Oh, all those pretty things you can make in this world filled with yarn. But how do you really make sure that your great work lasts as long as possible? I will look into that in this blog post so you can enjoy your knitting and crochet for many ...
Winter is coming! For many of us that means that the sock-knitting season has finally begun. Sock yarn comes in the most wonderful colours and with most amazing colour shifts.And who doesn’t like to cuddle up on the sofa with warm and gorgeous looking socks, while working on the next project?These ...
Faux fur yarn is available in many shapes and colors, but they all have the same thing in common; they can be tricky to work with. To say it like it is; faux fur yarn is not a beginners’ yarn. But if you are up to a challenge, then ...
It can happen for even the best of us. We start a new project highly motivated. But after a while working on the same project, the same pattern, and the same color become boring. In the end, it might even lead to half-finished projects that are just laying around for ...
For a lot of people it is a lifestyle and not only a hobby to knit. You probably spend several hours knitting every single day, and cannot think of anything else besides your beloved knitting project, every time you don’t have it at hand. Below, we have listed 10 signs ...
You probably know the feeling? You have found the prettiest pattern on a sweater with the design you’ve been dreaming of 😍 You take a look at the instructions and the materials needed to get an overview, and to your frustration you discover that the recommended yarn is not ...
I’m not addicted! – I just don’t want to stop!Do you ever say something like “I just need to finish this row…”? Or when your friends and family call and ask what you are doing, is your answer almost always – “I’m just sitting and knitting/ crocheting” or “My needles/hook ...
You probably know this scenario?You have found a really pretty pattern that you want to make, but the pattern is in another language and the yarn that you need is not sold in your country.Or perhaps you have found a pattern among your grandmother’s old pattern collection, and the yarn ...
I love to knit, but sometimes I get frustrated when things don’t work quite right. Does that ever happen to you too? The worst is when you have to solve the same problem over and over again! Either I end up just giving up or use a lot more time ...
If you experience pain when you knit, read on to learn about your pain. After I wrote the article on ergonomic crochet, you requested a similar post just about knitting. This is a slightly bigger challenge for me, since I have not knit for many years. So, I have picked ...