How to Remove Labels from Beechnut Baby Food Jars with No Chemicals

How to take off Beechnut baby food jar labels, guide by Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Beechnut Baby Food Jars

How to remove labels form Beechnut baby food jarsThe new baby food jars from Beechnut are my absolute favorite. The canning jars Beechnut chose are a unique pear shape that flares at the bottom. They were so adorable I could not resist collecting them and saving them up for some kind of craft project that I’d get to “one of these days.”

 

Remove Labels from Beechnut Baby Food JarsWhen I finally got around to making this baby food jar stash into a craft project, I ran into a problem. The clear plastic labels do peel off easily. Unfortunately, the glue used to adhere the label to the jar leaves behind a terrible sticky residue. I could not get the sticky residue off the baby food jars just by tossing the jars in the dishwasher, as I had hoped. And to just leave the glue on the jars on was not a good solution; it is incredibly sticky, so it collects dirt and hair like an icky magnet. Icky, sticky containers aren’t pretty or useful, so I was determined to find a way to be rid of the glue on all my little jars.

 

Solution: How to Remove Labels from Beechnut Baby Food Jars

I tried all sorts of ways to figure out how to remove labels from Beechnut baby food jars. And, after a few experiments, I think I have found the best solution! It is easy, normally around the house and chemical free. What is this miracle solution? Plain old vegetable oil.How to remove labels from Beechnut baby food jars

It does still take a bit of elbow grease to get the gooey label residue off, but here’s what I did. And there are no harsh chemicals involved, so I didn’t have to worry about doing my project around the kiddo.

I grabbed an old toothbrush, and a bottle of vegetable oil and got to scrubbing. Dip the toothbrush in the oil, scrub the residue loose, wipe with a paper towel or dry cloth, and voila, no more residue!

Run the oily jars thru the dishwasher to get rid of the remaining vegetable oil, and you are ready to craft.

What to Make with Beechnut Baby Food Jars

 

I needed a new storage system for my beads, since I make jewelry. I re-purposed the baby food jars to store my gems andbaby-food-jar-craft stones. To make them a little prettier, I got a bottle of teal spray paint (Rustoleum). A couple thin coats made the lids fresh and new, and I think this baby food jar craft project looks adorable siting on my shelf.

You could make lots of cute things from the uniquely shaped Beechnut jars, just be creative and use them to fill a need you have.

RE-PURPOSING Jars, Some ideas to try:
  • small item storage (like beads!)
  • office supply holders (for pens, paperclips, tacks, etc.)
  • pin cushions
  • candles

Check out and follow my Pinterest board, up-cycling baby food jars.

Enjoy and happy crafting!How to remove labels from Beechnut baby food jars with no chemichals, a tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Yard Sale Signs

Free printable yard sale sign. Download, edit, and print these yard sale signs for your next garage sale. From PurlsAndPixels

So, I held my very first yard sale today! Well, actually it was a garage sale, since it was inside the garage. Whatever you call it, selling your stuff can sometimes be necessary. Whether you’re trying to clean out old clutter from around the house or working to get a little extra cash, a yard sale or garage sale is a great way to go.

yard sale signs

For my yard sale, I had quite a lot of adult and baby clothing. Rather than tagging each outfit individually (since we had a lot), I made up some signs to help with the sale. I put all the baby clothes in bins by size and put the corresponding sign on the bin. For the adult clothes, I made yard-salea generic sign, which says all clothes are $2 unless otherwise marked. We also had a credit card reader so that I could take payments through Amazon, so I made up a couple of signs saying so as well. I’m sharing a free downloadable copy of my yard sale signs so that you can print your own signs for your garage sale. These are in Word format so you can edit the details yourself.

Click the links below do download the word documents. Good luck with your yard sale!

Baby boy clothes yard sale signs 

Adult clothes yard sale signs 

Yard sale signs: We can process credit cards 

P.S. If these look funny in Microsoft Word, click “enable editing” when asked. This should put the words back on the pictures. 🙂

How to Knit the Purl Stitch

Learn to make the purl stitch, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.
Learn to make the purl stitch, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Now that you understand the knit stitch, you are ready to move on to your next knitting challenge: learning to make the purl stitch.

A purl stitch is essentially a backwards knit stitch. You will hold your yarn in front of your needles to create a “U” shaped stitch, which looks like a bump. If you make a knit stitch, turn it over: the back side of a knit stitch looks exactly like the front side of a purl stitch.

