I’ve learned a lot about wet blocking through the years. And I’ve done blog posts before about how important I think blocking is and how it really helps to create a nice,…
One of the main places I use short rows is in shaping my sweater shoulders. But before I go into the details about that, let me define short rows first (just in…
I thought I would put together a photo tutorial to show you how I attach buttons to my knits, using my Little Coffee Bean pattern as the example (this version, knit by…
If you have ever worked a 2-color slip stitch or striped pattern, then you may have encountered the instruction “carry the yarn up.” This is a technique used when working 2 different…
My favorite sweater construction is top-down – this means you literally start knitting at the top, i.e, the neck. You work your way from the neck down to the underarms, working increases…