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Shawl Anatomy

Shawl Anatomy

When you're picking a shawl pattern, or designing your own, there are a few basic construction recipes to start from. You can start with the recipe and alter it by...

Shawl Anatomy

When you're picking a shawl pattern, or designing your own, there are a few basic construction recipes to start from. You can start with the recipe and alter it by...

Provisional Cast On

There are a few provisional cast on methods, and you might see them named differently, but here are 3 that you might run into.

Provisional Cast On

There are a few provisional cast on methods, and you might see them named differently, but here are 3 that you might run into.

Kitchener Stitch Cheat Card

Kitchener Stitch Cheat Card

Kitchener Stitch, or grafting, is used to join two sets of live stitches together. You'll see it used in socks, scarves that have a symmetrical lace pattern, the underarms of...

Kitchener Stitch Cheat Card

Kitchener Stitch, or grafting, is used to join two sets of live stitches together. You'll see it used in socks, scarves that have a symmetrical lace pattern, the underarms of...

Yarn Fiber

Yarn Fiber

Not that long ago, knitters were mostly limited to wool and acrylic. The yarn industry now provides a wide range of fibers, from the highly exotic to the highly synthetic....

Yarn Fiber

Not that long ago, knitters were mostly limited to wool and acrylic. The yarn industry now provides a wide range of fibers, from the highly exotic to the highly synthetic....

Elann

A great source of affordable yarn, tools and patterns, Elann ships out of Delta BC. Which is good news for us Canadian knitters. It means the shipping is low, and...

Elann

A great source of affordable yarn, tools and patterns, Elann ships out of Delta BC. Which is good news for us Canadian knitters. It means the shipping is low, and...

Knit Picks

Knit Picks

You can often find me, knitting in a corner, still in my pajamas, jabbering on about the internet and what it has done for knitting. And here I go again...

Knit Picks

You can often find me, knitting in a corner, still in my pajamas, jabbering on about the internet and what it has done for knitting. And here I go again...