If you’re stash busting and trying to use all your yarn in a project, or you’re just a poor planner, there may come a time when you don’t have enough yarn to do a standard bind off so you need to use a no yarn bind off. This is actually really quick and easy to […]
How to Knit Applied I-Cord
Applied I-cord (sometimes called attached I-cord) is a method for adding a border to a knitting project that looks like a tube of knitting. It’s pretty easy to do, though it is also rather tedious. Why Knit Applied I-cord? Applied I-cord gives your projects a nice, clean, finished look. It’s a great way to add […]
Provisional Cast on for Knitting
The provisional cast on is a great way to start a knitting project when you are going to want to work from the cast on stitches again. For example you might work a scarf with a lace motif you want to make sure goes in the same direction down each side of the scarf, or […]
How to Substitute Yarn for a Knitting Project
I recently wrote a post about what I think about when choosing yarn for a knitting project, which is about how to substitute yarn in a general way. But there’s been a lot of talk in the knitting community the past few days about offering more yarn options in knitting patterns and whether it is […]
How to Choose the Best Yarn for Your Knitting Project
If you’re new to knitting or just new to picking out yarn other than what the pattern calls for, this quick guide will help you choose the best yarn for your knitting project. What Does the Pattern Call for? If you’re looking for yarn for a specific knitting pattern, the pattern will give you a […]
Knitting Decrease Methods: How to Decrease in Knitting
Learning a few knitting decrease methods is important for being able to shape your knitting when you want to, or for working lace knitting stitches. Decreases are used, to name a few examples, at the tops of hats and the toes of socks and in other ways to make garments fit the way we want […]
How to Knit Ear Savers for Wearing with Face Masks
Knit ear savers are a simple solution for people who wear face masks with elastic bands that go around the ears. Now that everyone is supposed to be wearing face masks outside the home, you might have noticed that they’re not always that comfortable. They fog up your glasses and, if they have bands that […]