June 8, 2010

Start Your Own Knitting Stitch Library

How many knitting stitches do you know? If you're a seasoned knitter, I bet you can't count them let alone remember them all. If you're a beginning knitter, you need to broaden your horizons. How? With a knitting stitch library....

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May 27, 2010

Loom Knitting - Understanding Gauge

When loom knitting, just like regular needle knitting, gauge is important. If your gauge is right, your knitted garment will fit like a glove. If your gauge is off, you may just end up with a very comical item after...

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May 20, 2010

Loom Knitting: How to Choose Your First Loom

If you want to start loom knitting, you've come to the right place. In this article, we'll take a look at knitting looms; different types of looms, how to choose a knitting loom, and knitting loom terms....

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January 19, 2010

Unusual and Complicated Knitting Terms Explained

Even experienced knitters sometimes need knitting terms defined for them. Whenever I pick up a complicated pattern, I find myself double checking some of those abbreviations....

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January 19, 2009

Back to Basics: Knitting Terms

I've written on knitting terms before, but I've never sat down and thought about the knitting terms an absolute beginner faces -- until now. My best friend is just learning to knit, and she called me up in a panic...

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January 14, 2009

Types of Knitting Stitches You Need to Know

People often ask me about types of knitting stitches. For example, which are the most common, which are the most important, and for the love of heaven do I really have to learn them all? The answer is of course...

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January 1, 2008

Make Fun Afghan Squares With New Types of Knitting Stitches!

Put new types of knitting stitches to work and learn how to use entrelac to make spectacular squares! Last time, we talked about why afghan squares are the perfect place to practice new types of knitting stitches. As promised, I'm...

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December 28, 2007

Strange and Scary Types of Knitting Stitches Made Easy!

Practice new types of knitting stitches on afghan squares! If you're interested in learning new types of knitting stitches but don't want to botch an entire project, practice on afghan squares. It's fun, quick, and an easy way to...

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October 17, 2006

Knitting Abbreviations Every Knitter Needs to Know

The most important knitting abbreviations you can't knit without! There are actually hundreds of knitting abbreviations, but many of them you can live without unless you are a really well experienced knitter. There are some knitting abbreviations, however, that even...

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October 4, 2006

A 'Dictionary' of Knitting Terms

Understanding knitting terms is a basic part of learning to knit. If you don't know what the knitting terms mean, how can you learn to knit? This is the list of basic knitting terms you need to know (it's easy):...

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