Open Bar or Open Make 1 Increase April 09, 2024 A decorative increase that can also be used if you forgot a yarn over in the previous row or round. Decreases + Increases
The Truth About Left-Handed Knitting April 05, 2024 I am intimately familiar with the challenges left-handers face. For approximately 10% of the population, simple tasks like using scissors, writing on a whiteboard, or even using powered hand-tools requires more care and attention than it should. When it comes to yarn crafts, lefties are challenged as soon as a Knitter's Notebook
The Importance of Swatching your Knits April 02, 2024 Swatching involves more than knitting a square with a certain size needles to get a specific gauge. Gauge and Swatching
Studio Snapshots | Spring, Strings and Sewing Things March 29, 2024 A behind the scenes peek at what's happening in our knitting and weaving studio. In the garden I know that winter is finally coming to a close when the daffodils begin to pop up in my flower beds. That sunny yellow always cheers me up, even on the Work in Progress
Tacking Instead of Grafting or Joining a Knit Fabric March 26, 2024 An alternative to a stitch-by-stitch hem. Graft/Join Pieces
Why did you start making videos on YouTube? March 22, 2024 I was recently asked two questions that kind of go hand-in-hand. ❓I keep forgetting things I already know, such as a particular cast on. I continually have to go back to check directions. Is there any way to keep the directions handy? - Cathy Lewis❓Why did you start making Knitter's Notebook
