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Christmas Bell Garland – Knit Pattern
Designed by Debbie von Grabler-Crozier Another Christmas project to keep you busy this holiday season! This garland is a beginner friendly knitting pattern and can be used in many different ways: wrap it around your Christmas tree, hang it over an entry way or over your mantel!
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The Christmas Sweater Beanie – Knit Pattern
Hello there! I am Rin, the maker behind Rin Knits and Stuff. I am a pattern designer and yarn dyer who loves all things Christmas. Christmas has always been a magical time for me.
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Tunisian Crochet Combo Set Review by Noor’s Knits
By Noorain Nazimi | Noor’s Knits Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links for which I may get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Hi everyone! I’m Noorain, the knit and crochet designer behind Noor’s Knits. I am originally from Hyderabad, India and I am also a Canadian. I currently live in Cleveland, OH.
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Takumi Knitting Needles
What is it?– In its most elemental form, knitting is simply a method by which we apply various technique to yarn with knitting needles and turn it into a unique fabric that mirrors our creative intent. Using knitting needles we are able to manipulate yarn to create multiple loops in a line on the needle shaft or cord. As each of these rows progress, a newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the previous row, placing the new row on the gaining needle. The resulting knitted fabric consists…
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A Few of My Favorite Clover Tools for EPP by Diane Gilleland
A Few of My Favorite Clover Tools for English Paper Piecing By Diane Gilleland My new book, All Points Patchwork, is all about English paper piecing (otherwise known as EPP) – a lovely hand-sewn patchwork technique. I’m a big fan of hand-sewing in general, and my toolbox is brimming with Clover! So I thought I’d share some of my favorites, and how they make my EPP easier. (If you’d like to see some EPP in action, by the way, check out these videos.) Applique Pins, Fabric Glue Stick The first…
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Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles
What is it? – Takumi, Stradivarius, Cartier. Their legendary quality of performance defies all attempts of description. The name alone is iconic and imbues a sense of artistry. Pretenders and imitators come and go but never stay. Clover has long prided itself in the production of Takumi premium bamboo knitting needles. Production quantity has always been secondary to production quality. Only the finest raw materials have ever been used and manufacturing has always been accomplished to the absolute highest, most exacting standards. As knitting mediums and techniques have evolved…
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How to Knit with Beads by Fran Ortmeyer
I have become a fan of knitting with beads. There are several ways to make this happen…one is pre stringing the beads which takes way more time and patience than I have been gifted with SO I did some research and decided the method using a crochet hook to add the beads as you go was what I needed. I love the process and adding beads this way holds them in place. When knitting with prestrung beads you knit them into the stitch and they tend to roll around to…
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Bamboo Week
Everything is Bamboo this week at Clover. This strong and hardy fiber is used to create Clover’s Takumi Bamboo Knitting Needles. Clover uses a careful and detailed process to deliver exceptional Bamboo products. Find out more about what makes Clover’s knitting needles stand out from the rest in the links below. New to knitting? Our friends at the Knitting Channel will show you the way. Join Jill Moray as she provides step by step instructions for her revolutionary knitting technique known as the Knitting Pretty Method. Complete all your knitting…
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Friday Finds – Knitted I-Cords
One of the simplest ways to teach knitting is to start with a knitted tube of yarn or i-cord. The i-cord was originally created by the late Elizabeth Zimmerman, knitting pioneer, who called it the idiot cord because anyone can knit one or i-cord for short. It really is quite an ingenious and very versatile piece of knitting. You’ll see i-cords used as ties and finished edges on knit garments; as belts and bag handles; with beads knit in as jewelry; and as decorative elements on home dec projects. You can create an i-cord…
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Watch Us Wednesday-Beginning Knitting
We adore this quick video series by Good Knit Kisses showing all the basics of knitting including: cast on, knit, purl, and cast off. If you want to learn to knit or pass on your love of knitting this is a fantastic video to start with and refer back to. We cued it up to play through the whole series of videos for you. Be sure to leave Kristen a little love for creating this fantastic knitting basics series. You can find the Takumi Knitting Needles and Circular Needles on…
