One of the items I love knitting most are hats, and the folded brim is a technique I use often. When you begin with a provisional cast-on – I prefer and exclusively use the crochet provisional cast on, detailed here – and join the cast on and live stitches, the end result is a seamless folded brim that is warm and stro
This is a question that gets asked a lot in the crochet community: "How do I keep my tail weaved in, so my project doesn't fall apart?"
Learn how to make a DIY arm knit blanket using the Mama Knows Luxury Chamberlain arm knit blanket kit. Arm knitting tips and tricks.
Dive into the world of Westknits Mystery Shawls and enjoy a mystery history lesson of the first 13 MKAL (mystery knit along) designs. Westknits Mystery Shawl Knit Alongs embrace surprises, learning new things, and knitting into the unknown. Every year thousands of knitters participate in a new MKAL and explore color, texture, and shaping to create a wearable work of art. Many knitters modify the shawl with extra colors or textures, so this workshop will also provide you with lots of ideas on how to modify the details and sizes of shawls. I will share my design process for each pattern and talk about how to choose colors for the mesmerizing mystery shawls. You will also learn several knitting tips and tricks related to the mystery shawls that you can apply to your knitting projects too! Grab your knitting and enjoy this marvelous display of Westknits Mystery Shawls with me! Get inspired with over 3 hours of knitspirational videos! You will learn how to… Modify the Mystery Shawls with your own color ideas Work a simple intarsia cross Carry yarn along an I-cord edge Play with yarn overs Estimate yarn for I-cord bind offs Customize picot bind offs Create an I-cord extension Knit in the ends for marled knitting Work Westknits shortcut rows Experiment with yarn ends for fringe, tassels, & spirals Knit a Striped I-cord Bind Off Slip stitches with Long Floats Work I-cord bobbles Explore cable embellishments You will also receive… Several inspirational videos to inspire your next MKAL shawl project and gain confidence to modify borders, stitches, and colors of your shawl projects Free pattern coupon code for a Westknits pattern of your choice (excluding Geogradient: Westknits MKAL 2023) Workshop Features €50 workshop fee (+VAT for EU/UK) includes over 3 hours of video content Watch the lessons at any time and as many times as you want. Filmed in English Engage in the interactive Discussion Thread feature to ask questions and make comments during each video. Captions in English are included as an option with each video. - Sign up by purchasing the workshop. Workshops are accessed through our Thinkific portal. - If you already have a Thinkific account, simply click here to log into your account. - If you do not already have a Thinkific account, one has been created for you when you sign up. Once you purchase the workshop, you will receive a separate email with a quick link to set your password to view the workshop on the Thinkific platform. - Once you are logged in here, you will have access to our Westknits Workshop portal where you can follow along at your own pace, join discussions, and get excited about brioche knitting! If you decide to join in on any future workshops with Westknits, you won't have to create a new account and all your workshops will be available from the same portal. If you have any questions about accessing your workshop, please email us at [email protected].
It would be very nice to be able to bind-off a knitting project with a lovely i-cord bind-off finishing. Fortunately, we can!
Last year I decided to become a knitter and bought 2 patterns on sale. One was the Russell Beanie (I chronicled my chaotic experience in this article) and the other one was the Rice Jumper (use code MGM2CZMZJ for $12 off). While I pretty much started the beanie right away, it took me a minute to start the sweater as I wasn't sure I'd finish it before the end of winter 2021. Cut to January, when my friend Maren suggested a knitting evening at her mom's house to get started on our respectiv
The picot bind off is a lovely, simple, decorative bind off that adds small picots at the edge of your piece. We frequently use this bind off when working shawls, as in the case of Evangelina, a triangular shawl designed by Meghan Kelly for the Andorra collection. It is pretty simple to execute (only three steps!), but
If you are newbie to sewing, you might feel overwhelmed. We want to help you feel a little more confident by sharing these 15 sewing hacks for beginners. You might just feel like a pro once you know these few tricks.
Hand Wind a Ball of Yarn: This simple tutorial will show you how to wind a center-pull ball of yarn without any special equipment. I have several hanks of really beautiful yarn in my stash that I don't even think about using because I imagine having to take them to a…
Discover the best knitting podcasts to listen to! Get tips and tricks from experienced knitters and grow your knitting skills with these amazing podcasts.
