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Why should I knit a gauge swatch?
Why should I take the trouble and knit a gauge swatch? What is it any good for? What shall happen, if I don’t? Is there a knitting-god that will curse me…??? Hmm, probably not. But it may feel a bit...
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How to swatch.
A bit more than a week ago I wrote about, why you should always knit a gauge swatch. Today I’m finally going to spill the beans on how to swatch. As you may remember, the main goal of swatching is...
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How to Weave in Ends
Today I want to show you my favorite technique to weave in ends. Patterns tell you to weave in ends to secure your knitted object from unravelling. This means you weave the loose yarn ends into your...
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How to start knitting a top-down shawl
This is a tutorial for all who have been wondering how to start knitting a top-down shawl. First things first: What is the difference between a scarf and a shawl? Easy answer: If it’s not rectangular,...
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My Tools for Blocking Knits
Last friday Tami asked about how to best block her new hat and there were a couple of interesting comments that inspired me to share my favorite tools for blocking knits with you today. 1. Stainless...
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How to Close Shoulder Seams
How do you close shoulder seams so that they are invisible and flat? This tutorial is the answer to this question. This kind of seam immitates stitches and is very easy to do. As you can see those...
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Ein gerissenes Bündchen reparieren. / How to mend a broken Cast-On.
Dieses Mal geht es nicht darum, etwas Neues zu stricken, sondern ums Reparieren. Vielleicht kennt Ihr das auch: da hat man viel Zeit ins Stricken gesteckt und dann reißt der Maschenanschlag, weil er...
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How to sew in knitted puff-sleeves
I have finished the knitting part of Enchanting, so now all I have left to do is sewing the thing up. At the moment I’m facing the task of how to sew in the gathered sleeves. Although I’ve done this in...
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Tutorial – How to bind off
In this tutorial we are facing the question: How do I get the stitches off my needles once I finished knitting? Actually there is more than one way (as you can also see in the tutorial section) how to...
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How to knit horizontal bust darts
I have finished knitting the sleeves and body of my pink sweater and am ready to start the yoke tonight! And as a special treat for you I finally wrote down and took pictures of what I was doing when I...
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