The Best Yarns for Your Summer Projects
Now that the weather is warm and winter all but forgotten, you might wonder if there is a place for knitting and crochet this...
Posted on August 14, 2020
Posted on August 07, 2020
A compact history of crochet
Unlike some of the needle or fiber arts, crochet has a very history. Indeed, crochet (which comes from the Middle French word for “hook”)...
Posted on July 31, 2020
How Knitting and Crochet Apps Can Help You
We often think of crochet and knitting as “low-tech” hobbies. After all, you only need a hook or knitting needles and yarn to get...
Posted on July 24, 2020
How to Tell the Difference Between Knitting and Crochet
Have you ever seen a garment or accessory (or even pattern picture) that you really love and wondered whether it’s knitted or crocheted? Unless...
Posted on July 17, 2020
How to Read Vintage Crochet Patterns (Without the Stress)
Vintage patterns can look like a secret code—but once you learn the rhythm, they’re a joy to make. Here’s how to “translate” older instructions...
Posted on July 10, 2020
How To Read Vintage Knitting Patterns
Love the vintage look? Or maybe you found a vintage pattern that you just have to make? Reading vintage knitting patterns can prove tricky...
Posted on June 26, 2020
Knitting, crochet, and visible mending
When most of us think about mending clothes, it probably entails the darning of warn patches or holes in socks or an elbow or...
Posted on June 19, 2020
Basic knitting maths – How to Learn It and Make Sense of It
Maths. Not usually associated with knitting, it often attracts groans from hobbyists who simply want to knit and not be bothered by the ins...
Posted on June 12, 2020
The Best Ergonomic Knitting Tools for Everyday Use
Have you ever experienced pain while knitting? Because of the repetitive motions that you make when knitting, you could start to suffer from Repetitive...
Posted on June 12, 2020
The Best Ergonomic Crochet Tools for Everyday Use
Have you ever experienced pain while crocheting? Maybe you’ve been in an afghan-crochet-Netflix-marathon and suddenly found that your wrist and hand was aching from...
Posted on May 29, 2020
How to repurpose knitted and crocheted items and clean vintage crochet
Have you picked up some great woolly finds at a thrift shop recently? Or maybe you were gifted some crocheted items that have yellowed...
Posted on May 22, 2020
A celebration of #menwhoknit and #menwhocrochet
It’s a big shame that knitting and crochet are still seen as being only for “little old ladies” when there is a robust knitting...