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Knitting
Knit Better Intarsia: Tips for Joins / Spiral Hill Sweater Vest Knit Along Lesson 3
If you feel anxiety when it comes to knitting intarsia, you’re not alone. This tutorial should help – it’s all about how to knit better (cleaner, crisper, more even) intarsia joins.
Manos del Uruguay Sami & Marla – Double Yarn Review and Giveaway
Get to know two new sister yarns from Manos del Uruguay, Marla and Sami, and enter to win a skein of each to try for yourself!
Lifted Increases: How to Work RLI, LLI & When to Use Them
Learn how to knit a right lifted increase (RLI) and left lifted increase (LLI) in knitting, and why you might want to use them instead of a make 1 right (M1R) or make 1 left (M1L), depending on what you’re knitting. Video tutorial and photo tutorial included.
Summer Reading for Knitters
Check out two newly published books for knitters and enter to win a copy of each! A picture book about a child learning to knit for her grandmother and a new knitting pattern book all about mosaic knitting are featured.
How to Knit a One-Row Buttonhole
Sweater knitters, listen up! Learn how to knit a buttonhole over the course of a single row of knitting, a.k.a. a one-row buttonhole. In this technique, a combination of binding off and casting on stitches on opposite sides of the work creates a symmetrical, stretchy buttonhole.
Norwegian Purling for Continental Style Knitters + Video
Learn how to do Norwegian purl to help improve your continental knitting tension with this quick tutorial. (Includes photo, video and animated GIF tutorials.)
Knitting Styles: Continental vs. Throwing (with Video)
Learn the differences between picking and throwing style knitting.
How to Fix Common Knitting Mistakes + Video Tutorial
Learn how to fix common knitting mistakes with a beginner-friendly video tutorial. Topics covered: laddering down, tinking, frogging, and picking up stitches.
