As yarn shows start to come back again after their enforced closures, I have been thinking about the questions we are regularly asked at our stand. You are probably no doubt aware of our love for self-striping yarns and Schoppel Wolle Zauberball and Zauberball Crazy always seem to catch the eye of visitors to shows. After a customer has selected their perfect colourway, I’m commonly asked, “What can I make with this?” For a while I used to reply that these yarns are great for anything, but it was politely pointed out to me that I was perhaps not being at all helpful…
Read moreUse Every Scrap Knitalong: Working the Foot
Welcome back to the Use Every Scrap Knitalong! How did you get on with your toe(s) last week? Today, we’ll be talking knitting the sock feet, and we’ll even glance toward the leg. Exciting times! Let’s dive in.
Read moreUse Every Scrap Knitalong: Preparation
Welcome to the Use Every Scrap Knitalong! Over the next two months we will make a pair of socks together – socks that use every scrap of yarn.
Our first task is to decide what yarn to use. Will you use a combination of scraps or a whole skein of something? Read on to learn how to choose and prepare your yarns for this super-fun knitalong…
Read moreFour Reasons to Love the Folded Hem + A Video Tutorial
We’re kicking off our year-long Confident Knitting journey this month with folded hems, a really fun and achievable technique that gives a lovely polish to your finished knits.
Read moreFlux Hand Warmers + Folded Hem Fun!
It’s here: the first of the month and the very first pattern release from Confident Knitting! Let me introduce you to your hands’ new best friends, the Flux Hand Warmers by Martina Behm. We’ll be using them to explore the tidy joy of folded hems this month!
Read moreLittle Lessons: The Short Row Heel
One of the things that keep me coming back to sock knitting is the endless possibilities it offers. Socks are, of course, great little canvases for trying out a new technique or stitch pattern. But even if you want to keep your sock knitting relatively simple — your go-to handbag or Zoom project, perhaps — there’s still plenty of scope to try something new! Perhaps you like to endlessly experiment with your knitting to, or you’re still just after your perfectly fitting, winning sock combination. If so, I present for your consideration: the short row heel.
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