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everything wool should be… 16 Jul 2013 | 12:53 am
Harris tweed. This is a wonderful audio slide-show about the making of Harris Tweed… It’s weaving, not knitting but wool nonetheless. Gorgeous and interesting, enjoy watching while you knit!
a neater way to ssk 7 Dec 2012 | 10:00 pm
Have you noticed that k2tog looks neater than ssk? Try this little trick to see if it neatens up your ssk stitches a bit. The traditional ssk: slip as if to knit, slip as if to knit. Place your left ...
a neater way to ssk 7 Dec 2012 | 10:00 pm
Have you noticed that k2tog looks neater than ssk? Try this little trick to see if it neatens up your ssk stitches a bit. The traditional ssk: slip as if to knit, slip as if to knit. Place your
non-English language knitter? 7 Dec 2012 | 10:00 pm
I am often asked if I have my patterns translated into other languages. I don’t (except the Danish version of the Prairie Boots) but thanks to the internet you may be able to do it yourself. k2tog u...
The Next Generation of Knitters 1 Nov 2012 | 08:00 pm
Most of the knitters that I interact with during my classes and trunk shows are “of a certain age.” So I was especially thrilled to receive an email from a young woman named Sadie… but not only becau...
Spinning A Yarn 18 Oct 2012 | 09:00 pm
The design house Mulberry put together a wonderful little video called “Spinning A Yarn” in which we get to meet two of the knitters responsible for the handknits in their Fall/Winter 2012 collection....
ponchos, swonchos, cocoons… 4 Oct 2012 | 09:00 pm
Whatever you want to call them! Chunky, cozy wraps. But how do you keep warm without looking like a snowman? Think about keeping the rest of the silhouette slim to balance a bulky knit (read more here...
Circular gauge 20 Sep 2012 | 09:00 pm
Have you noticed that your gauge tightens up when you knit in the round? If so, join the club! It’s very common for the knit st to be tighter than the purl st so when you eliminate the purl rows
Yarn Tasting 6 Sep 2012 | 09:00 pm
When shops host Habu and cocoknits together we often do a yarn tasting. People sometimes ask what a yarn tasting is and why they would want to do one. I tell them the best reason to take part in a
knitted and knotted necklace 30 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
I love finding fun knitting projects on the web. Here are a couple great one via pages from my moleskine. Enjoy!
