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 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 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 moreSummertime...
…and the knitting is easy!
As promised I’ve been plodding away on the body of my Ola Yoke and my Rainbow Socks. It doesn’t make for very interesting blog posts I’m afraid! I’ve passed the halfway point on Ola’s body, and I’m so excited to reach the beautiful colourwork of the yoke. There’s still quite a bit of stocking stitch to work through before I reach that point though! My Rainbow Socks have all of the end of term concerts, services and productions knitted into them. I’m nearly at the toe of the first sock, which is quite good going seeing as I keep them in my handbag and only work on them when I’m out and about. I will always associate them with this heatwave. I’m pretty sure that’s going to make them extra cosy when they are done.
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