Phew!  I didn’t think I was going to get today’s post done in time.  I had such a hard time with the letter J.  The only thing I could think of was join and I had such a hard time figuring out how to illustrate it without a dozen photos.  I finally settled on joining… read more »

Colorwork was one of my first interests when I started knitting.  There are several ways to achieve the effect of  colorwork in a project, including Fair Isle, double-knitting, and slip-stitch. Intarsia is a simple way to create blocks of color. Typically used for an image or shape in the center of another color. The first… read more »

Last winter my knitting class did a hook beaded hat and I learned this simple technique for adding beads to any project you are working on. I showed you the results in this post. Best of all the application is so simple you can really dream up a beautiful design and create something lovely with… read more »

Gauge is one of the most dreaded words for most knitters.  Gauge is the number of stitches per inch and stitches per row to make a knitted garment the size and shape you want. Gauge is determined by knitting a sample swatch with the patterns of the project, the yarn and the size needles you… read more »

C is for Cables Today is all about knitted cables.  This was one of the first things I wanted to learn when I started knitting.  I find cables truly fascinating. They twist front and back creating a look that is both beautiful and complex. It is actually a very simple technique of holding live stitches… read more »