Blog Posts by Topic
Basic Knitting Techniques
- For Perfectionist Knitters: How To Knit a Gauge Swatch In a Hurry
- How To Change Colors in Knitting: Making Stripes
- How To Pick Up and Knit Stitches Two Ways
- How To Slip A Stitch In Knitting – Sl 1
- Knit And Purl Yarnovers In Any Combination
- The Fastest Way to Count Stitches And Rows In Knitting
- The Trick To Counting Rows and Changing Colors Smoothly on Garter Stitch
- What “Work Even” Means And How To Do It
Beginner Knitting
- “30% Off Everything” Sale and Announcing the Brand-New E-Book “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches”
- Common Beginner Mistake: Forgetting to Move Your Yarn
- FREE Learn to Knit Video Class
- Mistake Rib (or Man-Stitch): An Easy, Masculine Scarf, Plus Knitting for Men
- New Class: Learn to Knit a Basic Hat on Magic Loop
- The 7 key elements of knitting to master in order to knit whatever you want
- The Magic Of A Plain Garter-Stitch Scarf
- Tree of Techniques Beginner: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Knitting Success
- What Is Mosaic Knitting? An Introduction to Color-Knitting’s Best Kept Secret
Intermediate Knitting
Advanced Knitting
- Best Knit Buttonhole: Tulips Buttonhole by TechKnitter
- How To Fix A Dropped Knit Stitch 10 Rows Down
- Ladder-Back Jacquard – Stretchy Solution for Fair-Isle Floats
- The 7 key elements of knitting to master in order to knit whatever you want
- Tree of Techniques Advanced: Create the Projects of Your Dreams
Cast-Ons
- A Perfect Detail: The Italian Cast-On
- Chinese Waitress Cast-On and Cast-Off
- Edge Treatments: How to Knit a Picot Hem
- Fixing a Dropped Long-Tail Cast-On Stitch
- How To Do The Knitted Cast-On
- How to Knit a Hemmed Edge
- How To Knit Emily Ocker’s Circular Cast-On
- Knitting a Provisional Cast-on
- Liat’s Limitless Cast-On… for Two-at-a-Time ANYTHING
- Never Run Out Of Tail Casting On – The Infinite-Tail Method
- Short-Tail or Long-Tail? The Fundamental Difference Between Cast-Ons
- The Garter Tab Cast-On for Triangular Shawls
- Tips for Knitting: Habitation Throw by Helen Stewart
- Tips for Knitting: STRIPES! by Andrea Mowry
- When to Start Your Fleegle Heel, Based On Shoe Size
- When You Run Out Of Tail – Tricks For Casting On And Weaving In Short Ends
- Why Your Cast-On Is Too Tight… And How To Fix It
Bind-Offs
- 3-Needle Bind-Off: A Great Easy Bind-Off For Sweater Shoulders
- 5 Ways to Fix A Too-Tight Bind-Off
- An All-Purpose Stretchy Bind-Off: The Yarnover Bind-Off
- Best Bind-Off for Garter Stitch: The Icelandic Bind-Off
- Best Bind-Off For Lace – The Frilled Standard Bind-Off
- Best Knit Buttonhole: Tulips Buttonhole by TechKnitter
- How To Bind Off In Pattern
- How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off in the Round
- How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off on Flat Knitting
- Picot Hem Bind-Off: The Cadillac Of Bind-Offs
- Russian Grafting: The Alternative to Kitchener Stitch
- The Best Stretchy Bind-Off for Toe-Up Socks: Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO)
- The Complete Video Guide to Seaming Your Knitting With Kitchener Stitch
- The Invisible Ribbed Bind Off For 1×1 Rib
- What All The Bind-Offs Look Like: A Bind-Off Extravaganza
- What I Learned From Knitting 200 Bind-Offs
Finishing
- How To Crochet A Scalloped Edge or Border
- How To Weave In Ends Invisibly On Garter Stitch
- Knitted Dishcloth Pattern and How To Add a Single Crochet Border Onto Your Knitting
- Mattress Stitch: How To Invisibly Seam Knitting
- Russian Grafting: The Alternative to Kitchener Stitch
- When You Run Out Of Tail – Tricks For Casting On And Weaving In Short Ends
Fix Knitting Mistakes
- 5 Ways to Fix A Too-Tight Bind-Off
- Common Beginner Mistake: Forgetting to Move Your Yarn
- Getting Turned Around on Magic Loop (Purl Bumps on Outside)
- Getting Turned Inside Out… In More Ways Than One
- How To Fix A Dropped Knit Stitch 10 Rows Down
- How To Fix a Dropped Stitch on Garter Stitch
- How To Undo Knitting Mistakes And Get Stitches Back On Your Needles
- Recognizing When You’ve Accidentally Slipped a Stitch
- Why Your Cast-On Is Too Tight… And How To Fix It
Magic Loop
- “Tinking” on Magic Loop – How to Undo Knitting in the Round
- Free iPhone Cozy Pattern
- Free Key Cozy Pattern For Leftover Sock Yarn
- Free Pattern: Basic Magic Loop Hat
