How to Choose the Right Size for Your Cardigan
Choosing your sweater size is a tricky business (especially if you’re new to sweater knitting). It can feel like going on a blind date or taking a road trip with…
How to Knitalong
Remember the old adage "there's safety in numbers"? When it comes to knitting with friends - especially on a timeline - this little nugget of wisdom seems especially true.
Row Gauge: Why it Matters
Tell the truth: When (if?) you knit a gauge swatch, do you measure both stitch gauge and row gauge? I mean, you know stitch gauge matters. You know that having…
Knitting Rules : Love it, or Leave it
Tell me if you know this one: You're knitting, knitting, knitting, but notice that you keep checking in with yourself about a weird spot twenty rows ago, "Can I live…
Who Taught You The Art of Making?
I can't imagine who I'd be if I weren't a maker. Granted, I think I'm naturally inclined (and I believe most of us are, in one way or another), so…
How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Sweater
We've all been there. You've knit and knit and knit, and eventually (finally!) have a sweater to show for it. But, wait... Damn it. There's a problem. What makes good…
Knitting Hacks: Know Your Knitting Speed
You can knit a "time gauge swatch" for your project to get an estimate of how long it will take you - in actual knitting time - to complete it.
4 Reasons to Get Out of Your Knitting Comfort Zone
Have you ever found a pattern you really wanted to make, but when you looked at the description you realized it required an unfamiliar technique... so you didn't go for it?
Knitting Self-Help: Here’s My Secret
Can you relate to any of these? Do you ever avoid a project because of a technique you're unsure about?Do you ever let a WIP linger in fiber purgatory for…
Knitting Fiascos: This Sweater Had Long Sleeves
Sweater knitters, pull up a chair and prepare to hear a familiar tale. My vision for this design was long sleeves. It's how I imagined it from day one. The…