If you purl every stitch in every row of a flat knitted piece, you end up with a garter stitch pattern, just as you do when knitting with only the knit stitch.

Combining knits and purls can create all sorts of fun patterns and textures.

Two important things to remember when making the purl stitch:

  1. Hold the working yarn in front of your needles, and
  2. Insert your right needle into each stitch from back to front.

Below are both video and written tutorials to help you learn how to make a purl.

Video Guide: How to Make the Purl Stitch

Written Guide: How to Make the Purl Stitch

Step 1: Learn to make the purl stitch, with a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Purl, Step 1:

Hold your yarn and needles as if to knit, except place the working yarn in front of your left needle.

Step 2: Learn to make the purl stitch, with a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Purl, Step 2:

Insert your right-hand needle tip into the front loop of the next stitch on your left needle from back to front.

Step 3: Learn to make the purl stitch, with a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Purl, Step 3:

With your left pointer finger, bring the working yarn down, towards you, over then behind the right needle tip. This will form a loop on the right-hand needle tip.

Purl, Step 4:

Pull the new loop of yarn on the right-hand needle through the first stitch on your left needle.

Purl, Step 5:

Slide the stitch you just worked into off the left needle, allowing the new stitch to remain on your right needle.

Purl, Step 6:

You have made your first purl stitch!

Repeat steps one through five each time a pattern asks you to purl a stitch. 

Practice With My Knitting Patterns

Free Beginner Face Scrubby knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

If you purl an entire piece of knitting work, you end up with a garter stitch pattern, just as you do when knitting with only the knit stitch. Because of this, one way to learn and practice the purl stitch is to make a Face Scrubby with only purls. You can follow the free Beginner Face Scrubby Pattern, except replace all the knit stitches with purl stitches.

Basic Washcloth and Face Scrubby knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels

When you are ready to start a new project, you can to learn to purl with the Basic Face Scrubby or Washcloth pattern found in my Simple Washcloth Knitting Pattern Collection. You will combine knits and purls in to create the traditional, smooth Stockinette stitch pattern that is commonly used in knitwear.

Learn to make the purl stitch, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Up Next

To help you “read” your knitting and make sure you are following patterns correctly, you can start to see the knit stitches as “V” shaped and the purl stitches as upside down “U” shapes. Learn to identify knits and purls next.

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Knitting Tension

Learn to fix loose stitches to improve your knitting tension - a lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.
Learn to fix loose stitches to improve your knitting tension - a lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Maintaining yarn tension in your knitting is essential to keeping your stitches even. If you do not place your yarn loops on the needles evenly, your knitting work will end up irregular, saggy, or filled with holes. To prevent these knitting problems, practice wrapping each stitch around your needles with the same tightness or “tension.” Making sure all your stitches match one another will help your final knitting to look even and consistent.

Pay close attention to how your stitches wrap around the needles. Ideal knit stitches are looped with just enough tension that they fit around the needle with no gaps. On the other hand, stitches should not be pulled so tightly that the loops get stuck in place; if your stitches cannot slide down the needles easily, you will have a hard time working into them.

How tightly you knit can greatly impact your finished object. If you do not have the correct tension, you can end up with very differently sized knit pieces, even when knitting with the same yarn and needles. Loose tension will create larger stitches, while tight tension creates smaller stitches.

Below you’ll find video and written guides, which I hope will help you improve your knitting tension.

Video Guide: Knitting Tension

Written Guide: Knitting Tension

Practicing different yarn holds can help you with your knitting tension. Try holding the yarn in several ways, wrapping it around your hand or fingers until you find a comfortable option to keep your string taut.

Find a comfortable yarn hold to help you improve your knitting tension - knitting lessons from Liz @PurlsandPixles - a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

With each stitch, try to ensure that you loop the yarn around the knitting needle snuggly. Take care not to knit your loops too tightly, however, or you will have trouble inserting your needle into the stitches for the next row. The key to knitting tension is to place each stitch on the needles in with the same moderate tautness: not too tight and not too loose.

Another way to maintain even tension is to keep a close eye on the stitches that you have just worked. If you notice a stitch on your needles that is too loose, you can adjust that stitch before you knit further. A loose stitch on your needles can be tightened by pulling the excess yarn back towards the yarn ball, one stitch at a time.

Improving Tension by Adjusting Stitches as You Go

Step 1: How to keep even knitting tension by fixing loose stitches as you go - a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Adjust a Loose Stitch, Step 1:

Identify the loose stitch by noticing that it sticks out from the righthand needle a bit more than the other stitches.

