Welcome or Welcome Back! Today, we’re going to learn how to read a knitting chart, so we can knit with 2 colours. This is an experienced beginner level technique meaning I wouldn’t pick it up as a first project, but once you’re done a few, and you’re better at tension and feel a little more […]
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Today, we’re going to talk about this simple and easy long tail cast on stitch. Now, if you’ve never tried the long-tail cast on, then it may appear difficult, but once I tried it just a couple of times(in a row, a few stitches), then I had it, and it flows really well. I think
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This is our final beginner tutorial in the series of creating a knitted hat, how to shape the crown. This is a simple tutorial, for adding the decreases to this style of hat.
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I have been knitting for a loooong time. Knitting newborn baby hats was a favourite thing that I did for years, just having fun and donating a bag full to the local hospital when I was in the area. I loved making all different hats from solids, to striped, to adding fair isle patterns, anything
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This is part 2 of our beginner knitting series. In this post, we’re going to create knit 1, purl 1 ribbing and then how to do a knitted cast off. Ribbing Knitted ribbing is a great way to begin lots of different projects, like hats, the edges of a sweater, or even blankets. It can
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I like giving these homemade dishcloths to my kid’s teachers at school, bus drivers, etc. as Christmas gifts. I love that they are useful, homemade and you can pretty much guarantee that none of the other kids will be giving their teachers these beauties.
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Begin your knitting journey with a simple, beautiful stitch. Knitting can be dated back to the 11th century in Egypt, to a pair of socks, according to Wikipedia. They had complex colourwork and a very fine gauge. There are so many different techniques for knitting, that create so many different end results. In this post,
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