How to weave in ends in garter stitch the fast and easy way Weaving in ends is a necessary part of all knitting projects. Smaller projects might just have one at the cast on edge and one at the bind off. Bigger, more complicated projects might have loads of yarn ends to weave in at … Read more
How to knit a perfect buttonhole My best tip for knit buttonholes is simple but good: Make sure your buttons and buttonholes match before finishing a whole garment. When sewing the rule of thumb is that the buttonhole should be slightly larger than the button, so the button can easily slide through. In knitting, however, … Read more
Make an easy buttonhole and adjust the size to fit your buttons There are a lot of ways to knit buttonholes. From a simple yarn over to complicated maneuvers with a lot of steps. I like this simple buttonhole when you bind off stitches and then make yarn overs at the next row. It’s a … Read more
How to knit a wedge toe on magic loop The wedge toe is sometimes referred to as squared toe. No matter what you call it’s a popular choice amongst sock designers and knitters. In this post, I will show you how I knit a wedge toe on magic loop. This tutorial isn’t part of any … Read more
How to knit: Basic sock formula Want to learn how to knit a pair of socks in any yarn and size without a pattern? Then you’ve come to the right blog post! 🙂 Note: This post doesn’t contain a knitting pattern, instead it’s a tutorial on how to use a formula to knit a basic … Read more
How to: Bind off with a Latvian braid Latvian braid bind off is the last post about these pretty braids, at least until I get a new idea on the subject 🙂 This pretty bind off creates a braid on the right side and from above it looks like a chain of stitches. If you’re … Read more
Knitting Tutorial: Long Tail Cast On I have made posts about the long tail cast on earlier, but then the focus was on knitting in the round. Today we’re focusing on the cast on itself! In Sweden, where I live, it’s common to start with the long tail cast on when learning to knit and … Read more
Add a contrasting edge with a two color cast on Casting on with this two color cast on adds a narrow edge in a contrasting color. Knitting a contrasting edge on a solid colored sweater makes it a little more interesting to look at without the need to add a lot of colorwork patterns. Or, … Read more
Latvian braid cast on: Add a beautiful edge to your next knitting project! The Latvian braid cast on is often used on mittens with Latvian and Scandinavian patterns. But this beautiful cast on works wonders for any project that needs a pretty edge! A cute cast on like the Latvian braid cast on adds a … Read more
Three ways to add stitches in the middle of a row In this post, I’ve compared three ways to add more stitches to a row in the middle of a project. This can be done at the start, the end, or in the middle of a row. Whether a cast on method is used to … Read more
