Because Mistakes are Opportunities in Disguise
From dictionary.com Tension (noun): the state of being stretched or strained, i.e living through a pandemic – what I call TENSION (verb): to subject an object, i.e. your yarn while knitting, to tension for a specific purpose. Like all things, tension differs with the context. In everyday life, tension (noun), or as I like to … Read more
Nobody knows for sure how long knitting has been around. The oldest known knitted item is a sock from Egypt that dates to between 300 and 500 CE. That means the vast majority of our fore-knitters were illiterate. Or were they? All Knitters Read Reading is an essential skill for knitters. I’m not talking about … Read more
It was recently pointed out to me that I don’t have any content on how to begin knitting. I originally thought that there is a lot of that kind of content out there, so any additions I could make would be redundant. Maybe that’s true, but the only way to find out is to provide … Read more
I’ve had both my required vaccine shots. It wasn’t fun, especially the second one, but I am very much looking forward to the result: getting back to life outside my house. Meetup groups, library groups, church groups, and our favorites, LYS knitting groups, are all coming back. Maybe in your neck of the woods they … Read more
Yup, you read that right. I’m suggesting you consider afghan knitting in the summer. If you’ve been knitting for any length of time at all, you know that having a great big pile of knitting in your lap can be very warm. That’s great in the winter, but in the summer? Not so much. But … Read more
My daughter and I got our 2nd COVID vaccines yesterday. (Hurray! A maskless future awaits!) It took several hours for the immune response, aka side effects, to kick in. For me, my intestines are in an uproar. My daughter had some mild nausea, too, last night, but the real symptoms kicked in for her this … Read more
Converting knitting needle sizes from American to metric and back again. You found a great looking European design, but you’re not sure what needle size you need? Or you found a great American design and don’t know if you have the correct needles? Look no further. Here are the most common needle sizes in American … Read more
Even beginning knitters know there are two basic stitches in knitting: knit stitches and purl stitches. In fact, these are really the only stitches in the knitting universe. No matter how fancy the stitch pattern, they all use knit stitches & purl stitches. We can do strange things to these knit & purl stitches, … Read more
I’ve always wanted to design a knitted …. something. I’m not that fussy about what, just so long as I could say I designed something. So here it is. The Easiest, Most Adaptable, Knitted Scarf Pattern Finished Measurements About 8″ x 60″ to 72″ Yarn Pick a simple yarn, nothing fancy or fuzzy, in a … Read more
Everyone loves “free” right? And free knitting patterns are everywhere on the internet. But for those of us who are beginning knitting again, or beginning for the first time, well, “easy” is a process. It’s tempting to be pulled into starting a project that is a) too complicated or b) too big because the picture … Read more