There are only 6 weeks left before Christmas ! It is about time to activate our needles if we want to offer knitted or crocheted gifts to our loved ones …
How to care for your handknits?
For a few days now we have been approaching Autumn and its chilly weather. And if you are like me, one of the things you prefer is to wrap yourself …
What is a KAL?
If you have joined the knitting community recently, you have certainly discovered the concept of a KAL and even a MKAL! I must admit that when I first started knitting …
How to bind-off stitches loosely?
Sometimes in a pattern, we are asked to bind-off stitches loosely. For example, to bind-off stitches on a cuff for socks starting from the toe (for this you also have …
Examining Top Down Set-In-Sleeves Construction
In many of my patterns, I use set-in-sleeves construction to knit garments from the top. Over time, I have improved this construction. First working sleeves separately and then working the …
How to cast-on additional stitches?
Sometimes in a pattern, we are asked to CO additional stitches on our knitting project. For example, to shape an triangular edge on a shawl (like this pattern: Hitchhiker from …
How to keep knitting during Summer?
Here comes Summer and its heat waves. A perfect time to go outside and to do some gardening or to be outside for longer and longer especially when you take …
Five Knitting Mistakes I Keep Making …
… While I’m an Experienced Knitter I have been knitting for more than thirty years now, more or less regularly. You could say that I’m an experienced knitter (and not …
All you need to know about yarn weights
If you have read the article on how to read a yarn label, you certainly wanted to go further and understand all the names on yarn weights: fingering, lace, Nm …
