Knit Mini-Stocking Gift Card Holder December 06, 2024 Sometimes giving a gift card during the holidays feels a little impersonal. I like to dress up gift cards with a mini-stocking that can later be used as an ornament. This is a nice project for using up leftover bits from your yarn stash. The socks are worked from the Knitter's Notebook
WIP | Knitting Something from Scratch November 15, 2024 Transforming your hobby (in my case knitting) into a business sounds like a dream come true, but the reality is something quite different. Things started out simple enough. I found ways to make my hobby time do double duty while I swatched and knit samples. Gradually, the hobby I loved Knitter's Notebook
What is the best or fastest way to knit? August 30, 2024 One of my favorite classes to teach at retreats, shops and fiber festivals is called The Mechanics of Knitting. We begin with a personal stitch analysis where knitters have an opportunity to study how they naturally knit as we discuss how small movements impact the stitch size and the structure Knitter's Notebook
TIP | Fixing Unruly Mistakes June 28, 2024 I was doing so well with my learn to knit brioche project... until I wasn't. I don't know if the trouble started because I was feeling overly confident, under the weather, or a combination of the two. Either way, I made a small mistake and had Knitter's Notebook
WIP | Bucket List Brioche June 10, 2024 No matter how long you've been knitting, there's always a skill or technique to learn or improve upon. The skill I'm diving into this summer is brioche. Brioche is colorwork technique (although it can also be knit with a single color) that creates an Knitter's Notebook
Why are pattern gauge and dimensions given for blocked fabric? April 19, 2024 I received an interesting message after my video about The Importance of Swatching Your Knits. ❔I never knew pattern gauge was the gauge after blocking. That’s confusing. Why don't patterns have two gauges, one during knitting and one after blocking? -Tammi H. Before I answer, let me Knitter's Notebook
