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Tubular Cast On: Waste Yarn Method

Showing how the tubular cast on edge stretches

Hello fellow makers! Today I’m going to share my secret knitting weapon with you… Meet The Tubular Cast On. The tubular cast on is a knitting cast on method that creates a seriously stretchy edge for your knitted pieces. This cast on method is widely practiced and adapted to patterns for every skill level. It…

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Naked Star Hat (Pattern Review)

Pattern: “Naked Star Hat” by Irina Bil Started: January 10, 2017 Restarted January 19, 2017 Finished: February 15, 2017 Yarn: Lion Brand “Heartland” in Black Canyon ABOUT THE PATTERN There’s not much more in life that excites me as much as finding an amazing knitting pattern and realizing that it can be worked flat instead of on circulars. I’m…

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Quick Tips For Working With Yarn Fringe

Hi everyone. Can you believe it’s February already? Yeah, me either… I’ve been working on the second free pattern for my Back to Basics Collection, and it happens to include one of my favorite finishing accents ever – fringe! While I was very excited about adding fringe, I quickly ran into 2 major problems that I wanted to…

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The Basic Beanie (Knitting Pattern)

Materials for the Classic Pom Pom Beanie knitting pattern

(EDIT Jan. 20, 2017: You can now download this as a PDF pattern from my Ravelry page.) This post contains some affiliate links. The banners and links I include in my posts are all legit and vetted by me. You can use those links to visit sites and purchase materials which will give me some…

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Crochet & Knit Sweaters

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I have good news: The weather is getting colder and leaves are falling! I know it’s very cliche of me to be a young female excited about fall but, hey, there’s a good reason it’s such a popular time of year. For example, there’s nothing more comforting than cuddling up in a cozy sweater and…

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