We have a double-whammy of knitting tips for you today! Not one, but two short video tutorial tips to help you to avoid those pesky ladders when you are knitting with double-pointed needles (DPNs).
Read moreDaydreaming About Sock Knitting...
What do you do when you are working like crazy, knitting samples for a new collection*, but all you actually want to be doing is knitting glorious socks?
The answer is to pull beautiful skeins of sock yarn off the shelves and daydream about fabulous colour combinations of course!
Read moreInserting a True Afterthought Heel
… or afterthought heels for the lazy and/or tape measure-less.
Read moreLittle lessons: Weaving in ends in ribbing
Today’s post has news of not one, but two new pairs of socks on my needles, as well as a video tutorial on weaving in ends in ribbing. Happy sock knitting all!
Read moreUpdates from Sleeve Island
I pulled all of my works in progress (WIPs) out and had a look at everything, and I seem to be stuck on Sleeve Island with my Ama Sweater. There’s nothing bothering me about it, I have just been busy with other knitting, but it reminded me that I haven’t shared this article that I wrote for Knitting Magazine last year. I hope it will make you smile…
Have you ever been there? Sleeve Island really is a magical place. Full of potential and beauty… and incredibly hard to leave.
Read moreGetting Started with Toe Up Socks
A few weeks ago, Jen shared some links to tutorials to get you started knitting cuff down socks. But of course, there’s more than one way to knit a sock! So today, I’ll be sharing some resources if you’d like to knit toe-up socks.
Read moreLittle lessons: Using the long-tail cast on with double-pointed needles
Sometimes the hardest part of a project is getting started…
I remember so clearly when I first learned to knit socks, that casting on was actually the trickiest part of the process. The stitches were so small, and the needles were EVERYWHERE, like an out of control hedgehog! Getting going was what slowed me down the most.
Today’s blog post includes a video tutorial on casting on for socks.
Read moreIntroducing the Stepping Out KAL
We had such a lot of fun with our Spring Into Colour KAL that we’ve decided to keep the momentum going with a brand new knitalong: the Stepping Out KAL (#SteppingOutKAL), a celebration of sock knitting! Read on for details!
Read moreSpring into Colour KAL: What We Made
I’m not sure how it’s possible, but April has come to an end, which also marks the official completion of the Spring into Colour KAL! Let’s have a peek at what’s been happening over in the Ravelry KAL these past two months
Read moreLittle lessons: Seaming blanket squares
The squares of my Fly Away Blanket by Tin Can Knits are being completed bit by bit…
Today’s post includes a video tutorial on seaming blanket squares.
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