Step 2: How to keep even knitting tension by fixing loose stitches as you go - a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Adjust a Loose Stitch, Step 2:

Gently pull on the first stitch to the left of the loose stitch; this will tighten the loose stitch, while loosening the stitch on which you are pulling. Once you have achieved the desired tightness in the loose stitch, let go of the stitch you just pulled.  

Step 3: How to keep even knitting tension by fixing loose stitches as you go - a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Adjust a Loose Stitch, Step 3:

Pinch the next stitch to the left and gently pull it to tighten up the previous stitch. Continue gently pulling the stitches, one at a time, moving toward your left. Ensure you are tightening the previous stitches to the correct tension as you go.

Step 4: How to keep even knitting tension by fixing loose stitches as you go - a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

Adjust a Loose Stitch, Step 4:

When you reach the last stitch on your righthand needle, pull the working yarn to tighten the last stitch to the correct tension. The loose stitching should be fixed, and you can resume knitting your pattern.

Practice With My Knitting Patterns

Simple Washcloth Knitting Pattern Collection from Liz @PurlsAndPixels

If you’ve been following my lessons, you now have enough information to knit all of the washcloths and face scrubbies in my Simple Washcloth Knitting Pattern Collection. Happy knitting!

Learn to fix loose stitches to improve your knitting tension - a lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Up Next

Learn to spot and fix simple knitting mistakes with this lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Everybody makes mistakes. In the next lesson, we will learn how to spot and fix some of the most common knitting mistakes: twisted, sipped, and dropped stitches.

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How to Make the Knit Stitch

Learn to make the knit stitch, a free knitting tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.
Learn to make the knit stitch, a free knitting tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Once you have cast on your first stitches, you will be ready to begin your first knit stitch row.

The abbreviations “k” or “K” are often used in patterns to instruct you to make the knit stitch.

Two important things to remember when making the knit stitch:

  1. Hold the working yarn behind your needles, and
  2. Insert your right needle into each stitch from front to back.

There are different styles of knitting, the most common of which are Continental and English style knitting. Both styles of knitting give you the same knitted piece at the end, but they differ in how you hold your yarn. Here, you’ll learn how to knit in the Continental style. I like Continental style knitting because it is quicker to make the knit stitch once you have practiced.

Below are both video and written tutorials to help you learn how to make the knit stitch.

Video Guide: How to Make the Knit Stitch

Written Guide: How to Make the Knit Stitch

Step 1: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 1:

After turning your work, arrange the working yarn onto your left hand in your preferred yarn hold. Hold the empty needle in your right hand.

Step 2: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 2:

Place the working yarn (coming from your yarn ball) behind your left needle.

Step 3: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 3:

Insert the tip of your right-hand needle into the front loop of the first stitch on your left needle.

Step 4: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 4:

Bring the right needle tip over the working yarn and begin to form a counterclockwise loop around it.

Step 5: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 5:

Pull the loop on your right needle tip through the stitch on your left needle.

Step 6: Learn to make the knit stitch, with a free knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit, Step 6:

Slide the stitch you have just worked into off your left needle, allowing the new stitch to remain on your right needle. You have made your first knit stitch!

Repeat steps one through six to knit an entire row off your left needle and onto the right. When the left needle is empty, you can turn your work again and start the next row.

This pattern, of using only knit stitches and turning after each row, is known as the Garter Stitch. It is used in many knitted projects.

Learn to make the knit stitch, a free knitting tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Practice With My Free Knitting Patterns

Free Beginner Face Scrubby knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Knit along with me and practice your knit stitches with my Free Beginner Face Scrubby Pattern.

Simple garter stitch scarf easy beginner scarf knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels

If you are looking for a bigger project, my Free Beginner Knit Scarf Pattern is also made in garter stitch (all knit stitches). It is just as simple as my face scrubby pattern; it just takes a bit longer to make.

Up Next

Learn how to make the purl stitch, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

After mastering the knit stitch, you will be ready to learn the purl stitch and start adding texture and patterns to your knitting projects.

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How to Cast On Knitting Stitches

Learn to put yarn onto knitting needles. The long tail cast on tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.
Learn to put yarn onto knitting needles. The long tail cast on tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

When you begin to knit, you’ll need to learn to put your initial stitches on your needles. In knitting, this is called “casting on” stitches. When reading a pattern, the abbreviations CO, co, or, c/o are often used to mean cast on.

