I was recently cleaning out my closet and found some things I didn’t want to keep but wanted to reuse the yarn, so I thought it would be a great time to show you how to take apart a sweater so you can use the yarn for something else. This is a handknit sweater shown […]
How to Crochet Straight Edges with Stacked Stitches
A big complaint a lot of crocheters have is that it’s really hard to crochet straight edges, especially as your stitches get taller. That’s because when we chain at the beginning of a row, it doesn’t look or stand up the same way as a normal stitch would, which makes the edge wavy and uneven. […]
How to Use Stitch Markers in Your Knitting
I have a pretty large collection of stitch markers, but for the longest time I mostly just used them to mark the end of a round when I was working on circular knitting needles. But there are actually a lot of different ways that you can use stitch markers to make your knitting easier or […]
How to Work Third Loop Half Double Crochet
Third loop half double crochet (or HDC in the third loop) is a fun crochet technique that gives your fabric a texture similar to knit ribbing. Once you figure out what the third loop is, it’s pretty easy and fun to do it. What is Third Loop Half Double Crochet? The way you make a […]