Knowing how to use a lifeline in knitting can be a big help when you are learning new skills such as lace or cables, or when working a complicated project that might be difficult to rip back. I’ve been working on a project with a somewhat complicated brioche pattern and I decided I had to […]
How to Pick Up Stitches for Knitting
Knowing how to pick up stitches in knitting is an important step in making sure your projects are finished well. Whether you’re picking up stitches along the side of a heel flap to finish a sock or around the neck of a sweater or edge of a shawl to add finishing, this is one place […]
Sentro Easter Basket Knitting Pattern
Want to make a Sentro Easter basket? It’s really easy to make a little basket — for Easter or any other occasion — using your circular knitting machine! Here’s how it’s done. Supplies for the Sentro Easter Basket I used about 90 yards of a DK weight baby yarn, Mary Maxim Sugar Baby, which has […]
Little Easter Basket Knitting Pattern
I was looking at my Easter knitting patterns the other day, and I was reminded of this little Easter basket knitting pattern that I remembered making but I couldn’t remember when or what website it was for. I searched around for it and realized it was on About, but the page for it doesn’t exist […]
Add Duplicate Stitch to Knitting Projects
Duplicate stitch is one of those things that I don’t use that often but whenever I do I’m reminded of how much I like it. It’s an easy way to add little details to a knitting project after the knitting is done. You can also use it to stitch larger graphics so you don’t have […]
How to Make a Twisted Headband on a Knitting Machine (Sentro or Addi)
It’s easy to make a twisted headband on a knitting machine, whether you have a Sentro or an Addi. They’re super cozy and quick to make, and they make great gifts, too. I decided to give myself bangs pretty arbitrarily a few years ago, and I decided just as abruptly that I’m ready to grow […]
Flat Heart Knitting Pattern
This heart knitting pattern was available a long time ago on my About.com Knitting website, then when the name changed to the Spruce it was still available for a while, but it isn’t any more. A reader requested the pattern so I’m happy to share it again with more step-by-step instructions. The pattern is intended […]