Hey! I’ve been working on several patterns over the last while, and I have been meaning to compare knit increases to help determine what look I want for them in the patterns. We’ve already used several of them for different patterns, like the farmhouse dishcloth, and the double seed farmhouse dishcloth, and we’ll do lots […]
How to Knit 4 Easy Increases: A Comparison Read More »
When I first started knitting, this was the easiest way I found to get started. I didn’t know any other methods, and YouTube didn’t exist so all I had was books and things from my gramma, and mom. My first ever project was a scarf. and I dropped a couple of stitches and ended up
Knit 101: EASY and Simple Cast On for Beginners Read More »
So I have been working on a bunch of new patterns for you guys lately, and I am so excited to introduce, a variation on our Farmhouse Dishcloth pattern, the Double Seed Farmhouse Dishcloth. To date, it has been so popular on YouTube, and is one of my most popular posts here on the blog
New Dishcloth Pattern: Double Seed Stitch, Farmhouse-style Read More »
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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Do you hate knitting in stockinette because of the rolling that happens along the sides and across the bottom and top edges? Do you look for ways to prevent the rolling like ribbing, knitting several garter stitches at the beginning and end of the rows or use a straight edging like a selvage? Well, then
Tired of stockinette rolling up? Knit Double Stockinette Instead! Read More »
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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Last time we talked about knitting a hat, we started with the ribbing, in this post. This time, we’re going to talk about fundamentals of working the body of our hat. Check out the final post in this series: the Crown of our hat. This is a beginner knitting tutorial where we discuss changing yarns,
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Moss stitch is very similar to seed stitch, in that it’s more of a double seed stitch, or a larger seed stitch. See in the image at left, we’re creating a 4 stitch cluster instead of the single stitch we used for the seed. It looks a bit complicated, but it’s actually very simple and
New Knit Dishcloth Pattern! Moss Stitch! Read More »
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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