The Super Easy Slipper provides a practical practice project for shortrowing on the knitting machine. Plus, when you finish, you have something useful to show for your efforts. This pattern goes back over 50 years. Then, I learned of it via word-of-mouth. Don’t laugh, we actually talked to each other back then, but over the […]
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Learning to create machine knit swatches is critical for knitting well-fitting and pleasing garments. You can download my guide for knitting swatches for free. It includes detailed instructions on how to make swatches for both the standard and bulky machines plus my swatch tracking sheets. Why? The truth of the matter is that when it
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Celebrate Kwanzaa! To help with the week long festivities, let me introduce our Kwanzaa couple. The Kwanzaa man doll, Demetrius, stands just eight inches tall. Yet he dresses in traditional garb sporting a coat and cap crocheted in festive red, emerald green and black with hints of rich gold. The doll fits even the tiniest hands,
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https://youtu.be/d_d17QFDmC8 Take a whimsical trip and explore the beginnings of Frankenstein in Stitches! And, if you like what you see, you still have time to create your own little monster! I dare you to share! Share this link with all your little ghosties and goulies and have a Happy Halloween!
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The DND fundamentals are extremely simple yet highly impactful. DND means DONE ‘N DONE. When you put the last stitch in place, you have absolutely no additional finishing! Well… except to weave in the yarn end! This makes DND Afghans a dream to make! And when you need your hook to go at lightening speed
Warp knitting is an advanced garter bar weaving technique for the flatbed knitting machines. The knitting machine creating the “weft” threads as it knits the background. Manipulation of the garter bar adds the “warp” threads to the fabric. Sounds easy, but this technique is not for the faint of heart. The warp threads run the
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Why crochet a pompom? Good question! First, I am pompom challenged. I can never get the knot quite tight enough. Second, I hate trimming and trimming and trimming and trimming in search of the perfect shape. Third, I don’t want to spend my hard-earned money on an expensive pompom maker only to use it on
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The “How to Crochet the Granny Teardrop Afghan Border” just made its debut on YouTube. Learn to put the finishing touches on the Granny Teardrop Afghan! While the Granny Teardrop Motif is a new shape, the border rows transform a traditional granny square afghan into a masterpiece! In this stitch-by-stitch crochet tutorial you will learn
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If you’re a fan of scrap happy, granny square afghans, the granny teardrop motif adds a totally new dimension to your crochet adventures! In this video, learn the basic secrets of the granny teardrop motif! So easy to crochet, it’s just three basic rows and the border! https://youtu.be/B9M33BiD25c The teardrop is designed to be combined with
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Although this year’s Thanksgiving, may be spent with only your immediate family, you can always invite the Pilgrim family dolls to join in the festivities! Recently added to the Sweetie BumBum collection, five new characters make their debut! Jonathan, the father sports a very festive garb and hat! While Emily, his wife dons a removable
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