When you start gathering your materials, choosing yarn for knitting will be one of your first and most exciting tasks. First, a bit of vocabulary to help you get started: a ball of yarn is often called a “skein.” You…
Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting in the Magic Loop – Hat Decreases
When decreases make the top of a hat too small to work on your circular needles, you will need to switch to a different knitting method to finish your project. As you saw in the last lesson, you can move…
Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting with Double Point Needles (DPNs) – Hat Decreases
When knitting a hat from the bottom, up, you will add decreases at the top. These decreases make your rows shorter, which allows you to round off and close the top of your hat. However, if you have been knitting…
Switch from Knitting in the Magic Loop to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs”
If you begin a knitting project in the Magic Loop, you can switch to working on Double Point Needles (DPNs) part-way through. You’ll need to do a bit of math to determine how many stitches to move onto each DPN.…
Switch from Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs” to Knitting in the Magic Loop
You can switch between knitting methods while working on a project that you’ve been knitting in the round. If you started on double point needles (DPNs) and now want to switch into the Magic Loop, you can move to long…
Basic Cup Cozy Knitting Pattern
Basic Cup Cozy Free Knitting Pattern You can make your own basic cup cozy with this free knitting pattern. These knitted cup cozies are meant to fit around cups with no handles. The small size is great for coffeehouse-style paper…
Weave in the Tail at the Base of Mitten Thumbs
At the base of your mitten thumb, you will probably have a yarn tail to weave in. When you use a stitch holder to separate and join a thumb, this will leave both a loose end and a hole at…
Weave in Yarn Tails on Mitten Fingertips
After knitting a mitten and taking it off your needles, you will be left with loose ends at the tips of the fingers and thumb. There will also be a small hole near the loose ends. With a darning needle,…
Weave in the Cast-on Tail of Mittens
After you finish knitting a mitten, you will need to smooth out the jog left by your long-tail cast on. Using the loose end at the cuff, you can fix the jog. Then, weave in that cast on tail of…
Weave in Loose Ends on Mittens
After knitting mittens, you will have four loose ends to weave in, just as you had with fingerless gloves. Here, a darning needle will help you use the loose ends to finish your work. You can smooth out jogs at…
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