Knitting with Charts – Part 2
If every time you see a chart your brain goes blank, then are denied hundreds of thousands of patterns.
Well, we can’t have that.
Knitting with charts – part 1
For everyone who wants to knit from charts, but finds their efforts foiled time and again, this post is for you.
Weaving in Those Pesky Cotton Ends
Here is a way to weave in your cotton ends and they will stay where you put them.
Getting the Yarn I Wanted from the Roving I Had
Necessity is the mother of this free video tutorial for combining handspun and commercial thread to make a nice, finished yarn.
How to Spin Beads into your Yarn
If you spun your own yarn… and you know my evil master plan is to turn every knitter and crocheter into handspinners… then you could add beads right into your yarn. Here is how.
Don’t Let Double Points Scare You
Want to try knitting in the round with double pointed needles? Yes, yes you do. Its easy, but if you’ve had trouble its becasue you are totally overthinking it. I’ll show you how to stop that.
Knit with Beads, Setting as you Work
This post contains affiliate links. If you’ve stuck with me in my beading adventures, then thanks. Here is the final tutorial in my series on how to add beads to […]
Knitting with Beads by Pre-Stringing
You can add beads to a knit project anytime you like! Don’t wait for a pattern to suggest it. Just grab some beads, pre-string and cast on.
Beadwork in Crochet – Part 2
Welcome to the second post in my campaign to promote beadwork in yarn-y things! Crochet with Beads Part 1: pre-stringing beads before you chain Crochet with Beads Part 2: setting […]
Beadwork in Crochet – Part 1
Let’s add beads to our crochet (and later on to our knitting). Beads are perhaps the easiest way to personalize a project and there is more than one way to add them. Here is how you can add beads by pre-stringing them and then starting a crochet project.