There are several methods of casting on, each of which serves a different purpose. Some cast-ons are decorative, some are stretchy, and the way you put your yarn on your needles can really change the end garment.

For beginners, it is a good idea to start with the “long tail cast on.” This cast on gives you a stretchy – but not too stretchy – end for your work. It also ends up looking clean and neat if you ensure that your put each stitch equally tightly (with even tension) on your needle. I use the long tail cast on for almost all of my basic garments, like scarves, hats, and mittens.

Below are both video and written tutorials to help you learn how to put your first loops onto your knitting needles with the long-tail cast on. Knit along with me using my Free Beginner Face Scrubby Pattern.

Video Guide: How to Cast On Knit Stitches

Written Guide: How to Cast On Knit Stitches

Step 1: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 1:

Pull approximately one inch of yarn per stitch you plan to cast on out of the ball of yarn. For example, if you want to cast on 14 stitches, pull roughly 14 inches of yarn out of the ball.

Step 2: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 2:

Make a slipknot at this point in the yarn, then place it on a knitting needle held in your right hand. (Note: This slipknot will count as your first cast-on stitch.)

Step 3: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 3:

Bring your left hand under the slipknot, with the working yarn above your hand and the yarn tail below your hand. Drape the working-yarn side between your left pointer finger and left middle finger.

Step 4: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 4:

Drape the tail side of the yarn over your left thumb.

Step 5: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 5:

Keeping the yarn draped over your thumb and pointer finger, turn your left hand so you can see your palm; the working yarn should lie over your left-hand middle, ring, and pinkie fingers. Keep the slipknot from falling off your needle by gently holding it in place with your right pointer finger.

Step 6: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 6:

With your left ring and pinkie fingers, pinch the two strings that now drape over your left palm. Bring the tip of the knitting needle in front of your left thumb nail. You should now be holding the yarn properly to allow you to make your first cast on stitch.

Step 7: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 7:

Insert the tip of your knitting needle under the yarn at the base of your left thumb.

Step 8: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 8:

Bring the tip of the needle over both the strands of yarn behind your left thumb.

Step 9: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 9:

With your needle, grab the yarn at the base of your left pointer finger by bringing the needle over the strand, then down toward your thumb.

Step 10: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 10:

Pull the loop you have created over the strand coming from behind your left thumb and under the strand in front of left your thumb.

Step 11: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 11:

You should now have a new stitch on your needle and a loop around your left thumb; gently remove your thumb from the stitch, while continuing to clasp the loose ends of your cast on with your left ring and pinkie fingers.

Step 12: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 12:

Place your left thumb back under the yarn tail that now comes from your second cast on stitch. Use this thumb to pull the stitch tighter (but not too tight) onto your knitting needle.

Step 13: Learn to cast on your first knit stitches. Putting yarn onto knitting needles for beginners with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Cast On, Step 13:

Rotate your hand back into position to cast on another stitch by turning your left palm toward you while still holding the working yarn and yarn tail with your left ring and pinkie fingers.

Cast On, Step 14:

Repeat steps 7 through 13 until you have cast on all the stitches your pattern requires. **Remember, your slipknot counts as your first stitch.**

Practice Your Cast On With My Free Knitting Patterns

Free Beginner Face Scrubby knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

The easiest and fastest knitting pattern to learn with is my Free Beginner Face Scrubby Pattern. It is short and you will have a finished object more quickly.

Simple garter stitch scarf easy beginner scarf knitting pattern by Liz @PurlsAndPixels

If you would rather try a longer pattern, my Free Beginner Scarf Pattern is suitable for absolute beginners, as well. Because it has more stitches in the pattern, it will take longer than a scrubby to finish.

Learn to put yarn onto knitting needles. The long tail cast on tutorial from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Up Next

Learn how to turn your work in this beginner knitting lesson from Liz @ PurlsAndPixels.

If your are making a flat piece, like the Face Scrubby or Scarf, you will need to turn your work next. Find out what that means here.

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Learn to Knit – Index

Learn to Knit Online

Free Knitting Lessons from Liz @purlsandpixels
Learn to knit with free knitting lessons from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

So you are ready to learn to knit. That’s great! Making things from yarn is an incredibly fulfilling hobby. You can create wonderful clothing, accessories, home decor, and art from just a ball of string. Here you will find free knitting lessons, tips, tutorials, guides, how-to-videos, and patterns to get you started.

