Knitting Tips

This month I found a very special blog. It is a new one, but she is off to a great stop and deserves a place in your bookmarks. "The Yarn Mystic" has some very interesting and unique information especially considering her "yarn rules."

Summer brings amazing sales to the knitter. Yarns that have only been a wish are now in reach of the knitter on a budget. So how do you determine which yarns are good purchases and which are just going to sit untouched?

Knitting and purling are the basics but do you know how to decrease? The real way? And how about "full fashioning?" These are techniques that every knitter should have at hand.

Each month at the Knitting site at Suite 101, I will be reviewing a knitting blog. These blogs are a wonderful resource for all knitters. Seeing other people's projects, their successes and failures, and their ideas, is a wonderful way to discover and learn knitting techniques and styles. And the blog ...

Vintage knitting is a lot of fun and a way to learn some new skills. But there are a few things you should know before you venture into the past.

The single most important detail in knitting is gauge. Knowing what yarn, with which needles, produces the proper amount of stitches per inch can make the difference between a garment that is a classic beauty and a total disaster.

Michelle Strange tells us how to start a knitting guild and make it successful over the long term.

Here are some free patterns on the Internet for small projects: dishcloths, a dog sweater, dog and cat toys, hats, socks, and more.

When you're picking out a pattern, keep in mind your budget, the shape of the person you're knitting for, the colors that flatter this person, and your own knitting preferences.

How knitting was a part of my life during a recent illness