Twelve Weeks of Gifting, Week 6: Glenborough
This week’s discount pattern is the wonderfully soft, wonderfully warm, wonderfully clever Glenborough Cowl. As we enter November, I think worsted-weight cowls are the right sort of gift knitting to be focused on. They offer lots of…
Learn As You Go
I’m a knitter who always loves learning new skills, and the best way for me to do that is to choose an interesting project that features that technique and learn as I go. My most recent pattern,…
Tips and Tricks for Devious Knitters: I-Cord Cast On
I know a lot of cast-ons, and they all have different advantages: Some are very firm, some are very stretchy, and some look fancy. The I-cord cast on has the advantage of looking very finished. It adds…
Tips & Tricks for Devious Knitters: How to Knit an I-Cord Edge as You Go, And Why You Might Want To
Have I mentioned that one of the things I don’t really care for in knitting is weaving in ends? I’m as much of a sucker as anyone else for using ALL. THE. COLORS. And while self-striping yarns…
