I knew I wanted to have a summer sale, and “Summer Polar Vortex” (current US weather situation) is the perfect reason. Buy any two patterns, get the third one free. Just put three patterns in your cart, and one of them will be zero dollars. 🙂 Feel free to share with your knitting/crocheting friends. You […]
Blocking Hats
You’ve got a shaped piece of knitting, and a flat surface to set it out to dry. Here’s my trick for blocking hats. The pink baby hat shown is from the eBook Wee Wooly Toppers by Wooly Wormhead, knit in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted. The sweater on the mannequin is my Woman’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, […]
Math for Knitters – Increasing Evenly Across a Row
Those dreaded words in your pattern – “Decrease X number of stitches evenly across the row.” Even if the math doesn’t come out very tidy, here is how to write that row out so that it makes sense, for both increasing and decreasing. Information on things you’ll see in this video: The sweater on the […]
How Should I Slip This Stitch?
Your pattern tells you to slip the next stitch – but how? Knit-wise? Purl-wise? With yarn in front or back? In this video we talk about what the “default” is, and all the different ways of slipping stitches. The sweater on the mannequin is my Woman’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern + video tutorial. The pattern […]
Three Options for Joining a New Ball of Yarn
Spit splicing, Russian join, tying knots – what is the best option for joining a new ball of yarn for your project? In this video, we talk about the differences, and when it’s best to use each one. If you missed the annotated links in the video to the different methods of joining, here they […]
Two Socks at-a-Time, Toe-Up, Magic Loop
Pattern includes instructions for both worsted-weight and sock-weight yarns, each in sizes for children, women, and men.
Storing Knits for Summer
The weather is warming up in the US, so it’s time to put away the wooly winter sweaters to make room for warmer weather clothes. Here is my advice for safely storing your knits to keep moths (and other critters) away. The sweater on the mannequin is my Woman’s Zippered Letterman’s Jacket, pattern + video […]
