Because Mistakes are Opportunities in Disguise
At first glance, figuring out how much yarn to buy seems easy. Just buy what the pattern tells you to buy. Not so fast. In reality, yarn buying almost always falls into one of two scenarios: Scenario #1: The yarn listed in the pattern is unavailable, too expensive, or you just don’t like it. Scenario … Read more
Knitters frequently find knitting to be compelling and irresistible. This leads to a great deal of thought about the next project. Here are some questions and possibilities to consider while you’re daydreaming about your next project. There are no wrong answers, but considerations will vary. Questions to Consider Am I looking for a challenge? a. … Read more
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
It happens every year like clockwork. I’ve got a last minute project on my needles that I’m planning on giving to someone for Christmas. There are inches, or feet, to go and only a few days to get there. This year’s Christmas panic knitting project: my bushwhack knitting afghan(?). I still haven’t measured its length. … Read more
What is the “boyfriend curse?” The boyfriend curse kicks in when we knit something for a loved one, a boyfriend, and expect them to appreciate all the time, effort, skill that went into choosing just the right pattern, just the right yarn, and then, the knitting, the skill, the time…you get the idea. Too often, … Read more
I don’t knit with bulky, chunky, or jumbo yarns very often. I don’t like the way the stitches look. They seem awkward and lacking in subtlety. Overblown, usually. But there are times when bulky yarn, or larger, is a great choice. When you’re in a hurry… Your winter hat is gone. Who knows where. Maybe … Read more
Knitting without a pattern. Risky? Downright Crazy? Wildly successful? Read on and find out how to bushwhack your way through a project.
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
I’ve said this many, many times. The answer to the perennial question: “what should my first knitting project be?” or “what is the best beginning knitting pattern?” is a scarf. It’s been a scarf for centuries and I expect it will be a scarf for many more. Why? KISS: Keep It Simple, Silly! When you’re … Read more
There are some personal preferences as to what’s easiest and what’s hardest in knitting, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that lace knitting is the hardest kind of knitting. Or it can be. Some knitters hate purling with a white hot passion, so their standard of difficulty is more about … Read more