Knitting tips

This week we are going to talk about selvedge, or edge stitches. There are several ways to work your edges, so we’re going to take a look at which to use…

We love to crochet with our crochet hook, but we don’t like finding holes at the beginning of the rows in double crochet. Have you noticed that hole that always…

It’s so maddening when we knit something in stockinette stitch and the edges curl! The end result is not what we expected because of the edges curling, and often we…

The Golden rule of knitting and crocheting: correctly finishing your projects is just as important as the actual project. Why? Because not only will it look better and more professional, but…

When we start to knit and discover that there are tons of different ways to increase stitches on our work, we panic. What types of increases exist? How do you…

Today we will talk about two things we often take for granted, but are very important in creating neatly finished knitting projects: the slipknot at the beginning of our work…

To add a small motifs with wool to your projects you don’t have to know how to knit Jacquard or Intarsia, you can just do it by doubling stitches, which is…

Making color changes in crochet is a lot easier than when you are knitting, but it still looks a bit menacing, especially when you have only just started knitting. Today…

Over the last few months we have shown you various techniques to cast on stitches based upon the project. Today’s technique is especially spectacular because we will see how to cast…

This week we are going to show you one of the most popular techniques, how to cast on stitches in the “long tail cast on” method. This technique to cast…