There are a few times you will encounter in a pattern that you will need to cast on in the middle of your work. This means you'll be adding stitches after your beginning cast on. This technique has a few applications, including making buttonholes. Knitting on the cast on, like we do in this tutorial, makes for a stronger edge than a backwards loop cast on.
What we like the least as knitters is having to join one yarn ball to another with bothersome knots, which later show on our projects. That’s why in the We…
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[thrive_leads id=’2591′] I have fallen head over heels in love with amigurumi! I am entirely self taught when it comes to crochet (with help from youtube and blogs, of course!) and my first amigurumi projects turned out… interesting. Big gaps, floppy, misshapen heads… Not to mention that I didn’t know where to get half the...
In this post I’m going to show you how to Knit two together (K2tog) and Purl two together (P2tog) These are both “decrease” knitting stitches. These techniques will help you redu…
The picot bind off is a lovely, simple, decorative bind off that adds small picots at the edge of your piece. We frequently use this bind off when working shawls, as in the case of Evangelina, a triangular shawl designed by Meghan Kelly for the Andorra collection. It is pretty simple to execute (only three steps!), but
one day last week, ivy decided it was time to learn to knit on needles. she has been finger knitting (like this) for about a year and was ready to be like mumma. mumma who is still working on yindi's...
Burlap can be found in many home dec projects, from pillows to wreaths to table runners and more. Find tips and tricks for sewing with burlap!
Stockinette St is one of the most basic of knitting techniques. It creates a smooth fabric of knit stitches, but if it has one shortcoming, it's that it's curls. Usually this is counteracted by adding an inch or more of ribbing to hems, which works great in most cases, but does look, well
Beginning Spinning: Tips and tricks for the beginner I started spinning a few months ago and thought I would share with you my progress and a few things I have learned. Hopefully, this will encoura…
A massive list of hands-on knitting hacks that will save you time and money and make you a better knitter - no matter your skill level.
This is a total bugger when it happens. You are knitting, or you've finished knitting, and you notice that you have the flip. So what to do? I have a couple of tricks that I thought you might like. Let's start with why it happens. The basic reason is a change in tension between the two types of kn
Knitting Short Rows (Wrap And Turn without holes!)We don't want to create short rows with holes and loops of yarn crossing over where they shouldn't be, so we use the wrap and turn knitting technique that I'll show you today.
Melon, Egg, Herb, Square - what's the difference? A Melon basket uses the bottom of the hoop and the rims of the basket to use as a guide for where the ribs need to be woven. No longer than the bottom hoop and coming up to the rim in a half circle like the shape of a melon, hence the name. An egg basket was used for g
Loom Knit Doll on Round Loom Step by Step video tutorial for the basic loom knit doll and for the Ballerinas Loom knitting pattern.
It is a bit of a mouthful, but the long tail tubular cast onis a really excellent cast on method that creates a lovely, stretchy edge that is reminiscent of machine-knit garments. The cast on is a bit quirky and convoluted, and makes a lot more sense in the doing than in the reading. Set-Up: Create a slip knot on your
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There are two different methods for single crochet decrease, but for amigurumi the invisible decrease is my absolute favourite. Read more.
Today’s topic in our free online shawl design course are circular shawl patterns and patterns for annular shawls and rings. Learn more here!
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Discover Elizabeth Bagwell's top tips for knitting your projects using double-pointed needles and get started with a free sock knitting pattern.
We've talked about this before, but just for the record, I'm still strongly in favor of blocking your cowls. And I'm still absolutely convinced this is the best way to do it. I started by threading blocking wires through the fabric at the top and bottom (you
Sewing with knits doesn't have to be stressful! Learn how to make an elegant Bohemian Garden shrug and read tips for sewing with knits.
This is the third post in a series about different shawl shapes and how to knit them. All the posts in the series can be found right here. PI Circle from the center out The PI Circle falls into the…
Seriously, I need a room for my yarn. My knitting projects, yarn stash and assorted implements are starting to take over. Today I officially decided that my knitting needle gauge is thoroughly lost…
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I get asked every day if gauge matters in knitting and crochet. I got a few friends to knit identical squares for me. (Same yarn, same needles, same pattern) There is a HUGE difference in these. Gauge matters.
