I ripped a Sweater!

I ripped out an entire sweater. No, it wasn’t a spur of the moment choice. I thought about it for a while, but when I went back on Ravelry and looked how along ago I had finished the sweater and had only worn it once, it was time to go. I was recently cleaning outContinue reading “I ripped a Sweater!”

Grafting – 3 options

Sometimes you want to put two sets of live stitches together; to close a sock toe, the bottom of a bag, a shawl corner or sweater shoulder. I am going to share with you three options for doing this. Kitchener Stitch is named after a military leader who wanted smooth toed socks for his menContinue reading “Grafting – 3 options”

Where to Start When Learning to Knit Left Handed

HERE is the link to the right-handed version of this post. When first learning to knit it can feel very overwhelming. There are so many different kinds of needles and yarn, then the number of tutorial videos to chose from, I can see why some people just don’t bother. I hope that this post willContinue reading “Where to Start When Learning to Knit Left Handed”

Where to Start When Learning to Knit

HERE is the link to the left-handed version of this post. When first learning to knit it can feel very overwhelming. There are so many different kinds of needles and yarn, then the number of tutorial videos to chose from, I can see why some people just don’t bother. I hope that this post willContinue reading “Where to Start When Learning to Knit”

Where to Start When Learning to Crochet, Left Handed

HERE is the link to the right handed version of this post if you are interested or know someone who would benefit from it. The text part of this post is the same as the post from a couple of weeks ago. The main difference here is that the links go to videos that areContinue reading “Where to Start When Learning to Crochet, Left Handed”

Where to Start When Learning to Crochet

HERE is the link to the Left Handed version of this post! When first learning to crochet it can feel very overwhelming. There are so many different kinds of hooks and yarn, then the number of tutorial videos to chose from, I can see why some people just don’t bother. I hope that this postContinue reading “Where to Start When Learning to Crochet”

Crocheted Socks?

I have been a crocheter since 2002 when I finally conquered it. I have been chaining since I was 4 years old but could never understand what to do next. This is long before YouTube and having the internet readily available. I was blessed to have 3, yes 3, generations of crocheters within a blockContinue reading “Crocheted Socks?”