Hats, hats and more hats. In Crochet Beanies & Slouchy Hats by Julie King you will find 31 crochet hat patterns! There are so many possibilities within this one book. Make up a couple of these and have a new hat for each day of the week, or every outfit!
Today marks the second week of the JOANN Bernat Blanket Stitchalong. Week one was a great week! This week we will start to work with multiple colors and learn some texture stitches. Don’t forget to share what your blanket looks like!
Counting the rows of your knit project is essential in knowing where you are and how much farther you need to go. Yes, you can take the old fashioned approach of making a hash mark on a piece of paper, but sometimes that gets forgotten. Working in the round and keeping track of your rows has gotten easier with this DIY knit row counter.
When you are a beginner knitter knitting can be intimidating because your stitches are always live. Working up a pattern, particularly lace, there is always a chance that you might make a mistake. In crochet it is easy to rip out your work and have the correct stitch remain ready for you. With knitting, as you rip out, you are leaving the stitch live off the needle. Learn 3 ways to add a life line to knitting so you don’t have to worry about loosing your spot if you make a mistake.
I am a traditional knitter who hasn’t spent a lot of time trying out loom knitting. There is a misconception about loom knitting sometimes that you can only make simple things. After paging through Amazing Loom Knits by Nicole Cox I am happy to say that is not the case. Be amazed by these 30 patterns that are all worked on a knitting loom.
My dear friend Salena Baca is back on the Yarn Thing podcast. This time she is share about her brand new book and all of the other amazing things that she is working on. There is so much to catch up on and I hope you will join us for a great conversation about crochet, business, and her new crochet book.
