You might have heard the phrase “reading your knitting.” Perhaps you’ve even heard me use it. What does it mean and why is it important? I prefer to think of reading my knitting as answering the question, “Where is my yarn at?” The idea is that if you understand the path your yarn takes to … read more »
The Celestarium knitalong is underway, and I have seen several started shawls in the works at the store. If you want to play along, there is still time! I am now into Charts E. The shawl is divided into four sections now, and each section has a corresponding chart. Because most of the stitching is … read more »
So you’ve finished that thing you started with a provisional cast-on. Your next step is one of two actions: graft the provisionally cast-on edge to live stitches, most likely to form a seamless tube, or put the provisionally cast-on stitches back on a needle to either knit them or knit a border onto them. In … read more »
Greetings readers, Tanis here. A lot of folks ask me what I think the best way to put a sweater together is. There’s no right or wrong way, but there are definitely steps you should do in a certain order to ensure a well put-together garment. It never ceases to amaze me how many students … read more »
What is the provisional cast-on? It’s cool! It’s easy! And it’s great not only for round things that are knit flat (like cowls or those big long loop scaves) but also for situations where you have to pick up stitches, like the edge of a sweater. Imagine if, by unzipping the provisional cast-on, you could … read more »
Greetings, readers. Tanis here. If you’ve ever taken a class with me, you know that I can get obsessed carried away when I talk about the importance of blocking. I preach on and on about how you should block EVERYTHING, but blocking is imperative when it comes to lace shawls. A lace shawl can be … read more »
Hello, I’m Ann Weaver. And I’m here to talk about swatching. I’m not going to tell you how important it is, because if you like garments that fit, or if you want to know that the yarn you’ve chosen will be good for the pattern you’ve chosen, you already know how important it is. I’m … read more »
Sometimes a pattern takes ahold of your brain, and you can’t really let go of it. Years could go by, and you still look back on that pattern longingly for some reason. This was the relationship that I had with the Sleepy Monkey Baby Blanket from Twist Collective. I don’t have kids. Finding a kid … read more »
The holidays are rapidly approaching, we’re making our lists and checking them twice – but what do you give the knitter (or crocheter!) that’s got everything? We’ve got lots of great ideas for you to give – or receive. (Remember to fill out your wish list at the shop!) From Vermont glass studio Moving Mud … read more »
Here in space, we’re starting to get in the holiday spirit…which reminds us of all the gift knitting that comes along! There are only 44 days left until Christmas, but there is still time to knit for the special people in your life. To help you get going, we searched for unique (and fast!) projects … read more »
Waist Shaping Your waist decreasing begins after you have reached 3.75 or 4 ” from the bottom of the sweater (the bottom being the edge resulting from your turned hem, not the provisional cast on edge). The pattern tells you to K2tog and SSK around the dart markers, which should be a distinct color to … read more »
Body The pattern has us first cast on provisionally. My preferred method is to crochet a chain, using a smooth contrasting color yarn. Here I am demonstrating what a crochet chain looks like with roving (cuz its HUGE). So, to start, find a crochet hook and some scrap yarn and chain about 5-10 stitches more … read more »
so take off….all your wool? Did anyone else notice the sudden jump in temperature the last few days? My goodness! I finally broke down and closed the front doors and turned on the A/C. It looks like we are in for some cotton and hemp knitting the next few weeks. Meet the furry friends of … read more »
So lets say that there is a customer, lets call her Lucy. Lucy is taking our blanket class, the Hemlock Ring blanket. The pattern is a feather and fan pattern, after the initial section is complete. Lucy called the shop to ask if she could make the blanket larger by repeating the pattern more. We … read more »
So about once a week someone asks us for blocking wires. Veronica uses piano wire. Our friends at Uniquities sells a set that we can also get, if we carried the yarn that the company also sells. We had long ago just decided to send folks to Uniquities or their local hardware store for a … read more »
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