Magic yarn is an easy and fun way to use partial skeins of yarn you love, but aren’t sure what to do with them.
Understanding the anatomy of a crochet hook will help you to decide what hook will work best for you and your project.
Do you know how to p2tog? It’s just exactly what it sounds like, you purl, but instead of picking up 1 stitch, you pick up 2 and then you just purl them as one.
Time to learn how to k2tog (knit two together). This is a very quick and easy decrease which adds many possibilities to your knit creations. I’ve included written, photo, & video tutorials to help you learn this common stitch.
Do you want to know how to KFB (Knit Front and Back)? Well, here you will find written, photo, and video tutorials that will teach you this increase.
Yarn dyeing with indigo was way cooler than I imagined. It started out green! Really, green, I’m not kidding. I never knew indigo had an oxidation process, and it was really neat to watch. Plus, I had a blast coming up with ways to “tie” the yarn with rubber bands to get all sorts of cool designs.
This is our third installation of Adventures in Yarn Dying with Jessie At Home. There are two more still this year, so the fun will continue!
Do you want to learn how to knit or teach someone else? Here you’ll find written, photo, and video tutorials that start with the slip knot and move on through many basic knitting skills.
Yarn over purlwise isn’t used that often, but it’s a good skill to know for when you do need it. It’s super simple, basically a yarn over the other way.
Yarn over knitwise, also simply called a yarn over (yo) is really quite simple to do. This technique adds an extra stitch which often creates an eyelet or hole in your work
“Join to knit in the round” was a terrifying phrase the first time I read it, but once I learned how simple it was, I had to laugh at myself.
