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 Do You Block a Crescent Shawl?
Art and versatility make a stunning pair when it comes to knitting crescent shawls, but – as you know – their full potential isn’t realized until they’re off the blocking…
A Year Without Yarn
There's something I've been meaning to tell you. As I write this it's January 1st, 2021. I love New Year's more than any other day of the year. But this…
How to Pick the Right Circular Needle Length
Have you ever sat down to start a new project and wondered which length your circular needle should be? Sure, sometimes the pattern gives you this information... but what if…
Fix a Sweater That Slides Off
As an avid knitter of top-down, seamless sweaters, I am acutely aware of their virtues, but also their vulnerabilities. The very thing that makes a seamless sweater so delightful (i.e.…
Swapping out the SSK
How do you all feel about the SSK stitch (slip, slip, knit)? While it certainly serves a purpose for creating direction with your decreases, it can sometimes feel a little clunky.
