Have you ever tried using double-pointed needles to work in the round and find them too much, or those really tiny circular needles for socks and if you’re like me get hand cramps or just keep dropping them? If so, Magic Loop may just be the knitting method you need for tiny projects or items… Read More How to Knit Using Magic Loop (Tutorial)
The braided cable can be a great feature addition to any knitting project. The cable can be placed on any stockinette section of knitting. If you want to practice making the cable I have a free pattern for a Braided Cable Headband: Free Pattern: Girls Braided Cable Knitted Headband – Relaxing With Yarn Disclaimer: We… Read More How to Knit the Braided Cable
There are multiple ways of binding off your work once you have completed your double knitted project and you may feel a little overwhelmeds with the variety of choice that you have. One of the easiest methods I have used creates a lovely alternating pattern on the bind off edge and is very similar to a… Read More A Guide To Binding Off With Double Knitting For Beginners
I am very excited to bring you this article today as it contains my very first video tutorial. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that it is not a great recording but I’m proud enough of it to publish it for the world to see so please be kind in any comments you may… Read More How To Knit The Granite Stitch
Recycling Yarn For New Projects As with any project you will undoubtedly decide to rip it out entirely at some point or another. This can be for many reasons which I wont go into here but the important result is that you can recycle that yarn you have just frogged and save yourself some money… Read More How To Relax Yarn After Frogging
The Rice Stitch Is a great textured pattern for beginners and more experienced knitters too. The basics of this textured pattern is all based around the knit and purl stitches and in which combination you use them. In this tutorial I will take you through how to create this stitch both on straight needles/working flat… Read More How To Knit The Rice Stitch
Repairing Ladders: How many times have you looked at your work and suddenly realised you’ve got the wrong stitch count and look to discover that you’ve dropped a stitch a few rows down now making a lovely ladder effect? There’s that moment when you wonder if you should rip everything back to below the dropped… Read More How To Pick Up A Dropped Stitch
The Pineapple Motif has been around for a very long time and is considered to be a vintage addition to the art of crochet. This simple little pattern is very versatile in that it can be used for a wide variety of applications such as applique work using crochet thread and multiple pineapples to make… Read More How To Crochet The Pineapple Stitch
The Bamboo Stitch is one of my favourite stitches to use in many of my projects. When worked with thicker yarn such as worsted, Aran, or chunky you get a really cozy fabric knit up really quickly and when using lighter yarns such as sport weight or fingering you create an airy fabric that’s great… Read More How To Knit The Bamboo Stitch
So you’ve been knitting for a while and managed to get a good-sized chunk of that section done but when you look down and inspect your work you realise that you’ve made a mistake! Maybe it was getting your tension wrong and now your knitted piece is too big or too small, it could be… Read More How To Correct Knitting Mistakes