- Getting Turned Around on Magic Loop (Purl Bumps on Outside)
- Getting Turned Inside Out… In More Ways Than One
- How To Bind Off On Magic Loop
- How to Neaten the Last Stitch of Your Bind-Off in the Round
- How To Switch Needles on Magic Loop
- Knit Purl Gurl Reviews “Learn to Knit in the Round on Magic Loop”
- Magic Loop 2.0 – Adapting Patterns, Purling, and Avoiding Ladders
- New Class: Learn to Knit a Basic Hat on Magic Loop
- Purling Tips: How To Purl On Magic Loop (How to Start with a Purl Stitch)
- The Best Circular Needles For Magic Loop
- Traveling Loop Method For Magic Loop
Socks
- Everything You Need To Know About The Fleegle Heel
- Heel Flaps Are BACK – The New “Faux-Heel-Flap” Toe-Up Sock
- How to Avoid Gaps in Two-at-a-Time Socks
- How To Avoid Tangling Yarn On 2@aTime Socks
- How to Block Socks and Why
- NEW: Free Super-Bulky Sock Pattern for Magic Loop, Toe-Up or Top-Down
- NEW! Fingering-Weight Toe-Up Socks With A Faux Heel Flap
- Slip-Stitch Heel Pattern And Video
- The Best Stretchy Bind-Off for Toe-Up Socks: Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO)
- What To Do When You Have A High Instep – Tips for Using KnitFreedom’s Faux Heel Flap Toe-Up Sock Pattern
- When To Start Your Fleegle Heel Increases (Where is the “Front of Your Ankle?”)
- When to Start Your Fleegle Heel, Based On Shoe Size
- Workshop With Cookie A: Adding Stitch-Patterns to Socks
Reading Knitting Patterns
Tree of Techniques
Holiday/Gifting
- 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Luxury Gifts
- 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 2: Under $50
- 2014 KnitFreedom Holiday Gift Guide Part 3: Stocking Stuffers
- Relax While You Knit: 7 Free, Easy, & Mindless Knitting Patterns for Christmas Day
- Relax While You Knit: 7 Free, Intermediate, & Mindless Knitting Patterns for Christmas Day
- Ringing in the Holidays – New Christmas Bells Pattern
- The Ultimate New Knitter’s Toolkit – Needles, Yarn, Notions, and Supplies to Buy For Beginning Knitters
Knitter's Life
- 5 Ways To Relieve Knitting Back, Shoulder, and Neck Pain – Video Demonstration with Posture Expert Esther Gokhale
- How Having a Growth Mindset Can Motivate You In Your Knitting
- How To Overcome Your Knitting Fears
- How to Relieve Knitting Hand Pain With One Simple Trick
- Liat and Knitting for Health In The News
- Six Tips for Teaching Kids to Knit at Home
- The 3 Decisions You Have When Choosing a New Project
- The Ideal Number of Knitting Projects to Work On at One Time
- The K.N.I.T. Formula For How To Be A Superstar In Your Life
Interviews with Liat
- Blog Interview With Knit 1 For The Road
- Free Webinar: 3 Tips All Knitting Superstars Need to Know
- Interview on KUTV2 News This Morning
- Interview With Bonnie D. Graham of BlogTalkRadio
- Interview With Fiberstory.tv
- Introducing The KnitFreedom Podcast! An Interview with Liat
- Knit Picks Founder Kelley Petkun Interviews Liat for Knit Picks Special E-Book Author Podcast
- Liat’s Interview on the Donna Seebo Show
- The K.N.I.T. Formula For How To Be A Superstar In Your Life
- Top Five Knitting Questions of 2010… Answered
- Watch Liat’s Las Vegas and Palm Springs TV Appearances And Meet Up With Liat On Her July TV Knitting Tour
- Webinar Replay – 3 Tips All Knitting Superstars Need to Know, Plus Brand New Tips and Content This Week
Liat Interviews Others
- Exclusive Video Tour Inside The Malabrigo Factory In Uruguay
- Jared Flood Interview: Inside Brooklyn Tweed & Shelter
- Journey to the Birthplace of Malabrigo Yarns
- Meet Stephanie of Tiny Owl Knits – The Fairy Princess Of Knitting
- The Best Stretchy Bind-Off for Toe-Up Socks: Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO)
Liat's Story
- Here’s What’s Been Going On…
- How Knitting Saved My Life, and A Knitted Christmas Ornament
- Lifelong Learning And A Move to Mexico
- Live Your Dream – A Celebration of How Far We’ve All Come
- Milo’s Birthday, Popsicles, and More
- My Backstory – How I Got Started As a Video Knitting Instructor
- We’re Expecting! Liat Is Going on Maternity Leave
- We’re Pregnant Again! And Other Personal News
- Welcome, Milo Rafael! Born August 11, 2019
News
- Top 10 Searches, Tutorials, and Free Patterns on KnitFreedom – 09/20/22
- Feng Shui with Moni Castaneda – 09/15/22
- NEW Moebius Bowl Video Class On Sale Now!
