Tag Archives: Knitting
- 31st July 2023
Reversible Wrist Warmers
Wrist warmers could not be any simpler than these two tubes of ribbing but the fact that they have two thumb holes so can be turned upside down to show a different colour or even folded over to be worn …
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- 19th July 2023
Crochet Cast On
This is the first of two posts on the Aeolian top pattern highlighting techniques you may not have used before. Our Aeolian top is ideal when summer days are not as warm as they should be, it's also easy to …
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- 19th July 2023
Modified Three Needle Bind Off
Aeolian Top This is the second of two tutorials for the Aeolian top. To mirror the chain edge created by the Crochet Cast-On we used a Modified 3-Needle Bind-Off at the side seams. This eliminates the purl bumps and gives …
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- 17th December 2022
Gnomes and Fairies
During lock down to make Nicola laugh I sent her a gnome in the post. Who doesn't raise a titter at a surprise gnome? In return she sent me a fairy, more Mavis Cruet than Cinderella. Here is the pattern …
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- 4th April 2020
Closed-Loop Cables – Increasing and Decreasing
I've always enjoyed knitting cables, I find them more intuitive than lace where I can get horribly lost, but when I designed the Heart's End Hat pattern and Miss Havisham Mittens closed-loop cables were new to me. With closed-loop you …
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- 27th March 2020
Blocking Your Knits and Crochet Too
You've spent weeks on a project, stayed up late to finish the last few rows and are excited to wear your heroic knitted or crocheted efforts. All the faff of blocking just seems one step too far, but it's amazing …
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