A step by step tutorial on knitting fingerless gloves (thumbs included) – easy and free pattern suitable for absolute beginners Are you a knitting beginner and you want to make yourself some gloves? But you are scared because they do look intimidating? Well, no worries! You came to the right place because in this tutorial …
A step by step tutorial on how to knit jogless stripes in the round the easy way – 4 different methods. Stripes are the easiest colorwork technique in knitting. Unlike intarsia or Fair isle, it doesn’t require any special joining techniques. But when you are knitting in the round things get a bit problematic. Every …
Knitting colorwork techniques 101: Everything you need to know about the difference between Intarsia and Fair Isle. Chances are high one of your first ever knitting projects was a scarf or a little coaster in garter stitch. Soon after you finished that you probably realized that you can add stripes to your knitting by alternating …
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A massive list of all important knitting abbreviations, techniques, and terms compiled into one big glossary with tons of helpful links to tutorials Is there an abbreviation in your knitting pattern you don’t understand? Or did some on social media say something you didn’t understand? Well, then you came to the right place. This glossary …
A step by step tutorial on reading knitting patterns and follow instructions the right way for beginners. Knitting is an amazing hobby. It helps you to create your own garments based on a couple of basic stitches and knit them in the size and color your want. While it is fairly easy to knit a …
A helpful tutorial on reading knitting charts the easy way so you can follow your pattern flawlessly. After your first couple of projects in garter stitch and easy patterns, you finally decided to tackle a more complicated project. Congrats! But now you realize the pattern has no written instructions and you have no idea how …
A step by step tutorial on different ways to keep your stockinette stitch from curling in at the sides. You are currently working on a scarf or some other beautiful project and a few rows in you start to notice that it doesn’t keep its shape? And now are wondering how to prevent that? Just …
Learn how to estimate the yarn requirements for a bind off the right way. You are in the last row of your project, but there is only a small amount of yarn left. And now you are wondering just how much yarn you need for a bind off, right? Time to play yarn chicken? Well, …
A step by step tutorial on knitting intarsia in the round without a seam using double-pointed needles. Intarsia is a great way to transfer pictures and other complex designs into knitting. But there is one major flaw: You need to knit it flat. Knit it in the round, and your bobbins will always be in …
Helpful tips and tricks for knitters who want to perfect their intarsia knitting I’m sure you are aware of all the beautiful possibilities with intarsia knitting. But if you ever knitted a project before, then you probably know what a struggle it can be to get it to look neat. Juggling 10+ bobbins, keeping the …
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