. I’ll show you how to tackle them in today’s tutorial.
Read moreRavelry how-to: Sharing Ravelry Project Photos in Forums
Last week, we talked about how to add photos to your Ravelry project page. This week, I’m going to take you through how to share these photos in a Ravelry forum if you, say, want to ask a question about your progress or show off your finished object in the knitalong threads!
Read moreAll Sewn Up!
When Nancy Marchant’s Bramen Cowl was released this month, I was excited to see it made use of a sewn cast off, a personal favourite of mine. Sewn cast offs have a lot to recommend them. They tend to be stretchy, so you won’t end up with a cowl that won’t fit over your head. They’re a fabulous match for a long tail cast on. And I find the sewn action of the cast off pleasing and meditative to work.
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