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…
They play a vital role in any knitted fabric. The shape, type and pattern of these stitches add to or take away from the appeal of the finished product. They also determine the quality of the fabric. The stitches produced using knitting machines are generally more even-textured than the ones produced by hand/manually. Some are…
Circular knitting needles are a perfect option if you want to create something like a seamless garment. Making seamless bags, sweaters and other objects becomes with the use of circular knitting needles. These needles come in various sizes and shapes. But for the beginners who are not aware of what these circular needles are, here…
For a light weight, hassle free knitting experience use bamboo knitting needles. These needles are prepared after extensive research and using high technological processes. The companies producing these needles maintain, high quality, smooth finish and a perfect, uniform needle points. The high quality and standard of these needles makes the knitting, an unforgettable life long…
A needle is the most important tool in the process of hand knitting. In fact, the use of a needle is inevitable in this process of hand-knitting to produce knitted fabrics. The needle used in knitting is not quite like the small and sharp sewing needle. Most of these knitting needles have a long shaft…
by Alexi Shide Knitting in the round is typically done on circular or double pointed needles (DPNs). Circular needles are great for distributing stitches evenly, but can’t be easily used for small diameter knitting. DPNs can be used for any project, but some knitters find juggling them difficult. Fortunately, you can knit a tube open…