First things first, you’ll want to choose a knitting style. There are two important and very different styles that both lead to the same knitted results. Continental knitting is done by holding the working yarn (the yarn coming from the ball) in your left hand. English style knitters hold the yarn in their right hands. All of the lessons on this site will teach Continental style knitting.

Keep in mind that everyone knits just a little bit differently. My knitting style may be slightly different that someone else’s; that doesn’t make either of us wrong. I believe that if you enjoy the process and you love your end result, your technique is always correct. Here, I’ll show you how I knit, purl, and more.

When learning to knit, it is best to take things slowly and step-by-step. Learn one thing at a time, and before you know it you’ll be creating things you never thought you could. Be patient with knitting. Try not to be frustrated by mistakes, but rather, learn something new to make your next knitted project better.

Learn to Knit Guide: The Basics

If you are an absolute beginner, this guide is for you. Start learning to knit by choosing your knitting materials and work your way down my learn to knit tutorials. You will be knitting before you know it.

Learn how to pick out your first knitting supplies in this lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Choose Knitting Materials

How to Make a Slipknot

Putting the First Stitches on Knitting Needles – Learn to Cast On

Turn Your Work

How to Hold Yarn When Knitting

Learn to take knit stitches off needles with a standard bind off, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Learn the Basic Knit Stitch

Take Your Work Off the Needles – “Bind Off” Knitting

Weave in and Tie Off Loose Ends on Flat Knits

Learn how to bind off in pattern - a knitting lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels

Learn the Purl Stitch

Knits vs. Purls – How to See the Difference

How to “Bind Off in Pattern” – Taking Knits and Purls Off the Needles

Combine Knits and Purls to Make Beginner Knitting Patterns

Reading Knitting Patterns

Following Knitting Patterns

Learn to Knit Guide: Improving Your Knitting Skills

Learn to spot and fix knitting mistakes with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Improve Your Knitting Tension

Spotting and Fixing Common Knitting Mistakes

“Frog” – Unravel Knitting to Fix Mistakes or Reuse Yarn

Wind Yarn into Center-Pull Balls by Hand

Learn How to Make a Gauge Swatch

Learn to slip stitches purlwise to neaten the edges of your flat knits in this knitting lesson with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Slip Stitches Purlwise (slpw) – Slip Stitches to Neaten the Edges of Knitting

Knit Thru the Back Loop (ktbl) to Twist Knit Stitches and Add Texture

Slip Stitches Knitwise (slkw) – Slip Stitches to Add Texture

Joining a New Ball of Yarn – The Magic Knot

Switch Needle Sizes on Flat Knits

Learn to Knit Guide: How to Knit in the Round

Learn to bind off on double point needles (DPNs) while working in the round - a knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

What is Knitting in the Round?

Knit in the Round on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Switch Needle Sizes on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Bind Off on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Knit in the Round on Circular Needles

Switch Circular Needle Sizes While Knitting in the Round

Bind Off in the Round on Circular Needles

The Magic Loop – Knit in the Round on Long Circular Needles

Switch Needle Sizes While Knitting in the Magic Loop

Learn to Knit Guide: Shaping Knitwear

Learn how to knit decreases and round the tops of mittens in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Decreases

Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs” – Hat Decreases

Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting in the Magic Loop – Hat Decreases

Learn to close hat tops in this knitting lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAnd Pixels.

Finishing Knit Hats

Increases

Learn how to use "make one increases" to make a glove thumb gusset in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Slip Stitches onto a Stitch Holder

Using Scrap Yarn Instead of Stitch Holders

Bind Off in the Magic Loop

Knitting Off Stitch Holders – Making Glove Thumbs on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Knitting Off Stitch Holders – Making Glove Thumbs in the Magic Loop

Learn to weave in the bind off tail on items you have knit in the round, such as fingerless gloves - a knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Weave in Loose Ends on Fingerless Gloves

Weave in the Loose Ends of Mittens

Learn to use the yarn tails to finish knit mittens while you weave in your loose ends in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Blocking

Customize Knits

Yarn Math – Calculating How Much Yarn is Left Over

Learn to Knit Guide: More Advanced Tutorials

Learn how to move a hat top from circular needles to Double Point Needles (DPNs) in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Switch from Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs” to Knitting in the Magic Loop

Switch from Knitting in the Magic Loop to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs”

Knit Two Things, in the Round, at Once

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments. Don’t be shy! If you want to know, someone else might too.

Ok, here we go. Let’s get started with step one and pick out some yarn!

Looking for something new to knit?

Browse my knitting patterns here.

Knitting patterns by Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

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