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This cross stitch heart pendant is super simple to make for a Valentine’s Day gift or to wear yourself. Or make it into a keychain, zipper charm, or anything else you want! Supplies The main thing you need to make this cross stitch heart pendant is the frame. This one is from a set of […]
Knitters new and old often seemed to be stumped by the mysteries of knitting gauge. We might have heard we need to knit a swatch to test our gauge, but we aren’t sure how to do it. And everyone knows someone who “always knits to gauge” even though they never swatch, so is it really […]
After a few semi-successful tries at knitting socks on a circular knitting machine, it was only a matter of time before I tried to knit legwarmers. These legwarmers are worked in a flat panel so you can make them just the size you need. I also added knit ribbing to the ends so they cling […]
The first time most people knit stockinette stitch (that is, knit one row and purl one row repeating) they may think they’ve done something wrong when they see the dreaded stockinette stitch curl. But the problem isn’t with the knitter; it’s the structure of the fabric that causes the problem. If you’ve ever wondered why […]
Double knitting, also sometimes called double stockinette stitch, is a two-sided fabric that’s worked flat and produces a fabric with stockinette stitch on both sides. It can be worked as a solid color, solid but different colors on each side, or in color blocks, stripes or designs where one color shows on one side and […]
A stop scrolling kit could be the antidote to mindless doom scrolling. By pulling together a few supplies and getting into the habit of having options nearby, you can break the habit of grabbing your phone at every opportunity. Let’s look at some things to do instead of scrolling! What is a Stop Scrolling Kit? […]
I have made plenty of coffee cozies for travel coffee cups, but this crochet coffee cup cozy was specifically designed to go on a coffee mug. I feel like my coffee is always getting cold faster than I can drink it at home, so having a cozy that fits a coffee mug can help it […]