Author name: Erika

How to Count Rows in Knitting

Have you ever struggled with how to count your rows when knitting? Your pattern tells you to do something after knitted X rows and you don’t know when you have because it’s hard to remember if you should count your cast on and the stitches on your needle. Don’t worry, it’s a piece of cake!

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Knitting with Slipped Stitches

Slipped Stitches in knitting Slipped stitches are common in knitting and have several uses like making colorwork and textured patterns, more about that further down. First, we need to know what slipped stitches are and how to knit them! When your pattern says to slip a stitch (sl or sl st) that means to move

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Guide to Knitting Colorwork

7 ways to add a splash of color to your knitting! Knitting colorwork can be a little intimidating, don’t you think? You have to keep track of when to knit with which color and read a chart. Two or more strands of yarn dangling from your knitting can also feel a bit overwhelming. But, you

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Make your Colorwork Pop

Pick colors that make your colorwork POP! It’s a blast knitting with several colors, but it’s also quite much work. And you want your efforts to show, right? The secret to make your colorwork “pop” is to pick colors that have high contrast. It’s common to pick neutrals like black, gray, or white as the

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Best Baby Knitting Yarns

The Best Baby Knitting Yarns! Babies are sensitive and knitting for wee ones require a little extra care in the choice of yarn. Baby knitting yarns should be soft, free from chemicals and chosen with the season in mind. So what should you think about when shopping for baby knitting yarns? It’s important to use

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Knit a Baby Blanket

The easiest way to knit a baby blanket! Are you about to knit your very first baby blanket?  Or maybe you’re an experienced knitter, but curious about trying to knit without a pattern? Either case, this project is for you. There’s no pattern involved, you can use whatever yarn you prefer, and knit up any

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Linen Yarn

10 tips for knitting with linen yarn Fancy a new cool summer top?  Then I guess linen can be one of the fibers of your mind! In this post, I have gathered all the best tips I could get my hands on about knitting with linen. The headers of this post: The characteristics of linen

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