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I want to knit/crochet/sew this!
Hello, my dear friends! Let this day bring you all the best things! I think, that practically everyone has some idea in mind, but cannot find the pattern, let's share our thoughts in the comments, maybe, somebody has the desired pattern. I also will try to do my best to help everyone!
How To Make Shorten Rows
Shorten Rows With Yarn Overs Knit your work with stockinette stitch until you need to turn your work. After you turn your work to the wrong side, make yarn over and continue knitting to the end of stripe with purls. In the next right side row knit this yarn over and next st together as knit st. For making analogical actions, but from the wrong side, you need to go to the stated point, turn your work to the right side, make yarn over, then knit the row with knit sts to the end. Then, when you come t...
First Knitting Memories
Hello, my dears! As a good tradition, I want to wish you nice day and mood! Yesterday, my younger daughter (she's 12) came to me and asked to show you how to make amigurumi toys. She wanted to make the toy without learning how to make simple thinhs. Ha-ha. She reminded me myself in the childhood, I'd also wanted to get the ready-made nice scarf. Do you remember your first experience?
How to Form Edge of Work with Small Ripples
This nice decorative edge is formed by means of work folding, which comes to forming double and thick edge of your work. When you start to form rippled edging, make cast on the needed quantity of sts with knitting needles. Then, knit some rows in order to get the needed length of bent end. After that, start to make base for ripples in the right side row. To make this, knit * 2 knit sts together and yarn over. Then, repeat this combination of sts to end of row. Next, continue knitting the bent end by ...
I need your advice
Good day, my dear friends! I want to wish you a nice day and perfect mood! I need your advice, what'll be interesting for you to see here, besides tutorials? Maybe, some interesting articles, or funny crafts facts? Or maybe some facts from history? Any ideas are appreciated!
How To Clean Felt
Everyday Care A few simple tips can help prevent the need to clean your felt items. Preventative care is always easier than washing it later, but spills and regular wear-and-tear do happen! Spot cleaning is an easy way to eliminate small stains. Take a soft cloth, wet it, and dab at the stain, using a tiny amount of delicate hand-washing detergent if it’s really bad. Gently cut away any loose fibers that are visible after spot cleaning. Extra Tip: If you get any surface lint, dirt, or fuzz on y...
What is Broaching Stitch
There are two meanings of the term "broaching stitch". First meaning of this term symbolizes small part of yarn, which is located between two neighbouring sts. You can see it better if your work is located on two knitting needles. The broaching is located between edging sts, one of which is located on the left-hand needle, and another one on the right-hand needle. When the descriptions of work says, that you need to add one broaching chain, catch this part of work with right-hand needle and make new st w...
Answers to the Quiz
1. Knitting has always been a traditionally female handicraft. b. False Most historians agree that knitting originated with male Arabian sailors and was basically a male-only craft until fairly recently in it's history. In many non-western cultures knitting has remained prominent amongst men and is now considered a unisex hobby. 2. Which of the following is NOT a system of needle sizing? b. Standard The "old" UK and Australian knitting needle sizing system had the smallest needles with the...
What Do You Know About Knitting? Quiz
Good day to all of you! I want to wish you nice day and mood! Let's have some fun, I've prepared intresting test about knitting. Here it is: 1. Knitting has always been a traditionally female handicraft. a. True b. False 2. Which of the following is NOT a system of needle sizing? a. UK b. Standard c. Metric d. US 3. Which of the following is not a material commonly used for knitting needles? a. Glass b. Steel c. Bamboo d. Copper 4. Which of the following is not required to describe t...
Cable Stitches Cast
Cable stitches cast can perfectly replace classic one, moreover, it has a great plus - start work from the short end. You can make such cast either with 2, or 1 knitting needle and crochet hook. The edge isn't very elastic, you can use it for increasing sts, or cuts. Make 1 slip st. Put the end of yarn on your lap, wind the yarn around one or two fingers, taking the yarn from yourselves and a little bit left. Slip the ring from fingers very carefully, holding the place of yarns crossing with thumb, cat...
Amateur or Advanced?
Good day to you, my dear friends! I want to wish you nice day and perfect mood! Let's see one more time, as previous time I ask you quite long ago: are you an amateur knitter or do you knit for a long time? As there are a lot of new users, I'll ask you this question from time to time for the statistics.
Do you have some tips in crafting?
Hello, my dear friends! As a good tradition, I want to wish you a nice day and perfect mood! Do you have some tips in crafting or so called lifehacks? I'd like to offer you nice tutorial what you can do with the odds of yarn in the next post.