Great Fibers for Knitting When you find a pattern that you’d like to knit, check the yarn requirements of the pattern. The designer will usually give you a suggestion of not only what kind of yarn to use but also the thickness and the gauge. If you want something that is soft and not itchy…
How to do a single-crochet edging on knitting? The single-crochet border for knitting should be in every knitter’s repertoire! It helps you clean up edges and even crochet over ends instead of weaving them in. Watch the video below for clear instruction on how you can add a single-crochet border to your knitting project. This…
Knitting is a popular activity the world over. But like the olden days, this activity is no more confined to a needle and a yarn. The world of knitting supplies is vibrant and expansive. One can choose from a vast variety of knitting supplies. Needles, yarn, buttons and clasps, stitch markers, knitting needle gauge, snippet…
Knitting is an old art form which has regained popularity in recent times, so is the case with the knitting looms. Knitting on looms is much easier than knitting on needles. Various manufactures produce knitting looms that can be used by knitter at home. These are easy and convenient items that help to make knitting…
This video shows you how to weave in ends on garter stitch — just follow the stitch with your yarn to make your tails completely invisible on both sides. This video tutorial was created and is brought to you by Liat Gat, the web’s premier knitting instructor, who is also the creator of the most…
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…