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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 […]
If you’re learning to knit or wanting to explore basic stitch patterns, this sampler scarf knitting pattern is for you. I’ve long advocated for knitting a scarf as your first knitting project (specifically a bulky yarn garter stitch scarf) because it gives you a lot of time to get comfortable with making knit stitches. Also […]
The three needle bind off is an easy way to join knitting with live stitches on both ends or with stitches in a loop or a circle like the end of a sock toe. When a provisional cast on is used you can pull back to the live stitches at the beginning of the work […]
Intarsia is one of the common ways to add color to your knitting projects, but if you don’t know how to knit intarsia, it looks kind of hard and confusing. Never fear; it’s actually pretty easy! What is Instarsia Knitting? Intarsia knitting is a way to make big blocks of a different color in your […]
There are all sorts of reasons you might want to make knit cord (also known in the knitting world as I-cord). It’s a great drawstring for bags and other projects. You can use it to make lettering or surface designs on projects. You can coil it to make coasters, baskets and more. And the good […]
I have a lot of stash yarn, and a lot of odd balls I like to try to use in projects. Recently I was making a sweater with blue and green yarn and decided while I was knitting it that I wanted to make it into a tunic/dress length sweater. It occurred to me someone […]
Brioche knitting is having a moment (again!) and if you don’t know how to knit brioche stitch, this is an introduction to the very basics along with a little free headband knitting pattern to help get you started. What is Brioche Stitch? Brioche knitting is a technique that makes a dense, squishy, stretchy fabric that […]