How to knit a Scalloped Cast-on Edge The scalloped edge adds a fun detail to your knitting project! It can be used as a hem on a top or maybe to add a pretty wavy edge to a knitted tea towel. This edge is knitted over one row immediately after casting on. So, the first … Read more
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 … Read more
Learn the 12 best knitting hacks! I love good life hacks and useful tips and I hope you do too because in this post I share my 12 best knitting hacks with you! It’s a cocktail of hands on knitting tips that can help you take your knitting project to the next level, tips about … Read more
How to add a crochet edge to knitting As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. To add a crochet edge to a knitting project isn’t hard at all, even for crocheting newbies! When crocheting you only have to manage one … Read more
What is a knitting lifeline? As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. A knitting lifeline is just that, a lifeline, that can save you so much time and work if you learn to use it. And the best of it … Read more
What is a provisional cast-on? A provisional cast-on is a temporary cast-on that can be removed. This means that the cast on edge isn’t really an edge, but a live set of stitches that can be picked up and worked later. What’s the purpose of a temporary cast-on? This type of cast-on is used when … Read more
Everything about binding off knitting To bind off knitting means to close all the live stitches, the ones sitting on the needle, so the knitting won’t unravel when taken off the needles. There are several ways to bind off a knitting project. The characteristics of the project determine which method is more suitable. For example, … Read more
Why the crochet hook is a knitter’s best friend As an Amazon Associate and member of LoveCrafts affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. What?! A CROCHET HOOK is a Knitter’s best friend? Has she gone mad? Well, I may be a bit mad, can’t argue with that…:) … Read more
My Best Knitting Tips for Beginners Too many mistakes can put you off. Therefore I have listed all the knitting tips for beginners I wish that I had known when I was first starting out. When I started knitting I made all kinds of mistakes. I still do after ten years – and that’s ok! … Read more
5 ways of knitting neat edges! As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate program, I earn commissions from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Have you ever looked at a finished project and felt a bit disappointed because the edges didn’t turn out as neat as you had wished for? Blankets, … Read more
