The long tail cast on is probably the most often used cast on among knitters. It’s very versatile. If a pattern doesn’t specify which cast on to use, the long tail is usually a good choice. One tip is to cast on using a needle two to three sizes bigger than the one you willContinue reading “How to Knit the Long Tail Cast On”
Author Archives: Susan Relland
Woven Mug Cozy and Coaster Patterns and Video
This great pattern (available for free on Ravelry) is fun to knit and the finished mug cozy and matching coaster are very cute! They come together quickly, are easy enough for beginning knitters, and make great gifts. I knit mine with Eco Highland Duo by Cascade Yarns, which is a light worsted that is extremelyContinue reading “Woven Mug Cozy and Coaster Patterns and Video”
How to Do the Three Needle Bind Off
The three needle bind off helps create a really beautiful and invisible join between two pieces of fabric. It’s often used with the provisional cast on to finish infinity scarves or cowls, although may be used to join two standalone pieces of work, such as the front and back panels of the Stone Point PonchoContinue reading “How to Do the Three Needle Bind Off”
How to do the Provisional Cast On
The provisional cast on leaves the stitches live at the beginning of your project, so they can be joined with the stitches at the end of the work using the three needle bind off. This creates a very tidy, almost invisible seam, as shown in the Weekend Scarf above, that is great is for infinityContinue reading “How to do the Provisional Cast On”
Lesson 4 – Saving Your Work
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make do some common repairs so when you make a mistake, you can fix it without having to go all the way back to the beginning. A crochet hook makes almost all of these repairs easier. Through the course of the following three videos, you’ll learn how toContinue reading “Lesson 4 – Saving Your Work”
How to Pick Up a Dropped Garter Stitch
Picking up a dropped stitch when knitting garter stitch is a little harder that picking up stitches in stockinette. Learn how in this step-by-step video. A crochet hook will make your repair job easier. You might also be interested in the following post: Learn how to repair other common knitting mistakes Learn how to knitContinue reading “How to Pick Up a Dropped Garter Stitch”
How to Rip Back, Pick up a Dropped Row, and Use Lifelines
This video covers how to get your work back on the needles if you lose a lot of stitches, how to tink, frog, and use lifelines to save your work if you have a problem in the middle. To tink (which is knit spelled backwards) is to unknit, one stitch at a time. To frogContinue reading “How to Rip Back, Pick up a Dropped Row, and Use Lifelines”
How to Repair Common Knitting Mistakes
The video below shows how to pick up a dropped stitch and go back and fix a mistake in a previous row without having to rip back your work. A crochet hook makes repairs like this a lot easier. Check out the video below, as well as the other recommended posts, to learn how toContinue reading “How to Repair Common Knitting Mistakes”
Lesson 3 – Knitting Easy Fingerless Gloves
In this lesson, you’ll knit a pair of easy fingerless gloves that introduce the purl stitch and ribbing. You can either work through the following in order to learn each of the steps required to knit the gloves, or you can jump straight to the pattern and tutorial video and come back to this pageContinue reading “Lesson 3 – Knitting Easy Fingerless Gloves”
How to Tell if it was a Knit or Purl?
A common question from beginning knitters is how to tell if a stitch was a knit or purl? If just below the loop on the needle, the yarn is horizontal, like a frown, that was a purl stitch. If just below the loop on the needle, the yarn is more vertical and/or you can seeContinue reading “How to Tell if it was a Knit or Purl?”
Cushion of Joy 