You can begin your knitting project when you have learned to cast on.   There are two basic types of stitches: knit and purl.  It is best...

Choosing yarn is one of my favorite parts of starting a new knitting project!  However, it is a little more involved than just picking up...

I knit nearly every day and it's one of my favorite hobbies. I love that it produces something useful and beautiful bringing me a sense...

As an avid knitter, I have collected quite a bit of yarn. Over the years, I’ve gathered leftovers from finished projects or been gifted...

Whether you are new to knitting or have been knitting for some time you may still have questions about all the information provided on a...

We’ve all admired cable knitting with its beautiful twisting knit stitches that resemble rope.  Learning to cable knit is not as daunting...

Knitting a gauge swatch might seem tedious but there are some important reasons why you should knit one.

Over the last year, I learned many new colorwork techniques. It’s been so much fun to experiment with stranded colorwork , mosaic ,...

Do you have a favorite yarn fiber; the material you always seem to reach for or search out? Mine is wool. Over the last several years,...

The dreaded snag. Whether you caught your sweater on something or your naughty dog got a hold of it (like mine did!), when a strand of...

Over the last five years, I have discovered the joys of wool and wool blend yarn. Wool is known to wick moisture and regulate body heat....

Smocking is a technique where yarn is wrapped around a specified number of stitches to gather them together. By doing this it creates a...

These days we are all doing our part to flatten the curve by staying home. I enjoy learning new skills, so I've decided to do just that....

In between knitting baby things, I’ve been working on a new sweater. A few months back one of the local yarn shops was closing and had a...