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 Studio Snapshots
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
