Do you know what to look for when shopping for eco friendly yarn? As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Are you struggling with the equation of knitting yarns and sustainability? You’re not alone. There are literally thousands of different […]
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Knitting with cotton yarn – 5 reasons to choose cotton Knitting with cotton yarn is fun, because there are so many possibilities. Cotton comes in all kinds of colors and dyes and all weights. It’s a durable yarn and it’s also cool to wear in the summer and soft on the skin. No wonder that
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Yarn weights explained (+free cheat sheet!) Ply? wpi? Worsted? What does it all mean? If you have found yourself all tangled up in yarn weight issues that make us two! In this post, we will take a deep dive into yarn weights. As a bonus, I have created a yarn weight conversion chart to make
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Knitting needle sizes in different parts off the world Are you, Fellow Knitters, ever getting confused over knitting needle sizes? I know I am sometimes. You find this super cute knitting pattern and you’re totally going to do this, and you just have to start right now. You look at what size of needles recommended,
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88 Knitting Abbreviations – do you know them all? Do you know what all the knitting abbreviations mean? Does ANYONE know what all of them mean? I don’t know. But to help all of us out I have listed all I could think of. And all I could find in my patterns, knitting books and
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How to do the purl stitch backward? Hi fellow knitter! Are you up for learning a new knitting hack? I learned to both knit and purl backwards a while ago, and I think this is a really fun and useful technique to have up the sleeve! Why should you learn to purl backwards? Because this technique makes it easier
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Do you have too few stitches to fit the cable? Or, in other words, are your circular needle too long? This was a big issue for me when I was first starting out with circular needles. But I figured it out. And now I’m sharing my top three tips with you Fellow Knitters! My top
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The Circular Knitting Needles Tutorial – How to join and knit in the round Welcome to the second part of the Knit on Circulars – the Easiest Tutorial serials! In the first part, we learned how to do the long tail cast on with circular knitting needles. Now it’s time to join our stitches in
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Pain when knitting? 7 ways to avoid pain as a knitter Hey Fellow Knitter, do you get pains when knitting? You just want to knit, but it hurts in your hands, wrists, and shoulders? I suffer from this too. I get pains in my hands and shoulders when knitting, and it ain’t pleasant. At all.
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9 ways to use Stitch Markers in Knitting I love stitch markers! It’s a multifaceted tool and sometimes beautiful as jewelry. Actually, there are stitch markers that double as necklaces. I picked out the cutest stitch markers available on Amazon in a previous post, and it was soo much fun! See what I found! Stitch
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