Hey, and welcome back to #30stitchesin30days! If you’ve been following along, I’ve missed several days, because I ran a restart for an update and my laptop wouldn’t finish the start-up!!! It was awful so I ended up taking it in to Geek Squad since I’m a member, and they said it would take 24-48 hours […]
Day 19: How to Knit Waffle Stitch (Easy Level) Read More »
Welcome to Day 18! We’re talking diamond brocade stitch pattern today. Brocade is typically a type of fabric that has a raised, almost embroidered looking diamond pattern knitted into the fabric. Its a little bit more difficult than some of the others we’ve done so far, but definitely not advanced, maybe more like an intermediate/easy
Day 18: How to Knit Diamond Brocade (Easy Level) Read More »
Hey there, Today, we’re discussing how to make this simple seed stitch pattern which is an easy version of regular seed stitch, but is more spread out. I did this one as a hat awhile back and it was so lovely. I should maybe do it again and make the pattern. So this pattern may
Day 17: Simple Seed Stitch Pattern (EASY) Read More »
Broken rib knit stitch is a very simple and beginner-friendly stitch to get you used to working knits and purls, back and forth, but it has the added benefit of having the whole right side row being all knit stitches, so it can work up more quickly than a straight seed stitch, which we’ve done
Day 16: Broken Rib Stitch & FREE Cowl Pattern Read More »
Hey there! I am beyond excited to share this post with you today. Over the last several months I have been working on this pretty knit baby blanket. Now, I was always intimidated by knitting blankets. Mostly, I think because knitting is a slower craft. So the idea of knitting a whole blanket seemed so
Let’s Knit a Baby Blanket! Easy Level Read More »
Today’s post and FREE pattern is going to be a fun late summer shawl to keep you warm as the evenings start to cool off. I’m looking forward to taking mine camping to wear sitting around the campfire, roasting marshmallows with my girls. There are nights that are already feeling like we’ve past the height
Introducing: An Easy Summer Shawl: The Fireside Shawl FREE Pattern Read More »
Today, we’re discussing this fun variation for a knit hat crown. It’s so simple and looks so nice and we’re using the decrease stitches we talked about in this post. You may wish to add some fair isle in the body of your hat, like the inspiration on My Pinterest Board. Keep in mind, the
Knit this Fun, Easy X Pattern for a Hat Crown Read More »
Today, we’re discussing this simple and beginner-friendly knitted cast on. In previous posts we discussed the stretchy long tail cast on, and a simple, but unstretchy simple cast-on. Both are easy and beginner-friendly. I have completely fallen in love with the long tail cast on. Previously, I couldn’t wrap my head around how to move
Knitting 101: The Knitted Cast On Read More »
In a previous post, we discussed the simple cast off method, and we’ll include it here as well, but I wanted to compare it to other methods, like we did with our increases and decreases in our last few posts! So, to begin, I’ve made 3 swatches with the same yarn, and I’m using 4.5
3 Easy Cast off Methods to Try on Your Next Project Read More »
A few weeks ago we talked about 4 ways to make increases while knitting, from yarn overs, to lifted increases. Today, We’re going to discuss 3 ways to make knitted decreases, so you can shape your work with increases or decreases to get the look you want. This can help both with shaping, if you
Easy Knit Decrease Stitches You NEED to Know Now! Read More »
