The 3-Needle Bind Off is a great way to seam live stitches together and cast off at the same time. While similar to the Kitchener Stitch, the 3-Needle Bind Off is not a seamless join, but sometimes that’s a good thing and shoulder seams are the perfect example of that! With the 3-Needle Bind…

Kitchener Stitch is a clever way to join two pieces of live knitting using your working yarn and a darning or tapestry needle. The particular order in which the stitches are worked mimics a row of knitting resulting in a smooth and seamless finish. Kitchener Stitch is the most common way to finish the…

Happy New Year knitters! With the pressure of holiday gift knitting behind us (for a few months anyway!), it can be hard to muster up knitting mojo in January. One thing I’ve found that motivates me when I’m suffering from knitter’s burnout is a fun technique that doesn’t require a lot of effort and…

Happy Fall fellow fibre lovers! After a few months away from the blog, we are back with a great line up of new tips, tricks, ideas, and suggestions that we hope will make your knitting easier as you journey along your path of creativity. Our previous two posts discussed two of my favourite techniques…

Last month we talked about Wrap & Turn Short Rows, one of the most common forms of short row shaping we see in knitting patterns. Or is it? Lately, German Short Rows are being called for more and more frequently in patterns as they produce a smoother fabric than their wrap & turn counterpart,…

Short Rows – knitters either love them, hate them, or are so daunted by them that they never try them at all. I’m one of those knitters who loves short rows. In fact, I seek out patterns that incorporate short rows into the design because I love them that much. Over the course of…

With our feature on how to increase stitches in knitting last month, it only seems fitting to talk about the various ways to decrease stitches as well. Knitters usually feel a little more love for decreases than increases as it can often mean that the end of the project is near. And to be…

M1, KFB, right-leaning, left-leaning – there are so many ways to increase stitches in knitting it can be confusing! Your pattern will always indicate which to use, but having a basic understanding of the finished appearance of each increase gives you the knowledge to make modifications to any pattern you desire. We use increases…

I’m an experienced knitter. I’m not a fast knitter and I am by no means an expert but generally speaking, I’m confident and proficient with most knitting. Which is why, when I made the biggest faux pas a knitter can make with hand painted yarn last week, I knew I had to write a…