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Have you ever heard of weighing your yarn? If not (or if you have but have no idea why you would ever want or need to do this), then this blog post…
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Can’t get the right gauge for the pattern you plan to knit? Or perhaps you just prefer the fabric of your yarn knit at a different gauge? In some patterns, you can…
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There are so many points in a knitting pattern where the instructions may say something along the lines of “work until piece measures approximately x inches/centimeters“. But how exactly do you measure…
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Have you ever participated in any of my knitalong workshops? If not, they’re a bit different that other KAL’s because I structure them more like a knitting workshop where I create lessons…
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In my last blog post, I shared some tips about how to decide on your underarm-to-hem body length when knitting a sweater, especially as it relates to bottom-up sweaters where it’s trickier…