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Knitting & Crochet

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Feb 16, 2012

These lovely scarves have different names. I call it the Spiral Ruffle Scarf. It's easy to make and looks great in either a fine or a medium weight yarn. I made mine with softball cotton yarn and size ...

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Feb 2, 2012

This sweet little knitted heart cushion is easy to create and makes a lovely gift. It can also be used as a sachet. Here are the directions.First the graph:Next, the written instructions. You must mak ...

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Jan 27, 2012

Sometimes your pattern will ask you to purl in the back of a stitch. This tends to twist the stitch and make it tighter. It's easy, and here's what you do.Instead of putting your right needle through ...

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Jan 22, 2012

Sometimes your yarn might be too thin. In that case, it's easy to use two strands of yarn to achieve the thickness you want. There will be other times when you want to add more color to your project. ...

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Jan 19, 2012

Usually you decrease on Knit rows, but there will be times when your patterns tells you to decrease on a Purl row. It's easy to do and here's how.Put your needle through 2 stitches as to Purl.Put the ...

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Jan 16, 2012

There will be times when you will want to knit an edging onto your work. Here's how to do it. It's best to use a smaller needle for edging than the one you used for the project.Go into every stitch on ...

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Dec 16, 2011

For the holiday season, a great knitting project is a snowflake design. It's perfect for handmade Christmas gifts. You can knit just one, or a row of them, or use them as full pattern on a sweater or ...

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Dec 12, 2011

For the knitted purses pictured above, as well as other knitted items requiring a drawstring, like a cinch sack, you will need to know how to crochet the drawstring cord. Watch the video for instructi ...

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Nov 30, 2011

This is a fun project and a good way to use up small amounts of yarn. Just follow the easy steps below for knitting a color-graded hat.Cast on the number of stitches you need for your hat on a circula ...

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Nov 19, 2011

Sometimes you will want to add fringe to your knitted scarves. Follow the steps below for an easy way to make fringe.Wind the yarn around cardboard about the length you want, as above.Cut at one end.  ...