- Cable With Confidence Class On Sale Now! 40% Off Through August 31, 2022
- Brioche Knitting Class On Sale Now! 30% Off Through July 31, 2022
- February Q&A Links – 02/16/22
- When to Start Your Fleegle Heel, Based On Shoe Size
- Crochet Class Is Here – Enter to Win 6 Fabulous Furls Crochet Hooks
- Portuguese Knitting, Reinforcing Socks, and More – 11/27/21
- October 2021 News – 10/29/21
- The End of an Era – 12/09/20
- We’re Having a Sale! – 11/20/20
- New Video Class Coming Soon! Felted Slippers
- Introducing Mary Claire Phillips, KnitFreedom’s New Knitting Expert – 09/14/20
- Slew Of New Videos Plus Knitting Topics Pages – 07/29/20
- Farewell Candy, Welcome Elias! – 06/24/20
- Sign Up for Our Newsletter Again – 07/04/19
- New Customer Accounts, Classes, Videos Page, and Site Search are Ready! – 04/03/19
- ENTER TO WIN Ultimate Bundles Giveaway! Sewing, Knitting and Crochet, Embroidery Prizes and More – Ends November 26th, 2017 – 11/19/17
- I’m Back! – 11/08/17
- Liat Gat Takes Hiatus – 05/19/15
- Enter to win a $250 Gift Certificate to Signature Needle Arts – 05/11/15
- See Liat Gat Teach and Speak at the 2015 Knitters’ Guild Camp in New South Wales, Australia – 05/01/15
- Introducing: Fantastic Mosaics! Color Knitting for Everyone – 03/28/15
- Giveaway! Win a Copy of Fantastic Mosaics, Knitting Superstar, and 1-on-1 Time With Me
- Liat and Knitting for Health In The News
- New Website Sneak Peek – Erica’s Top 2 Favorite Features – 03/20/14
- Introducing: I Love Bind-Offs (it’s here, it’s here!) – 03/08/14
- Attention G-Mail Users: Don’t Let KnitFreedom Go Missing – 11/17/13
- It’s KnitFreedom’s 3rd Birthday: Get 50% Off TODAY ONLY – 09/28/13
- Announcement: Video PDF E-Books Are Now Fixed – 09/23/13
- Save 30% Off NOW: “Knitting Saves The World 2013” Sale – 07/08/13
- WorldWide Knit In Public Day 2013 – Liat Will Be Making Appearances On TV And Meeting Fans In Palm Springs And Las Vegas
- New Video Course Launches Today: The Secrets of Flawless Cast-Ons Revealed! – 05/10/13
- Get Liat’s “Complete Video Guide to Cast-Ons” – Available To Subscribers Friday, May 10th – 05/04/13
- Here’s What’s Been Going On…
- Birthday Party! 50% Off Sale TODAY ONLY, Plus Yarn Giveaway, Book Announcement, Media Blitz, And More – 09/29/12
- Download The Aspen Ice Hat Pattern And Enter To Win Magnolia Handspun Yarn
- Watch Your Email – Magnolia Handspun Pattern and Yarn Giveaway This Saturday – 02/27/12
- “30% Off Everything” Sale and Announcing the Brand-New E-Book “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches”
- FREE SAMPLE of Brioche Knitting Video E-Book – 12/12/11
- Brioche Knitting Video E-Book is Here – 11/11/11
- I’ll Be Teaching Live Classes at Stix This Month – 10/12/11
- First Birthday Bash! Sale, Media Party, And My Gift To You
- Two-at-a-Time Mittens Video E-Book is Here
- Tangled Goes to Sock Summit and Launches Summer Sock Yarn Issue
- Sick – Will Post Soon – 06/01/11
- I’ll Be Traveling The World This Summer – 05/03/11
- A Cute Way To Tell Your Friends About KnitFreedom (KnitFreedom Business Cards are Here!) – 04/26/11
- Tangled is nominated for a Flamie Award! Please Vote – 03/29/11
- Tangled Winter Issue Debuts Today – With 2 Of My Patterns! – 03/11/11
- New Double-Knitting E-Book is Ready – 03/04/11
- Hold my knitting, I’m going on vacation – 02/09/11
- “Become a Knitting Superstar” Is Now Available For Sale – 02/07/11
- Become a Knitting Superstar Pre-Sale Launches Tomorrow – 02/06/11
- Bloopers!! – 02/04/11
- New Chat Party Times: Sat 2/5 and Sun 2/6 – 02/03/11
- I’ll be a guest on The Donna Seebo Show on Wednesday, 2/2/11, at 3:30 PST – 02/01/11
- Become a Knitting Superstar – Sneak Peek at Table of Contents – 01/29/11
- You’re Invited to a Ravelry Chat Party! Please RSVP – 01/23/11
- A Shout-Out To Our Wonderful Knitting Forum – 01/20/11
- Announcing Live Knitting Help and Tech Support – 01/07/11
- In 2011, There’s No Excuse – 01/06/11
- Thank You All So Much – 12/25/10
- Knitting While Horseback Riding – 09/26/10
- Free Pattern: Pentafold Felted Moebius Bowl
- How To Get KnitFreedom Free Patterns and Videos – 08/28/10