TECHknitting

Somehow, the recent lovely summer weather had put knitting out of mind. It may be heresy, but working with fiber has temporarily lost its a...

Ladies? Next time someone looks down on your knitting? Just send them here .

Tassels are very similar to pom-poms . They are a good trick to know because they use substantially less yarn than most pom-poms, and go qui...

Includes 8 illustrations , click any illustration to enlarge A couple of days ago, a knitter on a community board asked how to make pom-poms...

We come now to a stitch as useful to hand knitters as any stitch could well be--we come to the OVERCAST STITCH (also called the whip stitch)...

We're at part 4 of the TECHknitting series on handsewing for handknitters. So far, we've gone over two ways to start your thread...

This third installment of the TECHknitting series on hand sewing for hand knitters is about the running stitch. The running stitch is iconic...

Yesterday's post ( starting a single thread in fabric--first knot ) was incomplete, as I realized after it went live. Here is the missi...

Before TECHknitting turns to the subject of fully lining hats with Polar fleece, there will be an intermission. After publishing the previo...

includes 14 illustrations click any illustration to enlarge Lining a hat with Polar fleece has many advantages. First, if the hat is too l...