Blocking lace
Blocking – A Little Bit of Everyday Magic It’s okay to admit it. When your finished lace project comes off of the needles it looks like an ugly duckling. The lace yarn is so feathery light that it cannot hold …
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Blocking socks
While many people choose not to block their socks, some people find it helpful. It can aid in opening up lace patterns and evening out stitching. The most common method of blocking socks is to use a tool called a …
Blocking tams
Tams are a wonderful hat style that can incorporate anything from lace to Fair Isle. When you have finished knitting your tam, you will want to block it in a way that preserves the unique shape of the hat. The …
Buttons and buttonholes
Buttons and Buttonholes These seem like the simplest of closures but you will want to take careful consideration of the size of your buttons relative to the size of your garment as well as the function of the button (is …
Zippers
Get Zipped You find a knitting pattern that’s perfect – the right yarn, the best fit, some incredible details—but you put it aside because you don’t want to deal with the dreaded zipper. Zippers aren’t difficult to install, but they …
Knitting in the Round
1 Circular Needle Let’s talk about working a tubular piece of knitting on a single circular needle. You will often hear this technique referred to as knitting in the round. This is an alternative to using 2 straight needles and …
Knit Into Stitch Below
This is a nice increase that doesn’t leave a visual impact on your knitting as the Bar Increase is prone to do. You can choose to slant your increase to the left or right, based on the order in which …
Yarn Over Increase
An easy way to make an increase in your knitting is to yarn over. This does, however, create a hole in your work. For this reason, it is primarily used as an increase in lace knitting and other pieces where …
Alpaca
Alpaca Hailing from South America, the alpaca belongs to the camelid family that also includes camels, llamas, guanacos and vicunas. They are a docile breed whose fleece spins into luxurious yarns. More than three quarters of the world’s alpaca population …
Cotton
COTTON Cotton is used in a vast amount of products. You will find it in everything; clothing, home goods, linens, towels, toys and more. We’ve all seen the commercials for cotton and recognize it has a reputation as representing the …