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Tip and Trick: Help with Reading Charts

by | Jun 23, 2021 | tip of the day

In this installment of Tips and Tricks, I tell you about one of my favorite ways to keep track of my progress in a chart. I show you the highlighter tape that I use. It is important to make the pattern easy for you to follow so that you have a fun and more stress free...

Tip of the Day: Auditioning Skeins that Work

by | May 3, 2021 | color, knitting

In this quick tip and trick of the day, I walk you though how I put together skeins that will work well together in a shawl, sweater or larger project where you want multiple skeins. Of course if you love any of these combos, you can get them in my webstore. I also...

Tip of the day: adding new yarn

by | Apr 19, 2021 | knitting

These two tips of the day seem to really go together. First of all where to change your yarn when you are doing colorwork and even if you are just putting in a stripe. And second what to do when you come across a knot or other imperfection in the yarn. I show you the...

Choosing the Right Needle for Your Farm Yarn

by | Apr 5, 2021 | knitting, Yarn

This tip of the day is about how to choose the perfect needle for your project. This is especially true if you are using one of our farm yarns or if you have lost the label and have no idea what to choose. This is a new tip for me. I always thought that you looked at...