I have been experimenting, and it turns out that I can film a basic tutorial video all on my own! Jim is at home with the kids, so I’ve lost my cameraman as well as my producer and film editor, but there were things I wanted to show you, so with some advice from a friend, I’ve got a set up that will do.

I am launching a series of short (hopefully!!), straightforward videos on basic knitting techniques, called Little lessons. I’m filming these in one shot with no editing, graphics or any of the fancy stuff that we normally do. This means that while they may not be quite as polished as our normal offerings (no shot of me at my desk at the start!), I can continue to film things, and hopefully you will continue to learn new techniques.

I have set up the handset holder from our old car (happy that I didn’t ditch it when the car went to scrap last year!), and moved the unit on my desk. Everything is marked up with heaps of Knitsonik Washi Tape, and I’ve printed out title screens. It’s far from fancy, but I am pleased with the results.

I’m working away on my Fly Away Blanket, and I have a set of completed squares soaking in warm water and no-rinse wash. Once I’ve finished writing this post I’m going to gently squeeze them out, and block them to perfect squares – all the same size!

Once they are dry, I will film how I seam them together, but in the meantime, I’ve done a video showing you how I weave in my ends in garter stitch.

Before seaming the squares together I weave in some of the loose ends. I find that this makes the edges neater and easier to join. There are a million different ways of weaving in your ends, and my way is just one of many, but I thought some of you might find it helpful to see how I do it.

One of the many tasks that we are working on during lockdown, is adding proper subtitles to our tutorial videos. I’ve added subtitles to this one already, and Tabitha is working through our back catalogue, starting with the most popular videos. I hope that you’ll find this helpful!

We are taking part in Virtual Wonderwool this weekend, so look out for some great offers here on the blog, and over in the Wonderwool Facebook group. They will only be live over the weekend, so keep your eyes peeled!

Happy knitting!