Bindoff
Why are we having such trouble counting stitches in our bind-offs? Did you know takes 2 stitches to bind-off one? That’s key to understanding the knitting instructions and counting stitches. But what does that mean and how can it help us with our knitting projects? Below I share with you three ways to count your bind-off stitches.
Read more “How to Count Bind-Off Stitches”
Knitting Needles
After reading my latest newsletter tips (sign up here), Kitty Kitty was inspired to share with me how she adds a lifeline to her knitting using her interchangeable needle cables. Plus she included a bonus tip that was new to me. For seasoned knitters, you can read the tips and quickly understand what’s going on. For new knitters there’s tutorial to show you exactly how to add a lifeline.
Read more “Easily Add a Lifeline to Your Knitting”
Designer Life
Last week I a shared with you 9 Questions to Ask Before Frogging Your Knits. You can read it on my blog if you missed it. Today we’re hoping back Into the Frog Pond to talk about a few ways to fix knitting mishaps.
In case you haven’t guessed, probably because I forgot to tell you, Into the Frog Pond is going to be a tutorial series. Today’s post will list some knitting fixes you can try. Very soon you will be able to watch instructional videos and see exactly how to do each method.
Read more “Into the Frog Pond Part 2”
Designer Life
To frog or not to frog? Have you heard of the frog or ribbit stitch? Do you know what it means to frog your work? Do you wonder what knitters are talking about when they say they are going back to the frog pond?
Read more “Into the Frog Pond”
Gift Knitting
I’ve noticed daily postings asking what yarn(s) to use for a chemo hat. They usually say something like:
Read more “Yarns For Chemo Patients”“My friend, brother, or loved one has cancer. What yarn should I use for making them a hat now that they are doing chemo?”
Knitting Tips & Tricks
Ever slog through a really, really long cast-on? It’s such a relief when you finally get all 300+ stitches cast-on AND the count is correct. Yay me, yay you! Boy that long-tail cast-on is looking so nice. You’re cruising through that first knit row when suddenly. it. happens.
Read more “6 Easy Steps to Fix a Dropped Cast-on Stitch”
Designer Life
Do you like to knit at the beach or the back deck? I see lots of pictures on social media of the sun ‘n’ sand knitters. I’ll bring a knit with me, but honestly I’m there to relax. Listen to the sounds of the waves, swim, and people watch. Not much knitting happens in the summer sun for me. If knitting while sunning near the surf is your thing, I’ve got some tips for you.
Read more “8 Tips for Summer Knitting”
Gift Knitting
This week’s tip is about the intersection of Earth Day and knitting leftovers. SPOILER ALERT stop giving yarn leftovers to birds and animals. If you read nothing else in this blog post, please read that sentence. Seriously, if you haven’t heard yet, the important part is that you quit putting yarn outside for birds and other animals.
Knitters and Crocheters have big hearts. We love to shower loved ones with handmade gifts. We love our yarn. Wool, acrylic, cotton, milk fibers, silk, whatever – we will kit and crochet with anything that we can get on those knitting needles and hooks. We get giddy over the latest yarn colors and colorwork techniques. Projects that require multiple skeins or balls of various colors are all the rage. However, all this crafting has one unintended consequence: Yarn Waste.
Read more “10 Things to Do With Yarn Scraps”
Knitting Tips & Tricks
Have you spent time in Facebook knitting groups? I love combing through there and helping knitters whenever I can and learning new stuff. One question that seems to keep coming up is how to knit a M1L (make one left) stitch without getting holes. This one knitter watched lots of videos. She was positive she was doing it right. Yet she couldn’t understand why there were still holes in her knitting.
Read more “5 Knitting Tips for M1L & M1R Without Holes”
Knitting Inspiration
Sometimes I know immediately what I want to name my designs. Like the Ocean Home Shawl. Before I even cast on the first stitch, I imagined a shawl that would represent what the ocean means to me. It would evoke the moments of peace and healing that I’ve experienced there. Calling it the Ocean Home Shawl was inevitable. But I needed help to find a name for my newest design.
Read more “Avon Mountain Cowl”