Author name: Erika

Working With Yarn Held Double

How to knit or crochet with yarn held double Sometimes your pattern tells you to knit or crochet with yarn held double. It’s not that obvious what that means. But don’t worry, it’s not hard at all!  All you have to do is hold TWO strands of yarn together and treat them as a single

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Neat Ribbing 5 Knitting Tips

How to knit a neat and tidy ribbing! If you struggle to knit a neat and tidy ribbing it may be yarn tension that’s causing you problems. Tension is crucial in knitting and many issues that may occur depends on it. Untidy ribbing is one of them. So, to make a neat ribbing that’s firm

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Rib Knit Stitch

The simplest rib stitch patterns Rib stitch is a knitting stitch pattern built up of columns of knit and purl stitches that produces a stretchy fabric that doesn’t curl, useful for example cuffs.  This technique is commonly used in knitting, especially for garments like hats, socks and sweaters to stop the knit fabric from rolling

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Knitting the Basketweave Stitch

This is how to knit the basketweave stitch As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you The basketweave stitch is a tad more complicated than the seed and moss stitch with its 12 rows, but once you have knitted a few

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Moss Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit the moss stitch knitting pattern As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you Moss stitch is a classic textured knit stitch, just as its cousin the seed stitch.  This knitting stitch pattern is built by alternating knit and

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Bunny Garland an easy Easter DIY

Bunny Garland – An easy Spring & Easter DIY! As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Hi, there fellow crafters! Thought I should surprise you with a papercraft instead of a knitting or crochet related post today – a Bunny

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Knitting Mock Cable Stitch Patterns

As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Drooling over all the beautiful cable-knitted projects on Pinterest and Ravelry but think it’s too advanced for you? Let me introduce the mock cable, and think again! I enjoy knitting and I enjoy

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Pearl Stitch Knitting Pattern

Let’s knit some cute pearls! As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. This stitch just happened when I was playing around with my yarn and needles trying to come up with a stitch pattern for a blanket square. I decided

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