A nostepinne is a great tool for winding yarn by hand. It's compact, easy to store and easy to use. But how to use a nostepinne may not be immediately obvious. So, read on to discover how to use a nostepinne, how to pronounce the word and what it means, how to find...
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase using one of these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I bet you already know the answer to this question! Or do you? Oh skeins*, beautiful skeins. We all love them,...
Do you have lots of knitted gift ideas, but always end up knitting late into the night or giving “Knitting IOUs” instead of the beautiful hand-knit creations you imagined? This post can help by outlining how to start your own gift giving journal. Just after the...
Why you want to weigh your yarn. How to weigh your yarn. How to find the perfect yarn scale. Plus, why you need coins in your knitting kit.
As more and more jurisdictions close all physical non-essential businesses due to Covid-19, knitting supplies are hard to find. Knitters and people who want to learn to knit, may find themselves with lots of time on their hands but in need of knitting supplies. They...
This design for this wrap started with the yarn as do so many designs. My delightful introduction to Blue Mule Fibers A designer friend suggested Blue Mule Fiber's beautiful yarn. She was right. I went to their website and fell in love with the Lonesome Dove colourway...
Look what I got! Yes, this is Pretty Strings' amazing yarn advent calendar. When Karin, the inspired dyer, told me this year's advent calendar is made up of five fading sets of five mini skein fades, I got all excited. Options for those mini-skeins The question is:...
Knitting needles come in a variety of types, sizes and materials. Remember that knitting usually compacts easily and a larger knitted project will easily fit on a shorter needle. Straights (Single point needles): These are the archetypal knitting needle seen in most...
Over the last year or so, I have become interested in random lace, that is lace knitted without a planned sequence of stitches. I have a couple of random lace projects on the go. One, I started months ago, where I did a yo and accompanying k2tog every time any...