You Have to Make this with your Yarn Advent Calendar!

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...

Beautiful Beginnings! An Easy, Super-Stretchy Cast On

A tutorial for a super-stretchy cast on. It is easy to do, strong and sleek (includes description, photos and a video). My two favourite types of projects to make are lace shawls and socks. Depending on how you work them, either project may require a stretchy cast-on....

Knit Now: Mod Squares Blanket Pattern!

    OK, the title of this post sounds like a directive to knit this Mod Squares Blanket (and please take it as such if you are inclined to do so!) but is actually meant as a description. I am thrilled that my pattern for the Mod Squares Blanket is included...

Save Time Finishing! Weaving in Ends as You Go on Purl Rows

I am essentially lazy and am willing to spend hours figuring out how to save myself (and you) ten minutes. In order to minimize the finishing work for my Kitties on My Lap Blanket pattern, I give instructions to join the motifs and to weave in the yarn ends as you...

Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about the Long Tail Cast On

This video shows how to do the long tail cast on. First is a very quick refresher for those who already know how to do it, followed by an in-depth discussion of how to do the long tail cast on effectively. In Brief Leave a tail as long as you need. Make a slip knot....