Here’s a video tutorial showing you how to do yarnovers in any combination of knit and purl stitches! For a yarnover (YO), the yarn always wraps counter-clockwise around the needle. This is just like doing a knit stitch or a purl stitch, but you don’t insert the needle into a stitch first. You can do…
Reversible cables: there is absolutely no reason not to put cables on your scarf, because once you know this trick, the cables will show up on both sides and you won’t have an ugly “wrong-side” to hide. Reversible cables, which use the special properties of ribbing to accomplish the double-sidedness, can be used on 1×1…
Last Updated: 23rd October, 2017 We’re back today with more free knitting patterns! We kicked off this new series here at KnittingWomen.com earlier this week when we shared 33 free patterns for baby blankets, which might I add are all super cute! Today we’re back with the 2nd installment of this series, and we’re keeping…
(Last updated: 15th January, 2020) A while ago we launched out an appeal asking KnittingWomen.com visitors, and also our dear Facebook Fans, what it is they’re looking for most when is comes to knitting and patterns. We received an overwhelming amount of feedback, mostly encouraging us to scour the web for free knitting patterns to…
Considered an ancient art, knitting is a popular modern hobby. Knitting is ardently practiced as a hobby the world over. Knitting machines have brought in a revolution in the world of knitting. These machines have simplified this otherwise tedious art. The latest trend in the world of knitting is the vibrant knitting magazines which are…
Casting off is a method by which you can create an edge which will not ravel. In knitting cast offs has great importance, it is because of this technique that, our sweaters and other knitted objects do not destroyed. This is basically the final stitch that gives your project strength. The basic technique of knitting…
Watch this in-depth video to learn exactly how to double-knit and how to do double-knitting from a chart. What is double-knitting? Double-knitting is an intermediate-to-advanced technique that combines a little finger dexterity with the ability to read knitting charts. Using two colors at once in a unique way, double knitting allows you to make reversible…
What to do when you drop a cast-on stitch? How many times have you dropped a stitch out of your cast-on as you are knitting the first row? And started over, right? Well, now you don’t have to take the cast-on out and start over. Just carefully re-work the dropped stitch, following the technique in…
by Alice Seidel Does your newest knitted scarf look like an inner tube? Is your scarf long enough to wrap around your neck and three other people, too? Have you decided on the perfect scarf pattern and then find that the yarn is discontinued? Well, help is here. Just read on to find out my…
Perfect and appropriate gifts for knitters are good quality knitting baskets. Or if you are facing the problem of misplaced knitting accessories or needles, then you can gift yourselves a beautiful, simple knitting baskets. These baskets can be used to store all your yarn, accessories and needles, without messing up your house. Earlier knitting baskets…
Beginners who are interested in knitting should follow basic knitting instructions like practicing with light weight knitting needles and using light weight yarn. This will help you with your accuracy and evenness, which comes after practice. Knitting basically consists of interlocking series of loops, which gives the fabric elasticity. As these stitches are the fundamentals…