Standard Purl Cast-off
The purl cast off is basically the same as the knit cast off, except we’re purling instead of knitting. Some beginners may find it tricky to handle the yarn being…
The purl cast off is basically the same as the knit cast off, except we’re purling instead of knitting. Some beginners may find it tricky to handle the yarn being…
This is a very basic method of casting on which I recommend to beginners. It’s a good all-rounder that will serve you well if you don’t know any other methods….
There’s a million different ways to teach someone how to make a slip knot, and here is mine! 1. First, take the tail of the yarn (the cut end) and…
Decreases in knitting are done by pulling a single loop through multiple stitches. When doing stockinette, the direction of the lean matters for aesthetic purposes. Here is how to do…
This technique is a knitting fundamental which I link in some of my patterns. The most common abbreviation for it is KTBL. 1. Choose where to increase. Here, I’ll be…
Something I was looking at today is how many different styles are there of doing crochet. As part of my interest in making crochet accessible, I’m constantly asking things like…
Now that I’ve committed to teaching crochet, I’ve asked for volunteers among my friends and neighbours to come and spend an hour with me and see if I can, in…