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After mentioning yesterday that I’m really not thinking about knitting for fall and winter yet, I thought I would share some sweater patterns for those of you who are already pointing your needles in that direction.
First off, check out … Read More...
I feel like I have seen this list of 25 tips that will improve your knitting from Knitting Om before, but I can’t see anywhere that I have shared it. It’s pretty good so I wanted to post it even … Read More...
I’m sure you’ve noticed how the very last stitch of binding off can look a little messy. It’s usually bigger than the others and you can easily tell which end is the end of the bind off for that very … Read More...
Do you have trouble with your cast on edge being a lot tighter than the rest of your knitting? I still do sometimes (usually when I’m doing a long-tail cast on and I’m in a hurry so I fly through … Read More...
I’m guessing by now you know that you should knit swatches before embarking on large projects, especially garments that need to fit a particular person.
Not only is it important to know if you’re getting the same number of stitches … Read More...
I have often shared projects from my online knitting buddy Donna, whose blog goes by the name purl3agony. She’s got a lot of fun patterns as well as tips and advice on her site, and she recently combined a bunch … Read More...
I love doing the long tail cast on. It’s what I use probably 98 percent of the time. It’s quick and easy once you know how to do it, but it can be a challenge, especially when you’re casting on … Read More...
Yarn Academy recently did a three-part series on knitting in the round, covering common fears about knitting in the round, challenging those fears with facts and providing additional benefits of knitting in the round.
Circular knitting is great … Read More...
One of the biggest problems knitters have when knitting sweaters is accurately picking up the right number of stitches evenly across the garment when working the button bands on a cardigan (or a neckline, for that matter).
Kelbourne Woolens has … Read More...
Today I’m sharing a fun post from newer knitter Heather Jones full of great tips for newer knitters. I hope you enjoy it!
You could say that I was jumping on the “knitting is trendy again” bandwagon when I decided … Read More...
When it comes to knitting garments, it can be difficult to decide which size you should knit to actually fit your body.
The clothing size you wear is not usually the same as the size of knit garment you wear, … Read More...
This year the yarn store WEBS has started a designer-in-residence program, which means that each month this year they’ll introduce a new pattern by the same designer — odd-number months are knitting with Fiona Ellis and even-numbered months are crochet … Read More...
A lot of knitters embark on their first sweater with some fear related to knitting the right size that will actually fit them and look good on their bodies.
Knitting Daily is helping to take some of the guesswork out … Read More...
Whether you’re traveling this summer or just want to do a bit of knitting on the go without dragging your whole knitting tool arsenal with you, there are some great hacks you can do to use regular household items to … Read More...
We all know that making a gauge swatch is important, as is getting an accurate measurement and stitch count from that swatch. But that can be difficult if you’re knitting with a really fuzzy or textured yarn.
What I usually … Read More...
If you’ve ever been stumped when you go to the yarn store, check out these five tips for buying yarn from the Martingale and Co. blog. This list assumes that you have a pattern in mind so you’ll be looking … Read More...
We’ve all been there: you spend a lot of your time (and some hard-earned money as well) knitting a garment that looks awesome on the model or in the pictures, but when you’re finished it just doesn’t look quite right … Read More...
I’ve been working on a project — which I’ll share with you as soon as it’s done! — that is a mostly plain hat with some colorwork. I’d been resistant on working the colorwork section, and once I started knitting … Read More...
Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer, but there’s probably still lots of warm weather to be had, and our southern hemisphere friends are looking forward to summer as I type. So there are probably a lot of … Read More...
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