The growing season is winding down, but we are excited for all of the seed catalogue orders and planting that is going to come for next spring! Stay tuned!
Long Tail Cast On
When you need to cast on a permanent, clean edge to build your knitted piece on, there are two main methods. You can either knit them on using the English Cable Cast On or you can use a long tail cast on. I love the long tail cast on because it is extremely fast once you get …
Colour: Part 1 – The Basics
I’m often told that I have some kind of a talent or gift for putting colours together. I tend to disagree. Instead, I believe that this is something that anyone can learn, and like any other learned skill, comes complete with epic failures and resounding success. If it’s something that you haven’t had a lot …
English Cable Cast On
When I am teaching beginners, I always show them the English Cable Cast On. Not only does it give a firm, stable and even edge, but it also teaches the basics of knitting right from the get-go. Like many cast ons, it begins with a slip knot. A slip knot is a loop with another …
Darn It!!!
Lots of people, myself included, love to knit socks. We love knitting socks so much that there are entire websites, facebook pages, blogs, pattern books and designers that are devoted to nothing but socks. There are even beautiful little wooden boxes and chests made especially for keeping our treasured, hand knit socks. I am a …
