Learn how to knit with these handy tips and step-by-step tutorials.
By Mari Chiba, from the April 2015 issue
Once you’re done working up a cozy pillow cover to make that chair or couch more comfortable, you’ll need to know how to seam that pillow shut. It is possible to just sew it or hand-stitch it closed, but when you want to avoid an obvious seam and make everything appear as uniform as possible,
View ProjectBy Marie Segares, from the August 2014 issue
Many knitters have a memory of shrinking a wool garment accidentally while doing laundry. If you’re one of those knitters, congratulations! You’ve already knitfelted, or “fulled,” your first project.
What is knitfelting or fulling anyway? Wool fibers have small scales. When the project you knit with wool yarn is wet and then agitated and exposed to
View ProjectBy Marie Segares, from the August 2014 issue
Many knitters are inspired to pick up their needles in the fall and winter to create wearables for the colder weather and gifts for the winter holidays, but summer can be a wonderful time to knit, too, especially if you choose your yarns and projects wisely.
To keep your knitting fun – and comfortable – during
View ProjectBy Nazanin Fard, from the October 2014 issue
I always dreaded working on projects such as socks, gloves, doilies or any other project where I had to work in the round on double pointed needles. Most of the time, I would lose a needle or stitches would drop from the other end. Using one circular needle was not an option as the cord
View ProjectBy Angelia Robinson, from the October 2014 issue
How often have you been in the following position: you’re making great progress on your latest project until you realize the stitch count is off by one. On further inspection, you find a ladder of dropped stitches running down your work. What do you do? Don’t worry – and don’t panic or tear out your
View ProjectBy Mari Chiba, from the The Brioche Knitting Collection: 11 Beautiful Patterns issue
How the stitches are worked are slightly different depending on whether you knit with the yarn held in your right hand or in your left, so in this tutorial I’ll be showing you both. First we’ll go over the directions in Rib Round 1, the slyo and the bp, then the directions for Rib Round
View ProjectBy Ciara Ní Reachtnín, from the December 2014 issue
The essence of the Beaded Beanie is the beaded trees in a multitude of colours. There are several different ways of adding beads to your knitting, one of which involves threading the beads onto the yarn in advance. For this, a beading needle really helps, but any thin needle will also work – just ensure
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