I finally did it—I made my first pair of socks using double-pointed needles (DPN! Honestly, I was kind of intimidated at first (all those needles sticking out every which way??), but once I got the hang of it, it was easy. There were definitely a few moments of chaos, but overall, it was a great learning experience—and now I have some cozy socks to show for it.
Are you struggling with messy and inconsistent ribbing or have to mark down whether you’ve just done a knit or a purl stitch? One crucial step in knitting is learning to read your stitches. By learning to read your stitches, you will notice fewer mistakes and have less counting.
Ribbing is an alternating pattern of knits and purls that create raised and sunken columns. This is commonly used to create a fabric that stretches and conforms to a shape. In this post, I’ll go over why and when to use ribbing, how to knit ribbing, and the types of ribbing.
Did you know that you can sharpen your knitting needles? All you need is 400-grit sandpaper, 800-grit sandpaper, and a bit of candle wax.
Lesson Two of my How to Knit series will focus on the Backwards Loop Cast On method. This method is a very beginner friendly and easier to pick up than the Long Tail Cast On. …
Casting on is the first step of all knitting projects and the first thing to learn if you are a beginner knitter. There are several different cast on methods. In this step-by-step guide, I will …
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