What is the provisional cast-on? It’s cool! It’s easy! And it’s great not only for round things that are knit flat (like cowls or those big long loop scaves) but […]
Tips
Wet Blocking!
Greetings, readers. Tanis here. If you’ve ever taken a class with me, you know that I can get obsessed carried away when I talk about the importance of blocking. I […]
Ask the “Expert”: Swatching in the Round Advisory System
Hello, I’m Ann Weaver. And I’m here to talk about swatching. I’m not going to tell you how important it is, because if you like garments that fit, or if […]
The First Cut is the Deepest
Sometimes a pattern takes ahold of your brain, and you can’t really let go of it. Years could go by, and you still look back on that pattern longingly for […]
Gift Giving Guide for Knitters!
The holidays are rapidly approaching, we’re making our lists and checking them twice – but what do you give the knitter (or crocheter!) that’s got everything? We’ve got lots of […]
Holiday Gift Guide
Here in space, we’re starting to get in the holiday spirit…which reminds us of all the gift knitting that comes along! There are only 44 days left until Christmas, but […]
Austin Hoodie Knitalong Part Four
Waist Shaping Your waist decreasing begins after you have reached 3.75 or 4 ” from the bottom of the sweater (the bottom being the edge resulting from your turned hem, […]
Austin Hoodie Knitalong Part 2
Body The pattern has us first cast on provisionally. My preferred method is to crochet a chain, using a smooth contrasting color yarn. Here I am demonstrating what a crochet […]
It’s gettin hot in here
so take off….all your wool? Did anyone else notice the sudden jump in temperature the last few days? My goodness! I finally broke down and closed the front doors and […]
It’s all in the language
So lets say that there is a customer, lets call her Lucy. Lucy is taking our blanket class, the Hemlock Ring blanket. The pattern is a feather and fan pattern, […]