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 he ...
How to choose eco friendly yarn
Do you know what to look for when shopping for eco friendly yarn? Are you struggling with the equation of knitting yarns and sustainability? You’re not alone. There are literally thousands of different yarns on the market. So how are you ...
Knitting with Cotton Yarn
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 ...
Yarn Weight Conversion Chart
The best guide to yarn weights Ply? wpi? Worsted? What does all that really mean? Have you found yourself all tangled up in yarn weight issues? That makes us two. So Fellow Knitters, it's about time we take a grip on those yarn weights d ...
Knitting Needle Size Conversion Chart
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 ...
Knitting Abbreviations
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 i ...
How to Purl Backwards
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 t ...
Is your circular needle too long?
Is your needle to long – or your stitches too few? 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. B ...
Circular Knitting Needles Tutorial part 2
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 knittin ...
Pain when Knitting? Learn how to avoid it
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 shoulder ...