Slipped Stitches in knitting Slipped stitches are common in knitting and have several uses like making colorwork and textured patterns, more about that further down. First, we need to know what slipped stitches are and how to knit them! When your pattern says to slip a stitch (sl or sl st) that means to move […]
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7 ways to add a splash of color to your knitting! Knitting colorwork can be a little intimidating, don’t you think? You have to keep track of when to knit with which color and read a chart. Two or more strands of yarn dangling from your knitting can also feel a bit overwhelming. But, you
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Pick colors that make your colorwork POP! It’s a blast knitting with several colors, but it’s also quite much work. And you want your efforts to show, right? The secret to make your colorwork “pop” is to pick colors that have high contrast. It’s common to pick neutrals like black, gray, or white as the
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The easiest way to knit a baby blanket! Are you about to knit your very first baby blanket? Or maybe you’re an experienced knitter, but curious about trying to knit without a pattern? Either case, this project is for you. There’s no pattern involved, you can use whatever yarn you prefer, and knit up any
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Knitting with cotton yarn – 5 reasons to choose cotton Knitting with cotton yarn is fun, because there are so many possibilities. Cotton comes in all kinds of colors and dyes and all weights. It’s a durable yarn and it’s also cool to wear in the summer and soft on the skin. No wonder that
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Yarn weights explained (+free cheat sheet!) Ply? wpi? Worsted? What does it all mean? If you have found yourself all tangled up in yarn weight issues that make us two! In this post, we will take a deep dive into yarn weights. As a bonus, I have created a yarn weight conversion chart to make
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Knitting needle sizes in different parts off the world Are you, Fellow Knitters, ever getting confused over knitting needle sizes? I know I am sometimes. You find this super cute knitting pattern and you’re totally going to do this, and you just have to start right now. You look at what size of needles recommended,
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88 Knitting Abbreviations – do you know them all? Do you know what all the knitting abbreviations mean? Does ANYONE know what all of them mean? I don’t know. But to help all of us out I have listed all I could think of. And all I could find in my patterns, knitting books and
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How to do the purl stitch backward? Hi fellow knitter! Are you up for learning a new knitting hack? I learned to both knit and purl backwards a while ago, and I think this is a really fun and useful technique to have up the sleeve! Why should you learn to purl backwards? Because this technique makes it easier
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Do you have too few stitches to fit the cable? Or, in other words, are your circular needle too long? This was a big issue for me when I was first starting out with circular needles. But I figured it out. And now I’m sharing my top three tips with you Fellow Knitters! My top
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