[Translate] What better way to start the week than a little yarn tasting? When I think of one, I’ll let you know. For now however, I’d like to start a little something I call Sip and Knit! Yes, we’ll be tasting a new yarn, but also pairing it with a beverage suitable for that yarn as well. Yes, there’s a strong likelihood that that beverage will include alcohol, but what better way to enjoy a [more]
[Translate] Hmmm … you know that saying about the best laid plans? Well, I’m afraid this summer top KAL is one such situation. I went to the store today to have a look at the top and I have to say I was totally disappointed. As a matter of fact, I’m trying to figure out how they got the picture to look so good! Yes, in real life the garment does not look nearly as [more]
[Translate] Here we are with another six tips to help you improve your knitting … Swatch it – If you’re like me, you have a few yarns or weights of yarns that you like to use a lot. In order to save you time in the future, you could make a few swatches with that yarn in the recommended needle size and maybe one on either side of it as well in stocking stitch. This [more]
[Translate] Hi everybody, this is a special Wednesday (Hump Day) edition of Tuesday’s Tips. As some of you know it was my birthday on Saturday (August 28th) and I have kinda been celebrating for a little bit. Where I come from you celebrate for a week anyway, so no problem as far as I’m concerned. Anyway, I kinda got caught without any back-up tips drafted up so I put up some wonderful pictures of Lori [more]
[Translate] Well, it’s that time of the week again. Another bunch of tips to make you knitting a little easier – I hope. Without further adieu, here we go … Don’t measure – You know those things you always have to make – the ones called swatches? It’s a bit of a pain to measure a 4×4 (10×10 cm) square. So don’t. It’s a lot easier to actually cut out a square out of cardboard [more]
