If you love to knit, you have probably at one stage or another considered purchasing a home knitting machine. Owning a knitting machine is awesome as it allows you to churn out garments in no time at all and thus saves you loads of time. If you are knitting for profit, then owning a knittingRead More
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Free Knitting Patterns and How To Knit For Beginners
Knitting has been around for centuries, and strangely enough, in the past, more men could knit than women. Times, however, have changed and now more and more women are the ones who are looking for free knitting patterns and instructions online. In this article I cover: What Is Knitting Some Basic Knitting History Why IRead More
History of Knitting
How Is Wool Made?
When we think about how is wool made we tend to think of sheep being the animal to supply the wool, and not the process required to get the wool to look as we know it when we buy for our knitting projects. There are so many sources of wool now other than sheep, includingRead More
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Knitting Patterns
Bramble Stitch Knitting And How To Do It
I recently came across bramble stitch knitting for the first time ever and was battling to follow the pattern. I ended up having to Google how to do it and this is the video that showed me exactly what to do. Because the knitting comes out looking like diamond-shaped clusters, the stitch is also calledRead More
Knitting Patterns
How To Make A Moss Stitch Blanket With Checks
If you want a bit of a challenge with your knitting, why not try knitting up some squares to make up a moss stitch blanket. This will be a great way to get rid of all your scraps of wool and will look great on your sofa. The pattern is done in moss stitch withRead More
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Let’s Make Some Knitted Cushion Covers
Two weeks ago I was taking a look at all my oddments of yarn and decided I needed to get rid of some of them. The result was that I decided to make some knitted cushion covers to match the blanket I had just completed. As you can see I took all my leftover yarnRead More
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Sewing And Embroidery
The Best Counted Cross Stitch Kits
Over the years it has been very difficult for me to walk into a craft store and not come out with a few counted cross stitch kits. Then I regret it later because I lack the time to complete them, beautiful as they are. Last week I dug out my counted cross stitch flower fairyRead More
Knitting For Kids
Addi Knitting Machine Videos – My Pick
I know quite a few of you have bought one version or another of the Addi Knitting Machine, and just to help you get some ideas of how to use it, I have posted a selection of helpful Addi Knitting Machine Videos to give you some great ideas on how versatile this machine is. Also,Read More
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How To Knit Purl Stitch for Beginners
Here is a bit about the purl stitch in knitting and how to knit purl stitch for beginners. For more knitting for beginner videos, you can click here. What is Purl Stitch? If you do any knitting, purl is one of the most common stitches used in knitting patterns next to garter stitch. Purl stitchRead More
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Loom Knitting Patterns
I have found that Loom Knitting Patterns or at least, good ones are quite hard to come by. On doing a bit of searching, I came across this EBook called Looney for Looms by Linda Spangenburg. At the bottom of this post, I have included a simple loom knitting pattern for a cowl. It was greatRead More
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How To Knit Fingerless Gloves In Three Hours
If you are wondering how to knit fingerless gloves, I knitted this pair up in about three hours. The pattern is super easy and these fingerless gloves make a great gift. I love that you can still use your hands without feeling clumsy like you normally would using fingered gloves. You can even write withRead More
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Stocking Stitch And Reverse Stocking Stitch – What’s The Difference?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch in knitting? I have because they both look the same to me. So I knitted two squares. The first was done in stocking stitch and the second reverse stocking stitch just to photograph and see what the difference actually was.Read More