If you find knitting frustrating at times, these 4 tips just might help I think we can all agree that knitting, while fun, can occasionally be frustrating. Have you ever struggled with a cast-on that was far too tight? Knitted a flat piece that wouldn’t actually STAY flat? Went crazy with novelty yarn? Bemoaned the pilling and worn look that…
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Here’s how you can reflect over your past year of knitting accomplishments and look ahead to the new year So it’s New Year’s Eve, 2018. How are you feeling? Are you feeling reflective? That’s common on this day every year. It’s hard not to look back at the past year when you’re standing at the edge of a new one….
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Stuck in a knitting rut? Using the same patterns over and over? Time to break free with over 8 fabulous and free patterns Every now and then, I feel like I’m in a bit of a knitting “rut.” Do you ever feel that way, too? What I mean is that sometimes I find that I’m knitting the same kind of…
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Whether you enjoy knitting, crochet, or loom knitting, you can create twiddle muffs and bring comfort to dementia patients Up until about 3 1/2 years ago, I didn’t know twiddle muffs existed. If you’d asked me for a twiddle muff pattern, I would have stared at you blankly. But then I received a Facebook message from a gentleman in New…
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Want fabulous yarn brought right to your door every month? Darn Good Yarn is the subscription box you need in your life A little over a year ago, I wrote about a new yarn subscription service I had just tried out. This was the Darn Good Yarn of the Month Club. I continue to have this subscription. And I thought…
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