I’ll have to give this a try.
How to use stitch markers
For beginners or a refresher for seasoned knitters.
How to gauge knitting stitches
For the newer knitter and maybe a refresher for seasoned knitters. Good video on counting stitches on a gauge swatch.
Yarn Crafts 4 Lefties
Bill Souza has a lot of knitting tutorials for left handed knitters. I checked some out and they look pretty good.
I have a “knitting know-er”
Yes, I have a “knitting know-er” — it works this way.
I am knitting late at night, and I know I should stop and go to bed, but I think. “just one more row, maybe two”. My knitting know-er says, “Stop now and go to bed.” But, I keep knitting, and guess what happens? I make a mistake that takes me a long time to repair. The knitting know-er knows.
Or, I am doing some productive household chore, and I walk by and see my knitting. My knitting calls to me to stop long enough to knit just a row or two and then get back to my housework. So, I stop and knit a row or two, and think that just one more row will be ok. My knitting know-er says, “Stop while you are ahead. Get back to your chores and then come back to knitting. But, I knit one more row — and you know what happens. I make a mistake and it takes more time to repair my mistake than I spent knitting just a row or two. The knitting know-er knows.
Then there is always the time I go into a store that sells crating supplies, etc., and I have no intentions of buying any yarn or anything even related to yarn. But, I think I will just walk through the yarn section, you know, just to look. I am NOT going to buy anything. The knitting know-er says “Stop, walk away before you spot something on sale or something you think you just have to have. But, I go ahead and make that quick trip through the aisle with the yarn, etc. Guess what, I find something I think I have to buy, just as the knitting know-er warned. The knitting know-er knows.
So, that is how it goes when you have a “Knitting- Know-er” Poor thing, I seem to ignore it all the time.
Anyone else have a Knitting Know-er?
Calculator for increasing & decreasing
This is pretty neat. I just put in some numbers and it told me what to do.
Red Cross nurses knit during the war
Sling heel socks
I have not see this type of heel before. It is an interesting look.
12 foot Nutcracker
I wonder how many hours it took to make these 2 twelve foot crocheted nutcrackers!
Knitting cast on methods: definition guide
Lots of ways to cast on. This is just a definition of a few to give you an idea of how they work.
https://www.thespruce.com/knitting-cast-on-methods-definition-guide-2115697
Long needles
Just how long do you think are the longest knitting needles?? You will never guess…….
http://juliaknitwits.blogspot.com/2012/01/giant-needles.html
Pencil Sharpener and toilet paper holder
Who would have thought these 2 items would come in handy for knitting!!
12 Names for yarn balls
Most of these you probably know.
20 silly knits
Some people have WAY too much time on their hands. You will get your chuckle for the day as you glance through this link!
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Machine that turns your brainwaves into knitting patterns
Irish knitting
I wish I had read this article before I went to Ireland. I think the yarn I bought in 2004 when I was there has aged enough and I should get it out and make a sweater. There are so many beautiful ones it will be hard to choose.
Knitting helps refugees
A story like this helps me remember how blessed I am to live in a country like ours. Where women can do so many amazing things.
Ten tips for crocheters
The links says it is for crocheters, but several can be used by knitters as well, especially number 10. It is stretching exercises to do when you have been knitting or crocheting for a long period of time.
100 years old and still knitting
Wouldn’t it be great if we all could knit this long!!!
Quite the Quilt!
SAW THIS ON KNITTING PARADISE AND THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SEEING IT AS MUCH AS I DID! DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE THE PATIENCE TO COMPLETE SUCH A BIG PROJECT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
So a couple years ago after finishing a log cabin blanket for a nephew, I had the idea to make a log cabin style blanket for us. But king sized. And in squares of 5 different sizes, from 2 inch by 2 inch up to 10 inch by 10 inch. All the squares except the 2 by 2’s are log cabin style. My son designed a blanket 100 inches by 100 inches with the various square sizes and off I went making squares. 446 squares in all.
The squares were a nice portable project, but weaving in ends was not. It took a long time to weave in the ends and I’d go in spurts in doing it. Well I finally finished weaving in those ends, over 1700 of them in total, yesterday. I washed and dried all the squares in case I had an errant ball of wool among my scraps. Amazingly, none shrunk. Last night my girls helped me lay out the squares based on the design. It took us about 2.5 hours. Then we pinned the squares to an extra sheet I had underneath it so we could roll it up and keep it out of the way. Once I get it all seamed together, which I think will take a while, I’ll post more pictures.
The squares were a nice portable project, but weaving in ends was not. It took a long time to weave in the ends and I’d go in spurts in doing it. Well I finally finished weaving in those ends, over 1700 of them in total, yesterday. I washed and dried all the squares in case I had an errant ball of wool among my scraps. Amazingly, none shrunk. Last night my girls helped me lay out the squares based on the design. It took us about 2.5 hours. Then we pinned the squares to an extra sheet I had underneath it so we could roll it up and keep it out of the way. Once I get it all seamed together, which I think will take a while, I’ll post more pictures.
Centre Knitters Guild 