How To Read Knitting Charts
Whether you’re using a knitting magazine or scouting for knitting patterns on Pinterest, you’ve probably come across knitting charts and went “What on earth?”...
Posted on September 11, 2020
Posted on September 04, 2020
A Beginner’s Guide to Lace Knitting
Lace knitting, with its fine, seemingly ethereal patterns of leaves, flowers, and more, must be one of the most beautiful forms of knitting. Although...
Posted on August 28, 2020
A Beginner’s Guide to Tunisian Crochet
If you’re looking for a new skill to add to your knitting and crochet arsenal, Tunisian crochet (also called afghan crochet) may just be...
Posted on August 21, 2020
The Beginner’s Guide to Sock Knitting
Whether you want to add a new knitting skill to the ones you already have, or just want to have small projects that you...
Posted on August 14, 2020
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 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...