NEW: Free Super-Bulky Sock Pattern for Magic Loop, Toe-Up or Top-Down

In case you are madly trying to finish Christmas gifts, here is the gift that I fall back on year after year: super-bulky slipper-socks. Knit with one skein of super-bulky yarn, these toe-up socks can be made in about 5 hours.
Read Post »“30% Off Everything” Sale and Announcing the Brand-New E-Book “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches”

Now known as “Fearless Knitter,” this class was originally called “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches.” It is targeted towards beginning knitters who need foundational skills before moving on to knitting in the round and complex colorwork.
Read Post »FREE SAMPLE of Brioche Knitting Video E-Book

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Edge Treatments: How to Knit a Picot Hem

Create a decorative hemmed edge at the beginning of your project: a clever row of k2togs and yarnovers creates “picots” where the fabric folds. This makes a decorative, finished edge where you would normally see the raw cast-on. Great for top-down socks.
Read Post »An All-Purpose Stretchy Bind-Off: The Yarnover Bind-Off

The yarnover bind-off, invented by Eunny Jang, is the easiest of the stretchy bind-offs. It uses yarnovers to add extra stitches in between the bind-off stitches. Learning this bind-off will make other, more complex bind-offs come more easily to you.
Read Post »How to Use a Pompom Maker To Make Huge, Puffy Pompoms

While you can make a pompom without a specialized tool (and I show you how here), they come out big, fluffy, and perfect if you use a pompom maker. The directions for how to use a pompom maker can be hard to remember, so I made you this video as a reference.
Read Post »Brioche Knitting Video E-Book is Here

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For Perfectionist Knitters Only: How To Knit a Gauge Swatch In a Hurry

Are you the kind of knitter who thinks you “should” knit a gauge swatch — and hardly ever does? You may be suffering from swatch perfectionism – when you believe swatches have to be perfect. Here’s how to overcome perfectionism and make a perfectly good swatch – FAST.
Read Post »How to Block Socks and Why

If you are gifting hand-knitted socks for the holidays, there’s one way to make them look their best- You’ve got to block them. After all that combing, twisting, and looping that happens from sheep to sock, the fibers need soap and water to relax them into their new shape.
Read Post »Knit Hats for Breast Cancer Patients

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