Welcome to part 2! If you’ve followed the first step you’ve knit your first toe and you’ve knit the foot part until you’ve reached point B. If you’re not ready, or if you’ve missed the first post you can find it HERE. Before we continue I’d like to refer you Fleegle’s pattern. Please note: I’m …
February 2023
How to knit your first toe-up socks – a tutorial – pt1
In the context of “life skills”, we’re publishing a series on how to knit socks. There’s many ways to knit a sock, and we’ll walk you through two of these methods. The first in the series is a toe-up sock, with short but clear GIFs to help you on your way to your first handknit …
How to upgrade your mittens: a pictorial
It’s February, which (on the northern hemisphere) it means it’s cold outside and mittens are a must. At least if you’re biking to work like I am. Even when it’s sunny out, early morning biking is no fun with frozen hands. Let’s talk thrummed mittens. If you’ve never heard of it, you might have seen …
On swatches..
There’s a few subjects that keep popping up in the shop, one of them being the swatch. Although some questions are directly related to actual swatches, most of the questions are caused by the results of not swatching properly. Sometimes customers will have poor experiences with woollen projects “sagging” or stretching out of shape, so …